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I did a bit of reading in February, although I feel like I spent much of the month in the doctor’s office! I have been reading much more than I was the previous months, so I hope to keep that pace moving up. I have lots of great books I’m eager to get to.
For nonfiction reading in February, I managed to finish four books, two medical books related… Continue reading
I recently finished Michael Pollan’s mini-book “Food Rules” and enjoyed much of what he had to say. Most of the rules build on what he established in the book “In Defense of Food” which I also enjoyed reading. I will say that some of his food rules are a bit too extreme for common sense, which I think is always the best rule when making any sort of “rule book.”… Continue reading
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I just finished my second non-fiction book for 2010 and while the first one was so-so, this second one was excellent. Author Francis Chan made a big stir with his previous book Crazy Love which has been reviewed favorably on quite a few blogs I read regularly. I will probably read that book at some point, but it was his newest book The Forgotten God that drew my interest a… Continue reading
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I finished out the year with reading just over 50 books. That may sound like a lot to you, but it’s a pretty pitiful showing for me. I’m blaming it on being sick, some vision troubles (happily corrected now!) and a packed schedule. (But I might have been a bit lazy, too!)
I also did far more studying this year than ever before so that took a bit of… Continue reading
Another month has come to a close and it’s time to see what you’ve been reading.
October has been a poor fiction month for me, as I only read 1 fiction title, The Maze of Bones. This was a young readers book and the first in the 39 Clues series. It was fun and had some great themes about family, loyalty and love. I am eager to read the… Continue reading
I just finished the book “Deeper: Living in the Reality of God’s Love” by Debbie Alsdorf while I was home sick last week. I enjoyed the perspective of this book quite a bit and am glad I finally got around to reading it. (It’s been on my shelf for a few years!)
Toward the back of the book, she has a small list of “in-the-box” self-filled living thoughts that… Continue reading
Madeleine Albright’s newest book, “Read My Pins” has been getting some press lately. I read an excerpt from it in the latest “Real Simple” magazine and put the book in my Amazon.com wishlist. I hear there is a display of the pins in New York City. That would fun to visit. Here is a great little article with some of the pins and her stories about them. It’s… Continue reading
If you find that you need some additional insight or comfort during a time of loneliness or is these posts stirred something in your heart and you’re ready for more, I’d like to recommend a book for you to read. This book has been revised and reprinted quite a bit since it was first written so it has been relevant to several generations. The book is The Path of Loneliness
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One of the most convicting yet hopeful books I’ve read in a long time came my way last week and I devoured it in two sittings on a Saturday. While a small book, it packs a big punch of a message. And it’s the one book you should be reading right now.
The book is The Prodigal God by Tim Keller, the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan… Continue reading
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I was glancing through a book on the New Books shelf at the Westminster Library last week and came across a funny chapter in the book The Expert’s Guide to Doing Things Faster: 100 Ways to be More Efficient. Since efficiency is a big things with me, I was curious to see what they suggested. Much of the book was either really basic or didn’t apply to me but the… Continue reading
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Summer is upon us, and after two years of struggling to read fiction, I think I might just be back in the groove. Well, I can’t be certain, but I can say for sure that I really want to be reading. 
I have a comfy deck chair and a big stack of books for the summer. Now, I realize that getting through all of these isn’t as easy as… Continue reading
This last tool is a very important one so as we look at believe today, I am going to ask you to pay close attention to what I’m saying because it’s so simple it’s pretty easy to miss. The believe tool asks the questions, what do I believe about God and about how the world works around me. Our beliefs… Continue reading
