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The Insulted and Injured (Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1861)
BY: Denis Haack
The rich complexity of ideas, the nature of belief, disbelief, and doubt, and the inescapable way the consequences of what we believe shapes our life for blessing or for curse comes through Dostoevsky's novels with all the profundity of the reality within which we live and move and have our being.
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Empire of the Summer Moon (S.C. Gwynne, 2010)
The Killing of Crazy Horse (Thomas Powers, 2010)
BY: Denis Haack
Quanah Parker was the son of Cynthia Ann Parker, a woman who had been kidnapped by the Comanche during a raid of the family’s home in Texas that lay in land long claimed by the Comanche. Rescue attempts failed, and her son, Quanah rose to become a respected and powerful warrior chief among her adopted people.
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Can We, Will We Redeem the Vampire?
BY: Denis Haack
Christians have, at least recently, been dismissive of vampire myths, but that is a mistake.
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Phlox: A Natural History and Gardener's Guide (James H. Locklear, 2001)
BY: Denis Haack
Phlox is a fine book, and even if it doesn’t make you a gardener it will give a reason to be glad, a reason to be grateful, a reason—61 reasons, actually—to look with greater care at the plants we tend to brush by without a second glance.
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The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman, 2010)
BY: Denis Haack
Arthur’s cubicle used to be near the watercooler, but the bosses tired of having to chat with him each time they got thirsty. So the watercooler stayed and he was moved. Now his desk is in a distant corner, as far from the locus of power as possible but nearer the cupboard of pens, which is a consolation.
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The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is and Jesus and the Restoration of Israel (N.T. Wright, 1999)
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Editor Thomas C. Oden, 1998)
The Scandal of Harry Potter
The Ancient Love Song: Finding Christ in the Old Testament (Charles D. Drew, 1996, 2000)
As For Me & My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last (Walter Wangerin, Jr., 1990)
The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality, Reproductive Technologies, and the Family (Kilner, Cunningham, and Hager, 2000)
Bio-Engagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today (Cameron, Daniels, and White, 2000)
Bioethics: A Primer for Christians (Gilbert Meilaender, 1996)
Bioethics and the Future of Medicine: A Christian Appraisal (eds. Kilmer, Cameron, and Schiedermayer, 1995)
Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs
The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China’s War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 (Diana Preston, 2000)
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This year spring came late to southern Minnesota, and when it arrived it brought chilly temperatures, cloudy skies, and lots of rain. Whether it is because of these factors or something entirely different I don't know, but 2013 has turned out to be The Year of the Morel. If you have never sampled these delicious mushrooms, you are in for a treat. We've found them on more than one walk in the woods, and so feel we have had a special opportunity to experience one of the wonders of creation.
Morels, goldfinches, a well crafted film, an iris bursting into bloom, a chance for an unhurried conversation in a safe place--such glimmers of hope help us flourish as persons in this broken world. These are the sort of things we are concerned with at Ransom. Thanks for visiting.
Denis & Margie Haack
Anita Gorder
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