Free Range Kids: How to raise safe, self-reliant children (without going nuts with worry) is the best parenting book I have ever read. Ok, it is the only parenting book I have ever read. I am not a parent (I am a nanny, but not a parent.) I have had this (in audiobook) for a … Read more
One of the best things about ebook readers is the ability to sample smaller independent authors, or in this case an established author that does not have a book contract in the United States. Douglas Anthony Cooper is a writer originally from Canada, who lived for a while in New York City but now lives in Mexico. … 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
There were two significant announcements in the ebook world yesterday. Barnes and Noble announced a new Nook Lite (a wifi only reader) for $149 and a lower price for their regular Nook for $199. There was also a software upgrade for the regular Nook. Both are available now with free shipping. Amazon countered with a … Read more
This is the second of Scott Nicolson’s books I have read (my review of Skull Ring). The Red Church is a similarly creepy book. The story centers around a red church that has been abandoned. The rural community says it is haunted by the ghost of a preacher that was hung by his congregation for … Read more
I have followed the debate over the Emerging church for quite a while. In general I have agreed with many of the criticisms that the Emerging church has had with the traditional church, but I have not always agreed with the resulting prescriptions of where to go after the criticism. Jim Belcher, it seems, wrote … Read more
Update: This is a picture of my kindle in a hot tub. I used it over several days and left it floating once for quite a while. No water in the case. The power button issue discussed below is a very big and very real pain. But if you want a floating/waterproof kindle case, this … Read more
I am up (it is 4 AM) to fly out to my 17th Guy’s Trip. These are about annual trips that 6 of us guys from college take to re-connect with one another an spend some time decompressing. My netbook crashed last night so I cannot type up a few posts on my flight out. … Read more
In many ways I am of the mind that this book probably did not need to be written. It is not that I do not think that we pay enough attention to Christ. But that I am not sure that another book about Christ and the problem of not paying attention to Christ really will … Read more
The Nearest Exit is the follow up book after The Tourist. I read The Tourist early in 2009 soon after it came out but before I started reviewing books here. I rated it as one of my top fiction books last year. These are both spy books. They are post 9/11 spy books, so they … Read more