I loved Time Traveler’s Wife. I own the paperback and the audio versions. It might be my favorite fiction book of the last decade. This was a very different book. At root it is a ghost story. I am not really a ghost story person. But the characterization kept me interested. There was one really … Read more
Takeaway: Good book for Third Day fans. Listen if you can. Purchase Links: Kindle Edition, Paperback, Audible.com Audiobook, christianaudio.com MP3 Audiobook This audiobook was a short interesting look into the life of Christian musicians. I picked it up from ChristianAudio (they are the site that gives away a free book once a month.) It was … Read more
Some books are great for information and you read them quickly and you file the information away and move on. Other books require time to digest and respond. I started this book over two weeks ago and although it is not a long book (the main book is 153 pages and there is a long … Read more
Takeaway: A very good, pastoral look at the reasons to fast and the purpose behind fasting. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition This is the second fasting book this week. (The first was Fasting by Scot McKnight.) Our church is currently in a 21 day fast so I am trying to do some background reading to … Read more
Takeaway: “Fasting is the natural, inevitable response of a person to a grievous sacred moment in life.” Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition Our pastor, Jeff Henderson, called the church to a 21 day fast starting January 1st. I think the reason is a good one and my wife and I agreed to fast together. (We … Read more
Looking back I read a lot more non-fiction than fiction books this year. I love fiction, but honestly was a bit disappointed in the fiction books I read this year. This is my list of my favorite fiction books. (These are order of my favorite with best at the top.) Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley … Read more
These are my top nonfiction books of the year. I tried for a top 10 list, but gave up and just made it my top books. They are not in order by which is best, but by date read. The links are not to Amazon like I normally do, but the the blog posts about … Read more
This was the second book in a series. The first was free as an audiobook from Audible.com. I am a big fan of Audible and I listen to about 20-30 audiobooks a year. They have been giving away a good number of books lately. Unfortunately, I haven’t liked many of the ones I have listened to … Read more
Takeaway: Solid near term science fiction/political thriller. More Card doing what he does best. Purchase Links: Amazon Hardcover, Amazon Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I LOVE Orson Scott Card. I have read almost everything that he has ever written. I really like the Ender Series. Although there are some ups and downs with that. Orson Scott Card does with … Read more
I just started reading Dennis Fuqua’s new book Living Prayer yesterday. I first met Dennis about 10 years ago when he came to meet with the leadership team of the Chicago Pastor’s Prayer Summit. Since then we have regularly run into one another at either Prayer Summit, Mission America or City Impact Roundtable events. I … Read more