Summary: The method of apologetics is intrinsically linked to the work of apologetics. I like Dallas Willard. He has been very helpful, if not always directly, through the mentoring of various other authors and teachers I have been directly impacted by. Dallas Willard passed away just over two years ago. This book was underway before … Read more
It always feels much harder to pick my favorite non-fiction books. I feel like I read a lot more non-fiction than fiction, but this year it was 73 fiction and 80 non-fiction, so very close. The difference is that non-fiction is primarily about ideas. So when I review non-fiction and talk about non-fiction I tend … Read more
Summary: It is not a violation of faith in Christ’s work, to pay attention to our own soul. Lately I have been increasingly frustrated with Christian Living books. Particularly their introductions. I think I first noticed this strongly with James Bryan Smith’s The Good and Beautiful Life, but I have noticed the problem with a number … Read more
Summary: Very practical and biblical look at the way we are to handle the everyday small and large conflicts in our lives. Every month Christianaudio.com gives away a free audiobook. Most of the time I do not get around to reading and reviewing the book before the end of the month. But this month I … Read more
Takeaway: A reminder that we are not God. We need to submit to God and not try to get our idea of God to submit to us. Books that help us correct our false ideas about God are everywhere. There are so many because we have a sinful nature that tries to recreate God in … Read more
This is officially the 1000th post on Bookwi.se. (A few short term posts got deleted, so it is probably 1012 or something, but there are currently 1000 published posts on Bookwi.se) In celebration I am giving away a bunch of books. Most of these were donated by an unnamed blogger who received them as promotional copies. … Read more