Reading
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In an age where we have devalued words, I wish to continue that tradition. 😉 My family blessed me with a Nook Color for Father’s Day and I absolutely love it! I can have Evernote as an app on it. With an upgrade, I could then access my Evernote files whether I am in a… Read more
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This summer I am going through some books on discipleship. There is a sense that we are needing to understand our call in the Kingdom of God in a greater way. These are books I am going through to help me regain that sense of Kingdom priority. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy The Seven Storey… Read more
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To set our minds on the things of the Spirit we need to be taking in what is good. If we allow our minds to be open sewer grates and give no regard for what goes in, we will have no control on how we think, or what we think about. One of the great… Read more
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I have walked slowly through Eugene Peterson’s memoir, The Pastor. I have enjoyed the morsels. It has been a feast of steak dinners on a regular basis. When I finished last night I was sad. This part of my journey with Peterson has ended. His life is so rich. I want his mantle in my… Read more
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I confess I am more of a non-fiction reader. I read voraciously, but most of it is non-fiction. If I read fiction, it needs to be fast-paced like Grisham or Baldacci. Here is my question: What recommendations for fiction would you give me? What works of fiction are worth the read in your view and… Read more
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I am a HUGE John Grisham fan. I got hooked with The Firm, and have stayed a fan for 20 plus years. The past few years have been disappointing. I personally think his publishing schedule needs to slow down. He’s big enough to tell his publisher to go take a hike and give him a… Read more
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Acedia and Me by Kathleen Norris Under the Predictable Plant by Eugene Peterson Exploring Ecclesiology by Harper and Metzger In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson The Next Christians by Gabe Lyons Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith Liturgical Theology by Simon Chan Read more
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In my journey I have NOT drifted from being one thing to being another spiritually. There might be some who claim they went from being Pentecostal to liturgical. (Like they gave up being Pentecostal.) That is not my story. I am still Pentecostal. I still believe in the life of the Spirit. I still believe… Read more
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David Brooks is easily one of my favorite columnists. This column on the power of books is tremendous. It emphasizes the need to read. Real books help. (We can have the debate of ebooks vs. hard copies as well.) The point is: READ. We already knew, from research in 27 countries, that kids who grow… Read more
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This article echoes one of my favorites genres: the biography. I am not much of a fiction person. I love history and biographies. It is much easier for me to plow through 900 pages on Alexander Hamilton than 200 pages of fiction. (Grisham and Baldacci are the exceptions. Sorry. I’m shallow that way.) There are… Read more
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