Takeaway: “Until you are convinced that you can’t change your child’s heart, you will not take prayer seriously.” This is the first of my “Read Again” posts. I read quickly and I read a lot. Which does not alway lend itself to actually putting into practice what I am learning when I read. So I am … Read more
I was originally introduced to EM Bounds by Lyle Dorsett when I was a student at Wheaton College. Dorsett spoke to a summer missions group that I was a part of and suggested we read several books. One of those books was Power in Prayer by EM Bounds. I really do not remember much from … 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
Summary: From the isolation of covid-19 (in NYC) a book-length discussion of the nine women that Wilkinson would like to have dinner with. I think Alissa Wilkinson is one of the best critic of the arts writing today. Primarily she writes about movies at Vox, but she previously was the head movie critic at Christianity Today. … Read more
Summary: Young Adult fantasy series that is well-plotted, character-driven, and relatable. I first read the Gateway Chronicles series about four years ago. That is long enough ago that I have forgotten a lot of the specific plot details and twists, but I still remember the broad strokes. As I re-read the series, it felt like … Read more
Summary: A retelling of civil rights era history noting ways in which traditional framing distorts the history. I am very interested in how framing and bias can distort history. Some books I have read that have informed my perspective on this are Battle for Bonhoeffer (about how this works with an individual, not just more … Read more
I have stopped doing traditional ‘best of’ lists the past couple of years. Instead, I have written about what has impacted me in different areas. Below I also give some stats on the diversity of the authors of my reading and the topics of my reading. Confronting History History is a significant interest of mine. … Read more
Summary: A memoir of parenting and activism over the past five years. Nate Powell is best known as the March Trilogy artist, a collaboration with John Lewis to tell the story of his early years as a Civil Rights Activist through the end of his days at SNCC. A new series telling John Lewis’ story … Read more
I have read fairly widely around various issues of race, but certainly, there are far more books that I have not read than that I have read. So a book not listed here is likely not here because I have not read it or haven’t written about them. I fully realize that this is an … Read more
I have read fairly widely around various issues of race, but certainly, there are far more books that I have not read than that I have read. So a book not listed here is likely not here because I have not read it or haven’t written about them. I fully realize that this is an … Read more