I know, I know. From the title, you were expecting aliens. Finally, you thought, we are going to hear John’s views on Roswell, Area 51, and all things big headed and bug eyed. Sorry. This post is about something more important, I think. In the last few years, one of my most important learnings has [...]
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I’ve read a respectable chunk of NT Wright’s work, and he takes up more space on my bookshelf than any other author. It’s not often that I read one of his books and am left wanting. But after reading Justification, that’s where I found myself. That’s not to say that Justification isn’t a good book. [...]
I few years ago, I blogged about LibraryThing. It’s a site designed to share and network your book library with others. For some reason I can’t fully explain, I abandoned updating LibraryThing in the last year and became an active user on goodreads. I think it is because goodreads let’s me feel more connected and [...]
I’ve worked through another small pile of books that I received as an Ooze Select Blogger. Publishers partner with the Ooze to send me free books, and I tell you what I think about them on my blog. Here are some titles I received throughout the fall that I’ve had a chance to work through: [...]
At the beginning of 2008, I made one resolution. I was going to read more stories. I always wanted to have at least one work of fiction or a biography/memoir going. Pat me on the back, because I was successful. With every visit to an online or virtual bookstore, I am overwhelmed with all that [...]
Last week, I wrapped up three books that I had been working through. It has been a rich couple of weeks reading these books, and I wouldn’t be surprised if all three of these make it on my list of favorite reads of 2008. By the way, none of these were books I was sent [...]
I’ve worked through another small pile of books that I received as an Ooze Select Blogger. Publishers partner with the Ooze to send me free books, and I tell you what I think about them on my blog. Here’s the latest stack: The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher: A Novel, by Rob Stennett – [...]
You can’t judge a book by it’s hype. Or maybe you can. I was interested in reading The Shack the first time I heard of it early this year. But, at the time, I was in the midst of an obscure series called Harry Potter that I didn’t want to break away from, so I [...]
Earlier this year, I became an Ooze Select Blogger. Now I’m sure that sounds quite glamorous, but its pretty simple. Publishers partner with the Ooze to send me free books, and I tell you what I think about them on my blog. How can I turn down free books? Here are some of the books [...]
A few months ago, I mentioned a book called Christ and the Caesars, by Ethelbert Stauffer. It has been out of print and in high demand because of a few mentions from Rob Bell and Ray Vander Laan. It turns out that the book has been picked up by Wipf and Stock Publishers and new [...]
