Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
First off, if you haven't listened to Patty Griffin's new album released yesterday, Children Running Through, what are you waiting for?
It's been a while since I have given a rundown of my book list, so I thought I would take the opportunity to do that now.
Irresistible Revolution by Shane ...
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
It's been a few weeks since I talked about what I've been reading. So, I thought I would give a cursory overview of what I've been looking at lately (all books available on the left sidebar):
The Judges by Elie Wiesel--I had high hopes for this book, written by the ...
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
I realized earlier that I had not posted my top Christian reads of the year just past. I read a lot of Biblical commentaries and other "work-related" writings that I don't write much about. I know that most probably don't care about the more exegetical stuff so I ...
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Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
I only read two books this week and they lie on opposite ends of the spectrum as far as value goes.
Dissident Discipleship by David Augsburger--I consider those saints who hail from the Anabaptist tradition to be heroes of the faith. Their unswerving commitment to following Christ is a tremendous ...
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Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
I read voraciously. I figure that I have read somewhere in the neighborhood of 150+ books this past year. Over three entries I will attempt to give you my top picks for the year.
This entry will comprise nonfiction releases. In subsequent postings I will tackle my favorite ...
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
It was a slow reading week for me. Outside of my work-related reading, I only finished two books. Neither of them wowed me.
First off, I read Dean Koontz's The Husband. Koontz is very hit or miss for me, so the unevenness of this work was not a ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
I didn't post this last Wednesday due to holiday travel so today is a super-sized installment of book reviews. I've read a bunch of classics over the last two weeks as I try to rectify my deficiency in that regard.
Today I'll be beginning a five-star review process. ...
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Totally unrelated: I hate using the phone. I especially despise cell phones. But since the theme to the greatest sitcom on TV today, "The Office," is now my ring-tone, I don't mind. Go ahead, call me on my cell. It's cool.
This week I read two novels ...
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Several years ago I developed a policy when it came to reading books: if it didn't grab my attention in the first 30 pages, I quit. If it was a book that was recommended by someone or highly regarded, I would give it 50 pages. Life is too ...
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
I thought I would take my Wednesday posts and dedicate them to the books I have been reading lately. We will see how it goes, anyway.
As a reminder, the books I read are listed in my left sidebar (with the exception of what I read for sermon prep and ...
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