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A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Third We’ve been listening to this series on Harper Audio during our now-long drives to and from town, and we’ve adored Tim Curry’s take on the characters. I probably don’t know what “thespian” … Continue reading
The second installment to Cussler’s pretty-much-Dirk-Pitt-but-not-Dirk-Pitt series, The NUMA Files, is Blue Gold, a story with a normalish plot that’s just bedazzled with weirdness. I agree with King Solomon that “there’s nothing new under the sun,” yet at the same … Continue reading
Book #15; illustrated by Denise Brunkus My family inherited a whole stack of early-readers recently, and among the titles were a number of Junie B. Jones stories. Although I had never before heard of Barbara Park or her apparently popular … Continue reading
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What God did to Win Your Heart This book was a favorite of mine back in college, a dozen or more years ago. I was struck by Max Lucado‘s ability to dig deeply (at least in a thought-provoking, creative sense) … Continue reading
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Whenever I pick up a book, I like to read every portion—front-matter, back-matter, copyright page, everything—before I actually get into the book. When reading to a bilingual kindergarten class while in the library, however, I generally just grab the first … Continue reading
The History of Nazi Occultism The subject matter of Invisible Eagle—the occult roots of Hitler’s Nazis—is a fascinating one, if only to interact with some of the most difficult enigmas of evil in recent history. This goes right on par … Continue reading
The Mark, Book Eight in the Left Behind series by authors Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, deals with the continuing struggles of born-again Christians as they live in the latter half of the seven-year Tribulation. In the rubble of … Continue reading
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Stephen King is easily one of the most recognizable authors from the 1980s and ’90s. Like him or not, he’s a gifted writer and in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, he shares some very helpful insights into his processes. Continue reading
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I recall first finding this book on my brother’s shelf while he was away at college. I had often gotten kicks out of rummaging through his possessions in those days—stealing change from his jar and baseball cards from his boxes—but … Continue reading
This evening, I taught “Part One” of a New Testament Survey for a College Bible Study Group where I live, and at the meeting I emphasized to the students the importance knowing a biblical book’s genre, author, audience, and setting … Continue reading
