I enjoyed this book; it was a very easy reading style and very much a confessional. It just felt to me like it didn't arrive anywhere, or if it did, the arrival was more subtle than maybe I noticed.
I guess I was hoping for more of a cosmic 'aha' moment than where the author ended up.
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Review of 'Found' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I enjoyed this book; it was a very easy reading style and very much a confessional. It just felt to me like it didn't arrive anywhere, or if it did, the arrival was more subtle than maybe I noticed.
I guess I was hoping for more of a cosmic 'aha' moment than where the author ended up.
Carl rated The Holy Wild: 4 stars
Carl rated A Thousand Splendid Suns: 4 stars
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, following the huge success of his bestselling …
Carl reviewed The New American Militarism by Andrew J. Bacevich
Review of 'The New American Militarism' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Amazing book...a very powerful look at the contemporary mindset regarding the military and how it came to be. I find his contention that we are currently in World War IV very interesting.
Read this.
Amazing book...a very powerful look at the contemporary mindset regarding the military and how it came to be. I find his contention that we are currently in World War IV very interesting.
Read this.
Review of 'Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This, in my opinion, is a good book about what is considered the primary text of the complementarian\egalitarian debate, 1 Timothy 2:8-15. I don't know if it is the 'right' answer (never sure what that means), but it is a very good look the context and a good attempt to explain what Paul was saying in that world to those people.
This, in my opinion, is a good book about what is considered the primary text of the complementarian\egalitarian debate, 1 Timothy 2:8-15. I don't know if it is the 'right' answer (never sure what that means), but it is a very good look the context and a good attempt to explain what Paul was saying in that world to those people.
Carl reviewed Driven by Donald Driver
"The legendary NFL receiver, all-time receptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers, and …
Review of 'Driven' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fun book...good story; learned a lot about his history, sounds like a very neat guy.
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth is a book by Iranian-American writer …
Review of 'Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Aslan is a very colorful writer; he has some very powerful passages that help to bring the world of that time to life.
My biggest issue is that he very much has an agenda when writing this book. I saw a piece of the Fox News interview; I wish someone had asked him why it appears that his criteria for the validity off a Bible passage is how well it supports his thesis. If the passage fits, it is accepted without question; if it doesn't fit, it obviously was added later as part of the early church building a mythology around Jesus (or something like that).
I think there is useful material in this book; just temper it with someone like N. T. Wright.
Aslan is a very colorful writer; he has some very powerful passages that help to bring the world of that time to life.
My biggest issue is that he very much has an agenda when writing this book. I saw a piece of the Fox News interview; I wish someone had asked him why it appears that his criteria for the validity off a Bible passage is how well it supports his thesis. If the passage fits, it is accepted without question; if it doesn't fit, it obviously was added later as part of the early church building a mythology around Jesus (or something like that).
I think there is useful material in this book; just temper it with someone like N. T. Wright.
Carl rated Prepare to Die!: 5 stars
Prepare to Die! by Paul Tobin
"Nine years ago, Steve Clarke was just a teenage boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Then a …
Carl reviewed Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber
"Bolz-Weber takes no prisoners as she reclaims the term 'pastrix' (pronounced 'pas-triks,' a term used …
Review of 'Pastrix' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
General note: While I think this book is awesome, if swearing in a Christian book offends you, think about steering clear.
Earlier this year I came across something about Nadia Bolz-Weber from a link on a blog that I read. Her story intrigued me, so when I heard about this book I was interested in reading it.
One of the things I have learned in my Christian walk is that grace is a very messy thing, that forgiving people and loving them in spite of their failing is very hard. She raises the bar big-time on that, reminding me that as good I think that I am doing on loving and forgiving, I can always go farther.
This book challenges me a lot.
General note: While I think this book is awesome, if swearing in a Christian book offends you, think about steering clear.
Earlier this year I came across something about Nadia Bolz-Weber from a link on a blog that I read. Her story intrigued me, so when I heard about this book I was interested in reading it.
One of the things I have learned in my Christian walk is that grace is a very messy thing, that forgiving people and loving them in spite of their failing is very hard. She raises the bar big-time on that, reminding me that as good I think that I am doing on loving and forgiving, I can always go farther.
This book challenges me a lot.
Carl rated Is God to Blame?: 5 stars
Carl rated A long faithfulness: 4 stars
Carl rated The Foot Soldiers: 4 stars
Carl rated A community called atonement: 5 stars
