“Half of Spiritual Growth is learning what we don’t know. The other half is unlearning what we do know. And it is the failure to unlearn irrational fears and misconceptions that keeps us from becoming who God wants us to be.”
Category Archives: Readings
In a Pit with a Lion
so Mark Batterson over at evotional.com. wrote a book called In a Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day. He posted on his blog that anyone who will read his book and do a blog review could get a free copy, well I’m all about good books, and free stuff so I shot anContinue reading “In a Pit with a Lion”
Library Thing
Hey Everybody, I just found a great website for all the book-o-philes out there. Library Thing is an online catalogue of your books. What’s cool about this site is that builds little communities around different titles so you can see what other users are reading. There’s a link down on the left of this pageContinue reading “Library Thing”
The Gifts of the Jews
So one of the many books that I checked out from the Library is The Gifts of the Jews but Thomas Cahill. This book is not a christian book, it’s not a jewish book, it’s a scholarly look at the way that the jews have shaped history. It’s pretty incredible that a wandering tribe ofContinue reading “The Gifts of the Jews”
Sin and Shalom
So I have checked out several books from the public library, One of which is Engaging God’s World, A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning and Living by Cornelius Plantinga. This book is written to First Year College Students, and it’s designed to give them a perspective and understanding on how the World works and howContinue reading “Sin and Shalom”
Worship
I love worship, I love to sing worship songs, I love to play worship songs, I love worshipping Jesus. But in Body Peircing Saved My Life I came Across this lengthy quote. Worship Music is the logical conclusion of Christian adult contemporary music — not just unappealing but unbearable to anyone not already in theContinue reading “Worship”
Body Piercing
So I’ve had Body Peircing Saved My Life on my currently reading panel for some time but I am just now really geting into it. A phone call from the library saying it’s due will really put some energy behind reading a book. This is a book written by one of the Contributing editors ofContinue reading “Body Piercing”
Interesting stuff from the Secret Message of Jesus
I’ve basically finished McLaren’s The Secret Message of Jesus, I just have the apendices left and I rarely ever read those so I’m as good as done. It was a thought provoking book, and I gotta say, not as controversial as I thought it would be. McLaren definetly paints a picture of Jesus that isContinue reading “Interesting stuff from the Secret Message of Jesus”
A Generous Orthodoxy Review
Well I finished McLaren’s A Generous Orthodoxy. I was please to read it and not feel angry or upset in anyway. That usually qualifies as a win in my book. There was some stuff that I didn’t fully agree with, and there were some things that I think we were really close on. All inContinue reading “A Generous Orthodoxy Review”
Bloggers Book Club (BBC)
Hello All, I have been thinking about this for awhile now and I have resolved that I will start my own book club. The Bloggers Book Club, (BBC). This is how the book club will work. – All Books will be focused on Christian Spirituality. – I will read one chapter a week and createContinue reading “Bloggers Book Club (BBC)”
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