Here’s a list of books I’ve read over the last six weeks or so. Some I’ve mentioned before on this blog, some are new. I wish I could write a blog about each book.
—Blood Done Sign My Name. Timothy Tyson’s story of growing up during the height of tension in the Civil Rights Movement. His [...]

Eugene Peterson’s Tell it Slant is a provocative book. I’ve been reading it over the last week or so . . . and it’s making me remember why I love the teachings (and teaching style) of Jesus. A careful student of language (he is, after all, the catalyst behind The Message), Peterson walks the reader [...]

Drinking deeply from good books is one of the vital spiritual disciplines I’ve implemented in my life over the last ten years. I have been a reader of autobiographies since high school. Once I entered college, my world exploded by reading novels, history, theology, philosophy, science, postmodernism, memoir, etc. Staying up late or getting up [...]

This blog is for the book worms. Holla. Hope this helps and encourages. Here are some books I read in January:
Like You’d Understand Anyway (Shepard). A terrific collection of short stories, this book is an amazing example of what it truly means to be able to write from the inside of a character/story/particular setting. From [...]

I just finished Acedia and Me by Kathleen Norris. Overall, the book pales in comparison with The Cloister Walk and A Vocabulary of Faith. Norris has established her as one of the top spiritual writers of our day. I think she took a step backwards with this book. However, many of her insights into acedia [...]

I’ve been able to catch up on good reading the last month or so. Yes, I have a job . . . but I’d rather read at night than just about anything else (save hanging with KG or working out with KG). I am still trying to practice “middle reading”–reading from as wide a perspective [...]

For the book junkies out there . . . if you want an incredible read for the coming weeks, check out LIFE OF PI. I cant’ get enough of this book. I’m going slow because I don’t want to come to the end.
Yann Martel’s imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is [...]