Takeaway: Content may be king, but organization is important to communicate the message. I read because I love to read. But one of the biggest reasons that I love to read is because I am curious. I want to know more about the world. I want to hear great stories that help me to experience … Read more
Takeaway: The background to a book can be as interesting as the book itself (so read those epilogues and acknowledgements and introductions, they are often important.) I really intended to re-read The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction this summer. I have lots of good intentions with my reading. But I often get … Read more
Summary: The original classic children’s book, where a doctor and lover of animals learns to speak animal language. Audible.com gave away several short books as part of a promotion for members in July. The Story of Doctor Dolittle was one of them. The audiobook starts out with an introduction to the tenth edition that praises … Read more
Summary: For many, this is an early introduction to eschatology. It has been years since I have read the Last Battle (probably close to 25). I know it is a book that I read several times. And it definitely influenced my eschatology (theology of the end times). Lewis was not universally loved for this book. In fact, there are probably few books … Read more
Summary: Short Introduction to the Trinity. Last week RC Sproul and his publisher (Reformation Trust) released the entire Crucial Questions series for free on kindle (list and links here.) I have read Sproul’s Holiness of God and ,with a few reservations, thought it was good. But that has been the only of Sproul’s books I have … Read more
Summer is a traditional time for reading. Vacations, beach, pool all give us time to relax, unwind and read. I have three posts of books so far (Fiction Part 1, Fiction Part 2 and Non-fiction). Below I have listed books that I have read, a short description, a link to my review and an Amazon … Read more
Summary: A (very) short Christological look at the psalms for prayer. About a year ago I re-read Life Together in the new translation. At the time I was interested in moving on to something else and did not really want to read the second book that was included in this volume. So I put it off. I decided … Read more
Takeaway: Good introduction to Peterson’s idea of ‘practicing resurrection’ through engagement within the church. I am pretty invested in Amazon’s store infrastructure. I have been a member of Amazon Prime for about two years. Recently in addition to the free shipping that is normally a part of Amazon Prime, Amazon has included free streaming video … Read more
Rhett Smith, a marriage and family counselor and author of the very good The Anxious Christian and the upcoming What it Means to Be a Man has a four post discussion of Patrick Lencioni’s The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family. This seems like a good book for a small group discussion. From the … Read more
Reposting because the Kindle version is on sale for $2.99 right now. Takeaway: It takes courage to stand up to violence. But Christians should not be lacking in courage when we have Christ. God desires to use us, not to keep us safe. This was a free book from ChristianAudio a couple months ago. It … Read more