Peter's Path
Peter's Path
Peter
Peter's Path is my personal endeavour to live a life of purpose through hiking, reading, and embracing the beauty of nature, faith, and ideas.
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Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Christian Reflections. This is a collection of fourteen essays published after his death and edited by Walter Hooper. The pieces were written between 1939 and 1962 and cover a wide range of topics....
Hiked part 16/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.6 kilometres from Loenen to Dieren. This stage leaves Loenen and crosses quiet pine woods and the open heathland of the Eerbeekse Veld and Terletse Heide, before descending through the...
Hiked part 15/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.9 kilometres from Hoenderloo to Loenen. Woeste Hoeve is renowned for its wildlife overpass above the A50, built to prevent ancient migration routes from being blocked. In Loenen, a shepherd...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Surprised by Joy. It is the story of his early life and his slow conversion to Christianity. Lewis describes his childhood in Ireland, his difficult school days, his time in the army during the First...
Hiked part 14/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 17.8 kilometres from Kootwijk to Hoenderloo. This stage takes you through the heart of the Veluwe, straight through beautiful heathlands and sand drifts such as the Hoog Buurlosche Heide and...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Compelling Reason. This book is a collection of many essays on ethics, theology, and clear thinking. The pieces were written between 1940 and 1962. Lewis defends reason and objective values against the...
Hiked part 13/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 15.9 kilometres from Hoog Soeren to Kootwijk. You walk on wide paths through gently sloping forests and along the Asselsche Heide. It is part of the Crown Domains, in the past intended for...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote That Hideous Strength. It is the third and final book in his Space Trilogy. The story takes place on Earth. A young couple, Mark and Jane Studdock, get caught in a battle between good and evil. A...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Perelandra. It is the second book in his Space Trilogy. Dr Elwin Ransom travels to Perelandra, the name for Venus. He finds a perfect, unfallen world of floating islands and golden seas. The planet has...
Hiked part 12/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 17.8 kilometres from Vaassen to Hoog Soeren. In Vaassen, the centuries-old Cannenburgh castle boasts avenues and a stately park forest. You walk along streams that power water mills and...
Hiked part 11/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 16.2 kilometres from Vierhouten to Vaassen. From Vierhouten the trail leads through pine and spruce forest onto the wide open heathland, dotted with solitary Scots pines under dramatic skies....
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Out of the Silent Planet. It is the first book in his Space Trilogy. Dr Elwin Ransom is kidnapped by two ambitious scientists and taken by spaceship to Mars, called Malacandra by its people. Ransom...
Hiked part 10/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 7.7 kilometres from Elspeet to Vierhouten. From Elspeet you walk past thatched-roof farms and green pastures before entering the vast Elspeetsche Heide, one of the largest heathlands on the...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Miracles. He takes on the difficult question of whether miracles can actually happen. Lewis argues that a purely natural world cannot explain our ability to reason. He shows that if nature is all there...
Hiked part 9/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 16.6 kilometres from Leuvenum to Elspeet. From Leuvenum you follow the Leuvenumse Beek, a stream that once powered nine mills, through quiet forest. After crossing the vast Staverdense Heide...