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About one year ago to the day, I read to my kids Clive Cussler’s first-ever book for kids, The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006). We didn’t know what we were getting into, but I’d long been a Clive Cussler fan, … Continue reading
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The 39 Clues: Book Seven It’s been a few weeks since we’ve been able to go through another book in this series, but I think we’ve finally passed the halfway point! Well, the halfway point of the first 1/3 of … Continue reading
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A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma In my preparations to visit Southeast Asia soon, including Myanmar, I’m trying to read what few books I can find on the history, culture, and politics of the place. Cultures of the World: Myanmar … Continue reading
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Building a School for My Village; with Susan Urbanek Linville In February this year, I made my first ever trip to Africa, landing in Entebbe, Uganda, and spending some time in the capitol before moving across the border into Kenya. … Continue reading
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Because my family had a recent discussion about the greatest survival stories out there, and because I had also recently discovered the Libby app on my phone, I felt like … Continue reading
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The Life and Art of Charles Schulz There’s no bigger fan of the Peanuts universe than my sister-in-law, so whenever I come across a book featuring any of Charles Schulz’s characters, I pounce on it. Her passion has rubbed off … Continue reading
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I was going to need to toughen up, quick. The meek might inherit the earth, but if the meek are going to play Nellie Oleson on TV, the meek are going to get pummeled. (p. 118) In censoring the title, … Continue reading
Pictures by Scott Dawson When I first picked up this book, I thought: “Hmm. I’ve never heard of any shark attacks in the U.S. at the turn of the century.” Now that I’ve read the book, I guess my original … Continue reading
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As I help my children enter this wonderful world of book-selection, I find myself prompting them towards historical-nonfiction works like this, The Transcontinental Railroad, while they’re obviously more drawn to things like Bad Kitty or Junie B. Jones. I can’t … Continue reading
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The Radical Disciples by John Stott (2010) is an incredibly convicting book about the neglected aspects of my Christian life. Continue reading
