Lives barely connected, unwinding I doubt The Imperfectionists will be remembered as the defining novel of the early 21st century. It is, however, a…
Margie’s 2011 Christmas Gift List
Stone by Design by Lew French, Gibbs Smith, 2005. (non-fiction) Stone by Design must be the best book yet on building and landscaping with…
Margie’s 2009 Christmas Gift List
Books / Ordinary Life / Safe Place
Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman Editor, Don W. King, Eerdmans, 2009 "All I really care about is having a bit…
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Hannah Arendt, 1963), An Ordinary Man (Paul Rusesabagina, 2006)
Ordinary Men I recently read two books about ordinary men. One of them, Paul Rusesabagina, played a key role in rescuing 1,200 Tutsis and…
Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy (Carlos Eire, 2010)
The cruelties of the Nazis are well known, and it is just as well since they must never be repeated. The cruelties of the…
The Museum of Innocence (Orhan Pamuk, 2008/9)
The Collected Debris of an Obsessive Love I ordered a hardback copy of The Museum of Innocence soon after it was published. That was…
The Glory of God (Morgan and Peterson, 2010)
Three simple facts underscore the importance of the notion of God’s glory. First, as a search in any concordance shows, it is a concept…
The Reason for God (Tim Keller, 2008): Questions for Discussion (II)
Tim Keller, who is pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan, listens carefully. He listens not just to Christians but to non-Christians as well, and…
The Arabs (Eugene Rogan, 2009)
A world we should know I suspect I do not need to list reasons that it might be wise to include this book (or…
Of Pilgrims and Fire: When God Shows Up at the Movies (Roy Anker, 2010)
Books / Discernment / Movies
Moving Pictures, Godly Reflections I have never met Roy Anker but from his books I think I have at least a good hint as…