Adam Shields I am not a pastor. This book was written for pastors. I would not have purchased it, except that Amazon was giving the book away free. But given that I am not a pastor, I am from a family of pastors. My brother is a pastor. My father and three uncles are pastors. My grandfather … Read more
I am not sure how to even blog Catching Fire. Short version, I think this is the best fiction book I have read this year. I know I do not read as much fiction as non-fiction but this was still very good. If you have not read Huger Games (my review) then DO NOT READ … Read more
WaterBrook Press has started a new monthly ebook promotion. They are heavily discounting 3 or 4 books a month. This is a different tack than several other publishers. Zondervan has been giving away 3 or 4 books a month. I am a fan of free books, but I do wonder about how sustainable the free … Read more
Radical is not an original idea. Throughout Christian history authors and preachers have called Christians from their lax ways to a deeper devotion. This is what the reformers were doing, what Bonhoeffer was doing, what the early modern missionaries were doing, what St Francis was doing, what Paul was doing. With each new generation, there … Read more
I have been reading a lot of young adult fiction lately. I am not sure why. But my sister-in-law gave me Hunger Games to read on our beach vacation. I read it less than a day. It is the story of a 16 year old girl in a post apocalyptic North America. A brutal government has organized … Read more
Legacy is the first book by Cayla Kluver. Legacy is also the first book in the AmazonEncore program. The Encore program takes small run independent books and re-releases them with a lot of promotion in Kindle format. Since the introduction of the program in August 2009, 27 books have been released with the Encore program. … Read more
I am at the beach this week on vacation. My wife’s family has for years gone to Panama City Beach as an extended family. My nieces that I nanny are here and we are enjoying the week. The most common activity is sitting by the pool or on the beach reading. I wholeheartedly enjoy this … Read more
I am a big fan of Orson Scott Card (and Stefan Rudnicki, who reads all of Orson Scott Card’s audiobooks). I have read (or listened to) almost all of Orson Scott Card’s books. My favorites are the Ender’s Game series and the two single books Pastwatch (a retelling of the Christopher Columbus story) and Enchantment (a … Read more
Takeaway: Evangelism and Social Justice are not antithetical. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook (Paperback is a great price) I started Humanitarian Jesus immediately after Jesus Manifesto (my review). In most ways, Humanitarian Jesus was exactly what Jesus Manifesto should have been. The first section of the book focused on a theology of Christ … Read more
On Monday Amazon announced enhanced edition kindle books for ipad, ipod touch and iphone. These books have embedded audio and/or video. There are only a handful of books that work right now. Most of them include video or audio speeches in the context of a biography. I picked up Lullaby Baby to try it out. The Amazon description … Read more