Adam Shields 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
A year ago, the Kindle 2 was released. I bought the first version of the Kindle in November 2008. I was fairly pleased, but it was far from a perfect device. (My original review.) Once the new version was announced I immediately put my kindle up for sale on Craigslist and sold it for $25 … 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
Given the positive comments that I have had from my Thursday free books posts I decided to add a Tuesday series as well. I will continue to post reviews on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. And I will continue to post free books on Thursday. On Tuesdays I am going to post about Reading Tools. This … 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
I had a post scheduled for this morning that I bumped to Wednesday to make room for an unusual post. First, many people may know that I am a huge fan of my kindle. I posted a review when I got my original kindle, first generation. But I never really updated the review when I … Read more