Takeaway: Discipleship and change both are accomplished by doing what it takes over the long term. This book, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction is not actually a part of this series and has overlapping themes with Practice Resurrection but it fits right in. A Long Obedience is a series of meditations on the Psalms … Read more
I am not sure how to review Horizon. It is the fourth book in a series. I have listened to all this series on Audible. The narration is good and the story isn’t bad. But like many series I wonder at the end if it was worth the effort to get there. There was more … Read more
Praying the Book of Acts is a good idea in theory. The idea is that the author paraphrases scripture into a format that can be prayed. It is a good idea. I liked the prayer. Although some just didn’t seem to fit the passage and that is one of my big pet peeves. If your … Read more
I have been wanting to read Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret for a while. I read a short biography on Hudson Taylor a while ago and have been wanting to read a longer biography since then. It is a public domain book, but I have not been able to find a good copy of it. Project … Read more
Stones to Schools is the second book by Greg Mortenson. The first, Three Cups of Tea (my earlier review), tells of his failed attempt at climbing K2 and how he started the Central Asia Institute to build schools in Pakistan. Stones to Schools picks up where Three Cups of Tea leaves off, right at the earthquake … Read more
Takeaway: Sex and Christianity have an uneasy relationship, but that is not the way God intended. Purchase Links: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle Edition (This is the first book I have reviewed that had a trailer.) There are many books out there about sex, even a lot of books about sex oriented toward Christians. There are not … Read more
This is a hard book to review. First of all it isn’t an official book. Steven Brust wrote a fan fiction piece based on Joss Whedon’s Firefly/Serenity universe. My guess, based on the fact that it is a finished book and not sold, is that it was written to be sold, but Joss didn’t buy … Read more
Takeaway: There is a difference between the Gospel and the ramifications of the Gospel. This book is about the ramification of recieving the gospel without acting on the Gospel. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I have been sponsoring a child through World Vision for about a decade or so. We are on … Read more
Takeaway: Spiritual Growth requires intention and discipline. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life is one of the most useful, practical books on spiritual growth I have ever read. It is somewhat similar to Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, but I think a little more accessible and less intimidating. … Read more
This is the fourth book in the Ancient Practice Series that I have read. Two previous books, The Sacred Meal (my review) and The Liturgical Year (my review) were provided free through the Thomas Nelson Blogger Review Program (now called BookSneeze for some reason). The third one, Fasting by Scot McKnight (my review) I bought on … Read more