Just now getting around to this, but yesterday my son had enough of a cough and cold that we kept him in from church. Since my wife was scheduled to sing, I stayed home with him.
During that time, I managed to read a book. A whole book. That’s almost unprecedented, that I [...]

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I’ve been wanting to post something regarding one of the books I’m currently reading, but haven’t gotten around to it. I will still try to do so in the coming week or two, but for now, I’ll post a Publishers Weekly review from Amazon.
The book is titled Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended [...]

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I haven’t written much from Camp’s book recently, but here are a couple of other quotes from a section I read through recently. In discussing just war and “just war Christians”, he shares the following story:
Indeed, those who bore the name of Christ were those who often perpetuated the madness of twentieth-century warfare, simply [...]

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My self-imposed official cutoff for my favorite albums of the year was Thanksgiving, so I’m in the process of determining what my favorites list this year will look like. Anyway, look for that in a couple of weeks, probably mid-December. And I’ll probably post my favorite books list around the same time.
Therefore, this [...]

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The topic our teaching minister addressed at our church gathering on Sunday was confession. During our time together, we huddled several times in small groups to discuss topics presented. The final time - just after he delivered his message - was a time of confession and prayer.
I did not grow up in a [...]

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I would like to recommend David Kuo’s book Tempting Faith : An Inside Story of Political Seduction, which I finished a week or so ago. Kuo is an evangelical Christian who has been involved in national politics off and on since the late 80’s. He has worked for Bill Bennett, John Achcroft and [...]

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I’ve yet to write a post-Super Bowl piece yet. I was going to say a few things last week, but never got around to it. Here’s a few things.
The game itself was not terribly exciting. It started off with a bang - just like the BCS title game - with an opening [...]

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Okay, here’s my final selection from Shane Claiborne’s The Irresistible Revolution. I found this interesting in light of discussions over at Scott Freeman’s place in recent months on the issue of non-violence.
Claiborne tells the story of visiting a hospital in Iraq where children were being treated for injuries they suffered due to the war. [...]

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I posted a few times last year from Erwin McManus’ book Seizing Your Divine Moment, mostly from his discussion about risk and safety. McManus challenged the popular notion that the safest place for a Christian is “in the middle of God’s will”, suggesting that indeed the opposite is true, that it is a place [...]

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I love the writing of Philip Yancey. He has been one of my very favorite authors over the last 12 years or so. The first book of his I read may still be my favorite of his works - The Jesus I Never Knew. I’ve read most of his books at [...]

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