Book Review
Book Review: The Year of Living Biblically
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008After reading a few ministry-related books, I decided for an easier “fun” read. I picked up The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs. As he puts in the introduction, Jacobs is Jewish, but “I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant” (page 4). He [...]
Book Review: What Matters Most
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Finished another book this week: What Matters Most by Doug Fields. It was a very quick read, but well worth the time. In the book, Doug helps the reader learn how to say NO to good things (ministry opportunities, friends, and one million other things) so you can say YES to what matters most (God [...]
Book Review: Jim and Casper Go to Church
Sunday, May 4th, 2008I read the book Jim and Casper Go to Church this week. Based on the research of Jim Hender (Christian and former pastor) and Matt Casper (a “seasoned atheist”), this book follows their journey as they visit 12 churches across the country. From Saddleback to the Potter’s House, they visit each church’s [...]
Book Review: God’s Problem
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Last night I finished reading God’s Problem by Bart Ehrman. Ehrman is an agnostic (former evangelical) New Testament scholar at UNC- Chapel Hill. Given his background, and since the subtitle is How the Bible Fails to Answer our Most Important Question: Why We Suffer, I knew from the beginning I would disagree with [...]
Book Review: Purple Cow
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Last weekend I finished Seth Godin’s book Purple Cow. The reason for the unique title is explained in the first few pages: regular cows are plain and often overlooked, while purple cows attract anyone’s attention. The “Purple Cow” is a business that is unique in some way that allows it to rise above [...]
Book Review: Speaking to Teenagers
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008I just finished Speaking to Teenagers over the weekend. Written by Doug Fields and Duffy Robbins, this book will soon become a youth ministry standard text. Although I don’t foresee this book replacing Creative Bible Teaching as the textbook for giving a Bible lesson, Speaking to Teenagers will become a companion book [...]
Book Review: Cradle to Cradle
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008I finished Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things last night, and I must admit that I liked the book. This is an environmental book that essentially says “Everything we are doing is wrong!” Although I may not agree with this, the book piqued my interests, so I read it. Here is an excerpt [...]
Book Review: Cod
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Just finished Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World over the weekend (went on a ski trip with the Junior High, will post comments tomorrow). A fascinating little book (under 300 pages, but very easy pages) about the history of cod and it’s impact on human history. Below is my review from LibraryThing:
This small [...]