Simply Christian: Part 1
Krista and I have joined the rest of our church, St. Bartholomew’s, in reading N.T. Wright’s book, Simply Christian. I’ve enjoyed knowing that this is a unified effort by the […]
Krista and I have joined the rest of our church, St. Bartholomew’s, in reading N.T. Wright’s book, Simply Christian. I’ve enjoyed knowing that this is a unified effort by the […]
I usually don’t have much interest in every new translation of the Bible that hits the market, but when I heard about The New Testament: The Voice, I was immediately […]
My previous post was a review of N.D. Wilson’s excellent book, Notes From the Tilt-A-Whirl. While I enjoyed the book as a whole, I would have addressed the problem of […]
Notes From the Tilt-A-Whirl was an excellent book, thanks to N.D. Wilson’s ability to describe everyday life events with an eye for the divine. Once I finished reading it, I […]
A lot has been happening in the past 60 days, so this is a good time for a what’s-been-going-on-with-us. People/Things I’ve Celebrated Krista’s 31st birthday was Sunday. I’m blessed to […]
If you’ve been to our apartment, you know we love books. We love to talk about ideas, writers, and writing. And we love to write. Over the last year or […]
This week’s highlights feature a New Year theme: “newness.” Includes new music, a new DVD, a new hard drive, a newly discovered blog, a new camera, and my favorite Christmas […]
Bobby Webb asked me if I had any recommendations for Advent books, so I thought I’d post a few that we have (re)discovered lately. Please add to the comments any […]
“Jesus?” he whispered as his voice choked. “I feel so lost.” A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn’t let go. “I know, Mack. But it’s not true. I […]
(Minor spoilers ahead–depending on your definition of a “spoiler”) William Young is discovering that word of mouth can be a powerful thing. His new book, The Shack, has sold almost […]