Columnist Dave Barry got this one just right: "The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter." On the other hand, winter is a great season for reading. Herewith I offer some books I think are ...
Different seasons seem to bring different ambitions and opportunities for reading. Just as summer represents a season for rest and a needed change of pace, it also brings a sense of permission to spend time reading a stack of books you could not spar ...
I cannot really remember when I did not love to read books. I do know that I was very eager to learn to read, and that I quickly found myself immersed in the world of books and literature. It may have been a seduction of sorts, and the Christian disc ...
Do we read by seasons? To some degree, we probably do. Summer promises the opportunity to pack a stack of books that otherwise might not fit in the schedule. Every serious reader needs to read some books just for the sheer thrill of reading. A good b ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Obama opposition to gay conversion therapy collides with Christian hope of transformation Response to Your Petition on Conversion Therapy, The White House (Valerie Jarrett) Obama to Call for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapie ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Congress drops abortion bill, providing lesson in pervasive sinfulness of humanity Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers, Washington Post (Ed O’Keefe) House Approves Bill That Would Bar Federal Fu ...
G. K. Chesterton once wisely remarked that "there is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read." It may be true that readers can be divided into these two categories -- those who ...
1) How does a seminary student balance training for ministry with doing ministry? 2) How do we distinguish between suffering for Jesus and suffering for being foolish or annoying? 3) Should Christians partake in Harry Potter? What is the differ ...
1) Should Christians shelter young children from homosexual friends and relatives? 2) What are your thoughts about J.R.R. Tolkien's writings and who is your favorite character? 3) Which preacher or theologian has had the most profound impact on ...
In times past, readers kept books in which they recorded favorite items from their reading. These "commonplace books" were sometimes later collected, offering a view into the mind and habits of the reader even as the thoughts of the original writers ...
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