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 […]
Tag Archives: books
A Fresh Read of the New Testament: The Voice
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 […]
Will All Be Beautiful in the End?
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: A Review
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 […]
Lately
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 […]
A New Book!
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 […]
Best Of – "New" Edition
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 […]
Advent Books
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 […]
The Shack – A Review (Part 2 of 2)
“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 […]
The Shack – A Review (Part 1 of 2)
(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 […]
