Reading List
Looking for a good book to read this summer? I have a few to recommend. I’ve read sixty-one books in 2012 and can weed out a lot of bad ones for you. Most importantly I…
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Reading Scripture
Every few years I follow a “read through the Bible in a year” program. It’s not easy to stay on track, but there is a sense of accomplishment when that last chapter of Revelation is…
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Free audiobooks!
One of the outcomes of moving is that you end up with a lot of giveaway stuff. Before the pile in our garage went to the thrift store, I pulled out a few audiobooks. These…
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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…