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
Part of the Ancient Practice Series, “œThe Sacred Meal” looks at practice of the Eucharist (or communion or Lord’s Supper) within the church. This is a unique series and a unique book. I have never read another book on communion quite like it. It is not overly concerned with history (although it brings up some … Read more
Takeaway: Poverty, the reasons for poverty and the ways out of poverty are never simple. Good, rich stories are one way to show the complexity. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition I love reading books when I have some outside references to the setting. Part of the book The Magician was set in Paris. We went … Read more
I like the concept of this book, introduce a saint to modern Christians through story and not just biography. Saint Francis, was a transitional Christian and is very relevant to today’s Christians, maybe especially to evangelicals. The weakness is that it isn’t great literature. At one point it talks about the purpose of great art … Read more