Dr. John White was a Christian physician, psychiatrist, pastor, and prolific author. In 1977 he published a groundbreaking book, Eros Defiled, which provided a straightforward, bluntly honest, and compassionate survey of sexual sins from a Christian and psychiatric perspective. I wrote a review of this book in May of 2012 which can be read here. …
“I am the Changer, the Unchangeable Changer. I am the Beginner-Who-Never-Began.” – 42. As a child my father read to me the entire Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. I undertook (and succeeded) in reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy, but fumbled when trying to make it through The …
The Sword Bearer (Author: John White) – Book Review. Read More »
Introduction I don’t know why but I have always had a deep desire to smoke. I can’t think of anyone I really looked up to as a child who smoked, the smell oftentimes made me feel nauseous, and I have still never taken a smoke…I suppose perhaps it was all those John Wayne movies I …
Book Review: Are You Running With Me, Jesus? (Author: Malcolm Boyd) Read More »
I’ve been using Goodreads for a few years now and love it. It lets me keep track of the books I want to read, those I am reading (including the page I’m on), and to categorize the books according to topic (or anything else my heart desires). It provides an active community for discussing what …
Goodreads – A Great Resource for Managing Books. Read More »
I began writing an article on Safari Books Online, but then I decided I wouldn’t do it justice if I wrote about all of Safari Books Online – so let me just focus in on one of the audiences Safari targets – leaders. Safari Books Online is an online, subscription library with 24,000+ books and …
Overview Cairn University held its first annual Church Leaders’ Conference today and I attended along with three parishioners – John Broglin, Kevin Miller, and Augusto Fiallo. We left together from CCC at 8:30 am and arrived a few minutes later at Cairn University. The conference was being held in Chatlos Chapel, a few Biblical Learning …
I received a copy of Jeffrey D. Arthurs’ Devote Yourself to the Public Reading of Scripture: The Transforming Power of the Well-Spoken Word as part of Kregel Academic & Ministry Blog Tour Service which provides free copies of new releases to bloggers in exchange for a review of the book. I have just finished this …
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Ted Dekker is a prolific author who I’ve written about previously. You may remember my review of The Bride Collector, BoneMan’s Daughters, or Adam. If you were to page through those reviews you would notice that I’ve read a lot of Ted Dekker (Saint, Showdown, Sinner, Thr3e, House, and Skin would be added to the …
A positive review of The Hobbit movie by someone who has read the book.
As a teenager I discovered William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible commentaries series and I have remained a fan of his ever since. I have all of his commentaries on the New Testament and numerous of his other writings. Barclay has had a profound impact on both my thought and my character. Barclay lived from 1907-1978 …
Book Review: Communicating the Gospel (Author: William Barclay). Read More »