I don’t think I’ve ever read a (an?) historical book that was more well-researched than this one. The amount of information in the story and its breadth of scope (he tells the story from both the American and British perspectives) are enormously impressive. The author obviously spent a ton of time researching before he wrote. […]
The author is an assistant professor at Duke Divinity School. She’s a believer (I think) and has faced numerous health issues in her life. The latest and most severe is that she’s been diagnosed with a terminal form of colon cancer. This book is about her dealing with her diagnosis and reconciling her circumstances to […]
First let me say that I love just about anything having to do with water. I love driving over bodies of water, I love looking at dams, and perhaps my favorite place on earth is a marina just about anywhere. If you planned a trip with an itinerary consisting solely of visiting dams and marinas, […]
In 2:3-11 John lists and discusses three tests of the faith that he says must be true of the believer. The follower of Jesus will keep His commandments (3-5a); walk in the same manner as He walked (5b-6); and love other believers (7-11). If these three things are not true about a person he cannot […]
First of all, let me clarify that this is not a biography of Kenny Rogers. You won’t learn the importance of knowing when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em if you read it. It’s actually a biography of Kirk Kerkorian, and the title refers to his willingness to gamble huge stakes on his […]
In 2:3-11, John lists and discusses three tests of the faith that he says must be true of the believer. The follower of Jesus will keep His commandments (3-5a); walk in the same manner as He walked (5b-6); and love other believers (7-11). If these three things are not true of him, a person cannot […]
This book was recommended to me as an interesting read about a very little-known event of major significance. My take on it is that it’s a fairly compelling read, but the event it describes didn’t seem as groundbreaking as the author tried to make it sound. The story takes place in the Jim Crow south […]
John completes the thought expressed in 1:5-10 and makes sure that what he wrote about confession and sin in 1:8-10 is not abused or misunderstood. 1 John’s tone changes in verse 1. He addresses his readers as my little children. John is likely an old man as he writes these words. He is the teacher […]
The book is ostensibly about two college football powers in the early twentieth century and specifically about a game where they met in 1912. What the book is really is a detailed account of the Carlisle Indian School and its football coach – Glenn “Pop” Warner – and its most famous athlete – Jim Thorpe […]
John discusses the first of two major themes about the nature of God – God is light. John shows how this truth about God has ramifications for those who claim to be His. 5-7 John says the message we have heard from Him – the Word of Life (Christ) – is that God is light. […]
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