Category Archives: Books

What Are You Reading?

Before my computer crashed last month, I had developed a pretty lengthy reading list over the past year or so. It was filled with a lot of texts recommended by my professors and other ministers. With graduation looming in May, … Continue reading →

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The Sunflower

Over the weekend, I read a book that’ll be with me for a long time: Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower. Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, recounts the relentless horror of life in concentration camps. He doesn’t gloss over the Nazi dehumanization of … Continue reading →

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Bookmania!

Shaver’s Books, a small bookstore here in Huntsville, recently announced it was going out of business. I guess smaller, family-operated bookstores like Shaver’s can’t really compete with the mega-chain Books-A-Jillion’s of the world. Score another loss for the little man, … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Books of 2006

I wanted to take some time to reflect on some of the better books I’ve read in 2006. Between teaching prep and grad school, I spend quite a bit of time reading. I don’t know how many books I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Leisure Reading?

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. After tomorrow, the fall semester will officially conclude for me. I have to admit, I’m looking forward to a reprieve. In 2006, I’ve taken 24 hours of graduate classes. … Continue reading →

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The Week Ahead

I’m working on a project for one of my grad classes and it’s been taking up quite a bit of my time lately. It’s the project I’ve been the most excited about thus far in my graduate schooling. I suppose … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends on a Sunday Night

Well, my fantasy football team’s hopes of a championship were just torn shredded along with Donovan McNabb’s ACL. This season’s fantasy football MVP also just happens to be my stalwart quarterback. Now he’s done for the year. All this as … Continue reading →

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For the Beauty of the Earth

The final echo Wright describes in Simply Christian is delight in beauty. A stunning sunset, a lilting piece of music, an evocative painting…each of these has the power to invoke awe and wonder within the human heart. Why do we … Continue reading →

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Made For Each Other

Our desire for true relationship is yet another indicator of God’s claim upon our lives. The image of God we have from Scripture is that of a relational God. Theologians spill much ink delineating the triune nature of God. This … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Spring

N.T. Wright describes man’s search for spirituality as a spring hidden deep within the human heart, bubbling forth from the deep places of our soul. This desire, according to Wright, is given us by our Creator God and indicates that … Continue reading →

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