Don’t all young adults dream of heroism? Of finding themselves at some point of destiny and responding with a courage they hoped they had…
U2 by U2 (2006)
This large format book is full of pictures and commentary in which the band members tell the story of U2, remember highs and lows,…
Margie’s 2007 Christmas Gift List
Books / Hospitality / Ordinary Life
Christmas 2007 Gift Suggestions from Toad Hall Candy-freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond (non-fiction) Totally, completely, this book…
The Music of Grizzly Man
Music for the Wild For thirteen years Timothy Treadwell chose to live among the grizzlies deep in the wilds of Alaska. Treadwell filmed the…
To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up Without a Father (Donald Miller & John MacMurray, 2006)
Reflecting on fatherlessness I have a confession to make: I’m not a fan of Donald Miller. Many people told me I had to read…
Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
The possibility of hope There is something precious about the birth of a child. An event of wonder and promise, it engenders hope. That…
J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton, The Road to Escondido (2006)
Kindred spirits make music: a review of The Road to Escondido by J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton In 1970, after years of proving…
Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
A fairy tale for a broken world: a review of Pan’s Labyrinth “I hope you enjoy it and get lost in it.” (Guillermo del…
Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential (Gordon T. Smith, 1999)
Several books have been published recently that take as their topic one of the great, liberating teachings of grace, a topic that has been…
Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope (Everett L. Worthington, Jr., 2003)
“We talk a good forgiving line as long as somebody else needs to do it,” Christian ethicist Lewis Smedes noted, “but few of us…