I have not posted anything on this site in quite a while. I could explain why, but that is another post altogether. Why am I posting today? The quick answer is I listened to Andy Crouch’s The Tech-Wise Family for the third time. The Tech-Wise Family, if you’ve never heard of it, is a book…
Race Matters
Cornel West is one of the most charitable people when engaging in public arguments. I have watched him on Bill Maher’s HBO show on several occasions and I always appreciate his thoughts. Whether I agree with him or not, he adds to the conversation with well-constructed arguments. He adds to the conversation with fierce rebuttals….
Reclaiming Conversation
As I was listening to the end of the audiobook of The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch, he mentioned that if there was one book that you should read after his, it would be Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation. Since I enjoyed The Tech-Wise Family so much, I asked for Reclaiming Conversation for Christmas. I am…
Writers to Read
“A writer needs friends who simply benefit from knowing him, which is another way of saying that good writers need good readers. And just as writers need to work at it to write well, so also readers should work at it in order to be able to read well. My hope in this book of…
East of Eden
Barnes and Noble is one of my favorite places to spend time. Fortunately, there is one not too out of the way on our drive home from church. One of these afternoons I spent perusing the shelves. After taking probably more books than I should have to the counter, I walk up for a quick…
When the Man Comes Around
“Though St. John the Evangelist saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators.”[i] This quote by GK Chesterton is in bold letters on the back of Douglas Wilson’s When the Man Comes Around: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation. In one sentence, Chesterton…
Cribsheet
I became a father for the first time last year. I am now an uncle for the sixth time this last week on May 1. As any parent knows, there are big questions that do not come with easy answers like how to get your child to sleep through the night, do I have to…
The Iliad
“Now I must go to look for the destroyerof my great friend. I shall confront the darkdrear spirit of death at any hour Zeusand the other gods may wish to make an end.Not even Herakles escaped that terrorThough cherished by the Lord Zeus. DestinyAnd Hera’s bitter anger mastered him.Likewise with me, If destiny like hisawaits…
Made for More
My next book to review is Made for More by Hannah Anderson. It is a book about living in God’s image and what that means for our lives. Hannah is a gifted writer and thinker. I have read Humble Roots and All That’s Good (I’ve reviewed the former) and I wanted to complete the trilogy….
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Historically, Order of the Phoenix is probably my least favorite book in the Harry Potter series. For whatever reason, this time around reading it, it seemed much more engaging and intriguing. It engaged me at a faith level that I much appreciated From the first book, Harry and Dumbledore have always had a great relationship….