Summary: 19 Years after the setting of the final defeat of Voldemort, an older Harry Potter and the gang, and their children face a new challenge. If you are a Harry Potter fan and have not heard about the new book, you have been probably hiding on a desert island somewhere. There have been lots of … Read more
Summary: A theologian and scholar walks us through CS Lewis’ Narnia. The Narnia books, and maybe Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity, are all that many know of CS Lewis. I am far from a Lewis scholar, but I have read over 20 books by or about Lewis over the last three or so years. I … Read more
Summary: A secret service agent wakes up in the woods outside of small town where nothing seems quite right. The Wayward Pines trilogy hit the world a few years ago and many people I know recommended it. Last year Fox turned it into a TV show. And because I signed up for Kindle Unlimited a … Read more
Summary: A wandering, but very encouraging story of how obedience can be used by God. I know that some dismiss books that are written “˜with”¦’. These are books where a person has a story to tell but does not have the time (and usually skill) to tell it well in book form. Whenever I have hear … Read more
Summary: A ghost story about the nature of good and evil. Charles Williams was one of the Inklings, the famous literary group that included CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. Charles Williams books have been picked up by Open Media, an ebook publisher that has focused on 20th century literary fiction that is out of print. … Read more
I am reposting this 2015 review because the kindle edition is on sale for $2.99 Takeaway: JI Packer has focused on the church more than his own career and that is surprisingly rare for church leaders. Even when I disagree, there is much to commend about the way he has engaged the issues. I have … Read more
Summary: A missionary to aliens has marriage problems. The concept of The Book of Strange New Things is so simple that it really did not catch my attention when I first heard about it. But it was recommended several times by different people and when it was on sale I decided to pick it up. (Vikki … Read more
Summary: Spiritual insights from the author’s friendship with Mr Rogers. There really are surprisingly few books about Mister Rogers. Outside of the books by Mr Rogers, I can really only find four. One I read and reviewed last year (The Peaceful Neighbor). One that I just found today, one that is self published (and very poorly reviewed) … Read more
Reposting my 2013 review because the Kindle Edition is free today only. The audiobook is $2.99 with the purchase of the free kindle book. Summary: An amateur detective (and younger brother to a Duke) helps a Scotland Yard officer solve a murder. In my ongoing quest to read more old literature, I picked up the first book … Read more
I enjoy reading personal memoirs, essays and diaries of others, especially works on the caliber of Ann Patchett’s “œThis is the Story of a Happy Marriage”. An author’s personal thoughts and experiences are a great way for a reader to feel a kinship with the writer. This was not the experience I encountered while reading … Read more