To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named “There will always be people who argue that the doctrine of election and predestination makes missions pointless. But they are always wrong. It does not make missions pointless; it makes missions possible. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2011
Invasion: Alaska by Vaughn Heppner (2011)
Book #1 in the Invasion series. It’s been a long time since I attempted to venture into any fiction series by an author I’d never read before. For whatever reason, I’m not keen on trying books written by new-to-me names, unless … Continue reading
Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes by Ed Butts (2011)
This summer, as my family ventured up from Ohio through the U.P. to Northern Minnesota, we caught site of four of the Great Lakes. As always happens, I was awed both by their sheer immensity and by the mere thought … Continue reading
Legend by Marie Lu (2011)
I began this book with some hopes that it would hook me as quickly and securely as had The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, based on both its dystopian plot and its target audience. I found intriguing its method … Continue reading
The Notes by Ronald Reagan, ed. Douglas Brinkley (2011)
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In lieu of Reagan’s memoirs, we have The Notes (ed. Brinkley, 2011), an insightful collection of wisdom that guided his decision-making. Continue reading
The Kingdom by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (2011)
A few times in my reading career I’ve come across books that read as if they’ve just barely hit their publishing deadlines. The Kingdom is one such book. This book felt tremendously short, which of course is a very subjective … Continue reading
The Race by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (2011)
In this fourth book in the Isaac Bell series, Clive Cussler and Justin Scott are really coming into their own. Their best that I’ve read thus far, The Race fits all essential story elements into a tight, nicely packaged turn-of-the-century … Continue reading
This is a Book by Demetri Martin (2011)
Demetri Martin not only has a unique sense of humor, he also has very unique methods for delivering that humor. I have enjoyed watching some episodes of his show and also enjoyed his collection of drawings in the book Point … Continue reading
Do the Work by Steven Pressfield (2011)
Steven Pressfield is a novelist akin to Conn Iggulden or Bernard Cornwell, fixated on individuals or events from the distant past and able to bring those experiences and stories to life in a tangible, sense-pleasing way. This short piece of … Continue reading
The Privilege of Persecution by Carl Moeller and David Hegg (2011)
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And Other Things the Global Church Knows that We Don’t This book came to me by recommendation, much as books like The Insanity of God and God is Red, due to my passion for world missions, specifically in what are … Continue reading