I suppose it’s not a secret that I’ve been reading Surprised by Hope by NT Wright based on my last few posts. After finishing it, I can say that it was what I hoped it would be.
It almost feels crass to say it so, but Surprised by Hope is NT Wright’s theology of end times. […]

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“Dang. NT Wright beat me to it.”
That’s what keeps going through my head as I’ve been reading Surprised by Hope.
When I think of how I want to use my voice, one of the main themes that comes up is dualism. Simply put, dualism is the idea that this physical world is a mess and the […]

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I realized earlier today that my last post on auditory stimulation was lacking. In fact, it was lacking a link to the audio file that made me consider writing that post in the first place. So, here it is:

Belief in an Age of Skepticism, by Tim Keller. This was an open forum with Tim Keller […]

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Here are a few books I’ve read since the first of the year. I haven’t taken the time to devote an entire blog post to any of these, but I think they are worth mentioning:
It’s All Too Much, by Peter Walsh
Talk of living with less clutter has increased a great deal in the last few […]

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I agree with about 75% of what Brian McLaren has to say in Everything Must Change. I think that about 75% of me doesn’t want to. While the title is ambitious, it appropriately reflects the point that McLaren is trying to make — and he makes it well.
In Everything Must Change, McLaren sets out to […]

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Maybe I’m a little late to the game, but I finished reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman:

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Last week, I took my oldest daughter to see Enchanted. Yes, it was good and we had fun, but that’s not the point.
The theater shares a parking lot with a mall, so I assumed parking would be at a premium due to the post-Christmas shopping madness. I made sure we arrived early to be in […]

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Once again, it’s time to post my favorite books of the year. (Previous years: 2004, 2005, 2006) This isn’t necessarily a list of the books I enjoyed the most. As I looked over the list of books I’ve read, I asked myself which ones have stirred the most thought and helped shape my thinking. […]

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Though I read a fair number of books, I usually only blog about those that I find noteworty and worth recommending, or those I received for review. Usually, if I read a book and don’t like it, it doesn’t make it to the blog — today’s an expception.
I’m not sure I yet understand why, but […]

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I finished reading The Golden Compass last week, and with my reading for school about done for this semester, I’m moving on to The Subtle Knife. (The Kindle version is only $3.19 — just another reason to yearn for a Kindle!)
Most of the critique I’ve heard of The Golden Compass states that it is […]

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I’ve spent most of my time in the car the last few weeks listening my way through an Audible version of The Starfish and the Spider, by Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom. From my experience, I have found that audio books are a worthwhile replacement for print books, but this is one that I think […]

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I picked up a copy of The Golden Compass this week and I started reading it last night. I’m very enamored with the idea of reading children’s books of this type right now — maybe that’s because they capture the imagination better then anything else.
I probably don’t really have time to read it right now, […]

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I started reading Real Sex, by Lauren Winner early in September. I was wanting to read it in conjunction with a series on sexuality we were doing at Pathways. The fact that I only finished it last night seems incongruent with how much I really enjoyed reading this book. Maybe I was just savoring it…or […]

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I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Dave Kinnaman since college; our wives have been good friends going back to their glorious Jr. High days. The time we have spent together has been sporadic, but I always know a thoughtful and engaging conversation is in store when we spend time together. Most of all, Dave and […]

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Several weeks (er, months?) ago, I received a copy of Off-Road Disciplines, by Earl Creps, for review. With some reading for school behind me, I was finally able to sit down and give this book some proper attention.
After reading this book, more than anything, I am struck by Dr. Creps’ humility. It is clear that […]

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