Christianity
Rediscovered by Vincent Donovan- Brittany and I read this one together; she
borrowed it from a colleague. It is the true story of a Catholic
priest/missionary who worked with the Masai people in Tanzania in the 70s. He
had some pretty groundbreaking methods for the time, great insights expressed
with wonderful writing.
The Bible Jesus Read
by Philip Yancey- In this book Yancey discusses how the Old Testament is
applicable to us, how it answers questions that plague us as a human race. He
chooses five sections: Job, Deuteronomy, the Psalms, the Prophets and Ecclesiastes
–works that are often overlooked due to the fact that they are considered hard
to understand, boring or strange; and he unpacks and discusses what God is communicating
about his nature through them.
Things I wish I’d
Known Before I Got Married by Gary Chapman- Don’t freak out people, I just
like to be prepared. This was a recommendation from a friend, when I got it; I
skimmed the chapter titles and was prepared to be disappointed, because they
mostly sounded fairly commonsense. But, as I actually read the book, I learned
a lot and am glad I bought it. He’s got
12 chapters based on a statement he uses as a chapter title, like I wish I had known…….that I was marrying
into a family.
The Reason for God
by Timothy Keller- So, I had had this book on my kindle for a while, I had
heard talk of this Keller guy. But what made me start the book was hearing a
friend of mine (someone much smarter than me) call Timothy Keller today’s C.S.
Lewis, what! This book is great, the
first section takes arguments and doubts against Christianity that Keller has
heard all his ministerial life and gives rebuttals to those. The second part is
a positive argument for Christianity. So, yeah, I am on the TK wagon now.
Anticancer: A New Way
of Life by David Servan-Schreiber- I had always meant to read this book
someday, but a family member was diagnosed with cancer this month, so I figured
now was the best time. Brittany read it over a year ago and hasn’t stopped
talking about it since. It is one of the main reasons she (and as a result me
too) has made so many changes in diet. Which
is why I expected it to be all about diet, but it isn’t. It is much more
personal than I expected it to be; it is Dr. Servan’s journey from being a
fairly impersonal doctor, to being diagnosed with cancer and feeling pretty
helpless about it. From his research since then, he has written this book on
how cancer victims can take control of their lives through positive attitude, good
support system, and lifestyle changes- not as a substitute to chemotherapy and
radiation, but as a supplement. It is interesting and helpful so far, I haven’t
finished it yet.
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