Adam Shields Takeaway: Openness to questioning your beliefs and understanding primarily is about relationship. If we are unable to question, we are unable to build relationships with anyone that does not believe exactly as we do. Early in the book David Dark quotes Flannery O’Conner as saying, “The cultivation of skepticism is a sacred obligation because skepticism keeps … Read more
Takeaway: Passion is good, but we need more if we are going to accomplish something that is lasting. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition – Lendable- 180 pages in print I cannot remember where I read/heard it, but I have been thinking for a long time about a quote. “People that are successful don’t just work … Read more
Takeaway: Teen vampire books don’t all have to be overly concerned with Team Edward/Team Jacob to be good. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition – Not lendable – 256 pages in print This was a free kindle book. I have read Twilight and some of the other teen vampire books so I have some context about … Read more
Takeaway: This is a superhero/comicbook/romance novel. No great take aways. But a fun book. Purchase Link: Paperback, Kindle Edition Almost ever fiction book I read I think I should be reading more fiction. Fiction is fun. It is great to just distract you or make you laugh or make you think. Phenomenal Girl 5 (the first … Read more
The last post was about my favorite books. This post is about the most read posts of 2010. The first was actually written in 2009. The rest of posts were written this year. A Millions Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller A Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Sterns Humility: True Greatness by … Read more
I read 131 books this year (if I counted right). These are the books that I liked most or were most inflential to my life. This is a non-fiction list, that is what I read most. I will post a fiction list later. I am ordering them by date read oldest to newest. Introverts in the … Read more
Takeaway: Bullshit, like Truth is hard to define. But still worth thinking about. Purchase Links: hardcover, kindle edition, Audible.com audiobook (Audiobook is cheapest right now) This is a serious book. Primarily philosophy and linguistics. I bought it because I both have problems with exagerating my certainty about things and people that always seem to be … Read more
Takeaway: This is a good example of why scholarship is about the sum of multiple takes on a subject, not just one side. Stark attempts to show that the crusades were not as bad as they seem. He makes some good points, but over plays some of his arguments. Rodney Stark has a history of … Read more
Takeaway: Many stories can be told about the changes that have been going on in Christianity. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I have admired the work that Phyllis Tickle has done with fixed hour prayer and other spiritual disciplines for a while. So when I saw another book of hers was free on … Read more
Books on the Knob made a list of some deals in the Amzon store. There are 34 books that are on sale 40-90% (all for $5). Included on the list are The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo The Girl Who Plays with Fire Water for Elephants Hunger Games Full List is Here