Often called the "Prince of Paradox", Gilbert Keith Chesterton produced a scope of writing so broad that it included everything from apologetics to detective fiction. Born into a literary family, GK Chesterton studied art and English literature, and began to gain fame as a journalist and illustrator in the early 20th century. He grew to write more critical articles, become a most provocative figure on the literary scene, known for his flamboyant dress and sardonic witt. His use of paradox grouped him with Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, yet his argument for the Christian faith set him apart from many in the literary scene. His Everlasting Man is cited as influencing the conversion of C.S. Lewis. This week's selection uses humor to call the reader to more child-like faith, describing inconveniences as "joy" and us as "comic creatures."
*How can we best be guided by unusual or exceptional events?
*What does it take to see such events as benevolent?
*How does humor and celebration illuminate the holiness of God?
*How has laughter brought you into God's embrace?
**Next week, we will be reading a selection from Frederick Buechner, p 314 in Spiritual Disciplines**
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