Apprentice 2 Jesus

Reading

  • Reading with pen in hand

    I ran across an article about Richard Nixon’s method of reading books with a pen so he could write in the margins. (HERE) There was this quote from John Adams: Read more

  • Learning to “quit” books

    A discipline I’ve had to learn later in life is when to STOP reading a book. Too often I felt “obligated” to finish a book once I had started it. I would often read a book because it had come highly recommended and I wanted to plow through it, but it was just a huge… Read more

  • Learning what is CORE

    “After the disruptions of the past few years, though, the primary critique of evangelical Christianity — from the outside world as well as from those of us who’ve found ourselves accidental exiles within the church — is not that evangelical Christianity believers and practices all these things, but that we don’t.” (Losing Our Religion, p.… Read more

  • This is not how you play the game

    I listened to Russell Moore’s latest book, Losing Our Religion, on Audible and needed to get the hard copy to go over again all he laid out. With Russell Moore and Beth Moore (no relation to each other) there are two journeys on a bigger scale… far bigger… than mine. Yet, their position in church… Read more

  • On the road

    We are on the road for a few weeks as we wrap up summer. It’s a trip to see family and friends. It also means less time reading, more time listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and then reflecting on them. Read more

  • Influential books

    I reflected HERE on some of the most impactful books in my theological thinking. I wanted to look at books that will probably stand the test of time. Maybe they won’t, but there are some that have truly become spiritual markers for a generation and not just me personally. Read more

  • Impacting my theological thinking

    The other day I pulled out some books that have had some deep impact over the years in my theological thinking. There are a couple that impacted me because of the place in life I find myself currently. If I had to have an essential reading list, these would be on it. Read more

  • Reading Fiction

    I’ve not been very good at reading fiction. I read constantly, but drift more toward theology and history/biography. I’ve learned over the years to read fiction I truly like and not torture myself on skipping things I can’t really “get into” all that well, like James Joyce. Read more

  • How to Inhabit Time

    How to Inhabit Time by James K A Smith is a wonderful surprise. His voice in this book is different from his other works. It comes out of brokenness. These are lessons learned in the hardest parts of his life and this voice is quite refreshing. One aspect of time I’m reading about now is… Read more

  • Two surprising reads

    Two books I recently finished on Audible were very pleasant surprises for me Read more