Welcome and thanks for stopping by! We are a husband and wife team in rural Minnesota. One afternoon, feeling overwhelmed by daily life, we decided to read a short story by George MacDonald together. We began exchanging our ideas about it. Then it struck Catherine that this would make a fun idea for a podcast. And the rest is history! Whether you're here as an ardent scholar of George MacDonald, as someone completely new to the MacDonald scene, or somewhere in the middle, we appreciate your ...

A fantasy novel first published in 1895, Lilith follows a young man on his inter-dimensional journey of spiritual discovery, as he acquaints himself with his family’s past and unearths a life-changing secret. Moreover, it deals with the introspection of its protagonist, as he is hurled into a mysterious setting where he encounters bizarre creatures that challenge the validity of his temporal values. Examining issues including the essence of life, wisdom, death, redemption, and salvation, the ...

Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland), Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones) and George MacKay (The Boys Are Back, Hunky Dory) discuss the big screen adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s multi-award winning novel. How I Live Now tells the story of a Daisy (Ronan) who must embark on a terrifying journey to search for the boy she loves (MacKay) after their idyllic summer is blown apart by the sudden outbreak of a 21st century world war. Moderated by Rick Edwards at the ...