Barnabus: A dog who responds to Scripture… can you get any more unique than that? (Side note: I tried this on my parents’ dog Teddy.Karon for discussing a complex topic in such a loving way.

His story is a big part of my interest in adoption. He has a deeply broken past for one so young, but he also runs around as an energetic promise of hope for the future. Dooley is one of my favorite characters in all of literature. Dooley: With whom do you foil a highly educated, very reserved, proper priest? You foil him with a red-haired, freckle-faced mountain boy with a penchant for fighting.Cynthia provides a lovely catalyst for Father Tim’s character development, but she also works through several deep issues of her own like divorce and barrenness. Father Tim’s new neighbor is as interesting as she is a mess. She sits on the Gospel side of the Episcopalian church. She forgets to take the pink curlers out of her hair. Cynthia: She draws cats and moles for her children’s books.For someone in their sixties, Father Tim has a lot of growing left to do, and that makes for a fascinating book. He’s well rounded in more ways than one he has a heart of gold that comes off as gruff under stress, and his affinity for sweets and concern for his parishioners’ feelings often leads him to neglect his own health. Father Tim: The main character of the Mitford series is Father Tim, an Episcopalian priest with a heart of gold and a stomach for a few too many sweets.This week, we’re talking about what makes At Home in Mitford great. The series is one of my favorites, as I mentioned in last week’s blog post. I wanted to start this Friday’s review of Christian Fiction with first book in Jan Karon’s Mitford series, At Home in Mitford.

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