Category Archives: Books

Recent Reading

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions by Dan Brennan (2009) – Brennan’s basic premise is that men and women can be intimate friends in total safety and goodness, and in fact, should be. I have always had close friendships with women, and … Continue reading →

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Recent Reading

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne (2009) – This is one of the best scientific books I’ve read in a while. Coyne avoids attacking creationists but directly refutes creationism by providing a mountain of evidence for the fact of … Continue reading →

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An interview with Shawn Smucker

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

My friend Shawn Smucker recently had his fourth book published, a family history titled My Amish Roots. The book covers nearly 400 years of his family’s stories, all the way from 17th century Germany to the first of his ancestors to … Continue reading →

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Disciplines

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Ten years ago a friend gave me Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, a book many consider to be the defining modern work on the spiritual disciplines of Christianity. I read it twice in the first six months, and while its … Continue reading →

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Recent Reading

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka – The “Difficult Child” book for people think James Dobson might be full of it and believe modern psychology might just have a thing or two to offer us as parents. If … Continue reading →

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Recent Reading

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Hipster Christianity by Brett McCracken – As I read the final page of McCracken’s book I felt something I can only describe as betrayal. I respect McCracken a great deal, and his book is well-written, but it pulls something of … Continue reading →

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Recent Reading

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Love Is an Orientation by Andrew Marin – If I could pick one book I’ve read this year to have everyone I know read, it would be this one. The Church desperately needs this book and Marin’s message of love … Continue reading →

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Travel Reading

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Two weeks from Saturday we are leaving on vacation. Which means I have that long to decide what books to take with me. Care to help me out? Pick one book from each of the following categories – fiction, non-fiction … Continue reading →

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My Contractually Obligated Harry Potter Retrospective

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

I love Harry Potter. You love Harry Potter (most likely). So without qualification, here are 8 reasons why. (Note: while I have seen all of the movies and enjoyed most of them, this list is focused more on the books). 1. … Continue reading →

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Recent Reading

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

The Irrestistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne (2007) – I was afraid this book would unsettle me, make me uncomfortable in my comfortable life, and stimulate my mind with ideas, and it did. I just have no idea what to do … Continue reading →

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