The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism by Garth M. Rosell My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Two friends, perhaps more than any others, were responsible for giving shape and direction to the kind of evangelicalism...
Books
BJU Press CHART Webinar on a Christian Worldview of Literature
Yesterday I gave a live BJU Press webinar from my home office to some of the best listeners anyone could ask for. Both of them seemed, as best I could tell, engaged and interested—at least judging by the fact that they stayed till the end. I'm told that we get a lot...
Review: Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book made a deep impression on me. I could hardly stop reading it, even when I was supposed to be sleeping. Even when I was especially supposed to be sleeping because of a newborn who sometimes fails to do so...
Review: From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology
From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology by John Dyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars A little story at the very beginning of this book is the one that has stuck with me: Throughout my years in seminary, I continued to study and work hard...
Good Reads
I’m becoming a big fan of GoodReads. It’s a social network built around one of my major interests—reading—instead of around… around… Oh, bother. What is Facebook built around?! Cute toddler antics, I guess—or at least that’s what my friends are most interested in...
Review: Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch My rating: 4 of 5 stars I went to a liberal arts school. Why did I bother? Why did I bother learning the history of art or music? Why not just learn what it takes to make money now? Andy Crouch answers...
Must-See Video on the ESV Translation Committee
The Internet lets the whole world into doors that are otherwise of necessity locked. Check out this video of the ESV translators arguing (courteously but firmly) over the rendering of δούλος in 1 Cor 7. Incidentally, somebody paid to have all those busy scholars flown...
Review: A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dickens' deep insight in this book is not what I would call "Christian" (though it is consistent with Christianity) but "human." He sees quite clearly what anyone with eyes should be able to see, whether...
Kindle Books Available Through Public Libraries!
You can now borrow Kindle books from your local library. The Greenville Library says the service is “coming soon.” HT: Dustin Battles
Review: Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Preface to Make a Long Review even Longer I have an 18-month-old. He usually behaves pretty well. For an 18-month-old. I think. You see, I’ve never had one before,...
Different Strokes for Different Circumstances
Lev Grossman in the NY Times: The codex isn’t just another format, it’s the one for which the novel is optimized. The contemporary novel’s dense, layered language took root and grew in the codex, and it demands the kind of navigation that only the codex provides....
ACPADI Book Club—Creation Regained Week 4, Chapter 4: “Redemption” (With Chapter 5 and the Postscript Kind of Thrown In There)
I’m late, I’m late… I was on a professional development trip and I just couldn’t get the last post of the month out. I needed to redeem the time a little better, apparently. So here we go: Redemption. First I’ll just tick off a few reflections: Normally I’m...