This is a slightly facetious review, but last week we bought a new Toyota Prius. Last summer we rented a Prius while in Chicago and averaged 52 MPG after 650 miles. We liked the way it drove and we really liked the gas mileage. So when we had to replace our Saturn we decided to … Read more
I am continuing to work though a backlog of books that I have picked up from a variety of places. I found a Scott Brick narrated audiobook of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde free as a promotion last summer. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a story everyone knows but I at least have never … Read more
Takeaway: Creating culture and solving problems are often much more effective than protest. Purchase Links: Christianaudio.com audiobook, Amazon Hardback, Amazon Kindle At the end of my block is a church. I don’t often drive past it because most of the time I use the other entrance to our neighborhood. But about once a week I come that way. … Read more
Takeaway: The age of the book often has little to do with the quality of its advice. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook from Audible.com If I had said it once, I have said it well, a lot of times. You need to pick up christianaudio.com‘s free audiobook every month. I am often a month (or two or more) … Read more
Takeaway: A very realistic portrayal of the pressures of the intelligence services, from an author that did the actual work she writes about. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Format, Audio from Audible.com I do not read a ton of fiction. But I seem to be drawn to political and spy fiction. Political and spy fiction matches the slight cynisim that I … Read more
Multnomah/WaterBrook Publishers has a monthly sale on ebooks. Usually there are 4 to 6 books with a mix of non-fiction and fiction books. The sale price is always $0.99 and is available at Amazon, Sony, Barnes and Noble and Kobo ebook stores. You can subscribe to an email to find out the monthly sales, but … Read more
Takeaway: Reading from different traditions really is a very good way to expand your understanding of the Christian faith. I found years ago, that I could listen to a dense book in ways that I would just not read a dense book. Part of this is that I literally cannot comprehend all of the book … Read more
Takeaway: A partially lame church is not going to show the fullness of the incarnation. Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook I have been participating in a group blog working through Primal. The group blog had a separate blogger blog through each chapter. You can find all the posts here. I blogged chapter 4 but wanted … Read more
Takeaway: Good introduction to an Eastern Orthodox conception of prayer. Purchase Links: Paperback, Audible.com Audiobook I have read a lot of books on prayer. According to my tag cloud on this blog I have 22 posts on books that are significantly about prayer. So maybe I do not really need to read more books about … Read more
You are jumping into chapter 4 of a group blogging project of Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity by Mark Batterson. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the list of previous and future chapters. ________ Chapter four really has one point, that Batterson hits from a variety of sides. The … Read more