Bookwi.se – Page 200 – A few thoughts about books, kindles and Christianity

Our Triune God: Living in the Love of the Three in One by Philip Ryken and Michael LeFebvre

March 13, 2012 by Adam Shields

I am way behind in my 2012 reading goals. I am reading about the Trinity this year. I started out with this book to read with some friends in a little informal email reading group. Because we all graduated from Wheaton College and Ryken is the current president of Wheaton we though we would read this book together.

After 3 months we are only half way through (and probably won’t really finish).

This not a bad book, but there are several theological and editorial decisions that I disagree with and make it so that I would recommend this only as a supplemental book on the Trinity. On the good side, it is only $1.99 for Kindle.

How to Reset Your Place in a Kindle Book

March 10, 2012 by Adam Shields

Sometime earlier this week Amazon made a small little change that will be very helpful to people that share a kindle account with several people or like to re-read books. In the past there was no way to reset your place in a kindle book. Once you finished the book, the book was finished for … Read more

For Men Only: A Guide to the Inner Lives of Women by Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn

March 8, 2012 by Adam Shields

At this point I would recommend reading Great Sex Rescue and once you are done with that, then maybe you can find value in For Men/Women Only.
Takeaway: Women and men are different. Using interviews and surveys can show some differences, only conversation will work them out in your life.

I first heard about For Women Only when I saw an interview with Shaunti Feldhahn when that book first came out. All the women in the audience received a copy. So I read my wife’s copy to see if it was any good and then highly recommended that she read it.

A couple years later Shaunti and her husband Jeff co-wrote a men’s version of the book. Both books take fairly large surveys of men or women and a lot of focus group data to try to build a case for the important differences between men and women. There is no discussion about nature vs. nurture, just that these are the real differences that actually exist between men and women right now in the US.

Bookwi.se Wife

March 7, 2012 by All Old Users

I am not a blogger. I have tried and failed miserably. Adam however, has found a way to challenge himself and enjoy reading more with this blog. He considers you friends, even though he doesn’t know most of you. He talks about “˜yall like you’ve know each other for years. So, in an effort to … Read more

IQ84 by Haruki Marakami

March 7, 2012 by All Old Users

Welcome Emily Flury, a new contributor to Bookwi.se. Go friend Emily at her GoodReads page. Also author bios are now below each post.

This book is my first experience with Murakami. This book is without a doubt a unique piece of literature. I figured that with all of the hype that I needed to give it a try. The best way for me to describe it is that it starts out fairly normal and slowly the reality unravels as the supernatural takes it place.

If you are reading this book then I understand it is 900 pages. If you are listening to this book, as I did, then it is almost 47 hours of listening. So, getting through this book requires a true investment of time. I enjoyed the voice acting of the 3 narrators and appreciated how their voices interacted with each other’s.

The Atlantis Complex (Book #7) by Eoin Colfer

March 6, 2012 by Adam Shields

The Atlantis Complex: Artemis Fowl 7 Summary: Some of the ramifications of Artemis’ past life of crime (and his guilt) come back to haunt him.

This is the penultimate book of the series and it is clear that the disparate stories line of the previous books are coming together. But I have no idea how they are going to wrap up in just one more book.

In this book Artemis is going mad. He has (probably in part because of exposure to magic) has developed a fairy mental illness.

Again, the fairy world is in danger and this time Artemis does not seem capable of helping because he is in danger of going mad himself.

A Call for Bookwi.se Book Review Contributors

March 4, 2012 by Adam Shields

Originally when I switched from MrShields.com to Bookwi.se a year ago I had two purposes. First, I wanted to expand the brand to be about the books, not about me personally. Second, I wanted to get more voices talking about books. I have had several people contribute over time, but I have not make a … Read more

The Trinity (Life Changing Series) by Burton Rager

March 1, 2012 by Adam Shields

Summary: Basic ideas of the trinity in a short pamphlet form.

One of my reading projects this year is to read about the trinity. I am currently (very slowly) working through a book on the trinity with some friends. And I have several more lined up when that is done.

But this book came up free last week, and it was short, so I thought I would read it. It is part of a series, about half of which have been temporarily offered for free, but they are all currently $2.99.

Sacred Friendship Gathering

March 1, 2012 by Adam Shields

Last March, Bookwi.se hosted a blog discussion of the book Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions by Dan Brennan. I also listed it as one of my books of the year.

Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions has the counter cultural idea that cross-gender friendship is actually important, should be encouraged, and should be championed by Christians. I whole heartedly agree with the main thesis of the book, which is why I hosted the blog discussion and frequently talk about the book.

Unity by Q. Apelles

February 29, 2012 by Adam Shields

Takeaway: I have no idea This is one of my Prime lending library books. I went out on a limb and the limb snapped off underneath me. This is a book on ontology, the meaning of things. It is short. I read it in about 90 minutes. But I did not understand what in the … Read more