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Papillon by Henri Charriere (1979)

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“I live for only one thing: escape. It was my idée fixe.“ (263) “Live, live, live. Each time I was tempted to despair, I would repeat three times: ‘As long as there’s life, there’s hope.’” (291) You ever run across … Continue reading

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Russian Christians on Trial by Michael Bourdeaux (1970)

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Eye-Witness Report from a Soviet Court-room This publication from Frontline Fellowship chronicles the two-day trial and sentencing of seven Ukrainian believers in 1969. Needless to say, it’s a timely read, considering Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the two-steps-back approach … Continue reading

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (1968)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? isn’t a question you ask every day, but it does become a wonder if you’ve spent much time reading Philp K. Dick. Good book. Continue reading

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A Life Observed by Devin Brown (2013)

A Spiritual Biography of C.S. Lewis Although I have not quite finished the final novel in our Siblings Book Club for this year, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, I began this final biography, A Life Observed, and couldn’t put it … Continue reading

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The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield (2012)

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An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith For our Siblings’ Book Club this year, we almost selected Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes with a House Key, a book on the importance of hospitality in Christian witness, and I wish … Continue reading

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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut with Ryan North and Albert Monteys (2020)

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For the first few visits to our public library, I had been visiting the kids’ section only, occasionally perusing the young-adult section as well while my own kids went looking for Minecraft How-to manuals. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t even … Continue reading

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The Stranger by Albert Camus (1946)

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The second installment to our 2021 Siblings’ Book Club, The Stranger, was one that surprised us all with its pessimistic, absurdist worldview. Most of my siblings read it in one single bite, while I took a few days to finish … Continue reading

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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1906)

This book holds a special place in my heart. I first read it as a senior in college, not because any professor assigned it, but because it looked interesting, and because I was now a “scholar” in a liberal arts … Continue reading

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was assigned reading during an ethics class I took recently, specifically for a lesson on Utilitarianism and teleological thinking. Since no paper or report on the text was required for the class, my review here … Continue reading

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Why Jesus? by Ravi Zacharias (2012)

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Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality Something that drives me back again and again to Ravi Zacharias—whether it’s his books, sermons, or Let My People Think radio program—is his unique tendency to defend the Christian faith … Continue reading

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