Love Does, by Bob Goff
We all have memories of long ago friends. Those memories often shape who we are, adding a touch of joy here, a bit of laughter there. Over the years the details may diminish, but somehow…
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Culture Making, by Andy Crouch
My friend Brenda Salter-McNeil recommended that I read Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. She added, “I can’t wait to hear what you think about it.” Well Brenda, here you go. This is a fabulous…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #18
Perhaps you read my post about Interruptions and wondered where those ideas came from. Glad you asked, because that brings me to The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. This little book has…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #19
Catch 22. It’s all you have to say to explain a ridiculous situation that is created by contradictory rules. The phrase comes from the classic book Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. The book is set…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #20
If you read this blog you know that I grew up working in my father’s junkyard. Many of the people who worked for my Dad were Mexican-American. Spanish was spoken as often — perhaps more…
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Reading List
The first quarter of the year is about to close so it’s time to share my updated reading list. There are 31 books on the list, which stuns me because it’s even faster than the…
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The Genealogy of my Barbarian Conversion
A few years ago I was reading a book about the spread of Christianity across Europe, and a reference was made to the book The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity by Richard Fletcher. I…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #21
The first time I heard Tony Campolo preach was in chapel at Westmont College. I fell out of my chair laughing at his irreverence, passion, and incredible sense of humor. That he was preaching a…