When my two buds and I first moved overseas, one of them often summarized our experiences by singing Top Gun‘s theme song, bursting out at inopportune moments: “Fly in-to the DAN-ger zone!” We also collectively held an odd fascination for … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Religions
Tariri: My Story by Tariri as told to Ethel Emily Wallis (1965)
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From Jungle Killer to Christian Missionary, by Tariri, Peruvian Indian Chief This past Spring, as I went through my former pastor’s library and then my church’s and church-school’s libraries, I realized that there are so many outdated yet interesting books … Continue reading
Jerusalem by Guy Delisle (2012)
Living overseas—it’s one of those experiences that separates the men from the boys, the courageous from the cowards, the adventurous from the namby-pamby….and I hope it’s OK to describe myself this way! I’ve lived overseas for—let’s see now—nine years of … Continue reading
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954)
I don’t recall when I first read this book, but it was probably in college or shortly thereafter. I believe I had read it out of a passing interest in those stories of stranded travelers on desert isles. I had … Continue reading
The New Evangelicalism by Charles Woodbridge (1969)
My pastor of 27 years is retiring this month, so I have been helping him clean out his office, and he’s given me a free-for-all run of his bookshelves, so I might be running through a number of “fundy” books … Continue reading
The Protestant Mystics Ed. by Anne Fremantle (1964)
A Conservative Christian review of this study on The Protestant Mystics, edited by Anne Fremantle (1964) Continue reading
The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly (2018)
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Few books are deceptively titled as this, The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly (2018). An honest review. Continue reading
The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse (1932)
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A Christian review of this non-Christian fantast about man’s search for knowledge — The Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (1932) Continue reading
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They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? by Christopher Buckley (2012)
Someone smarter than Socrates and Plato (both morons) once said, “Never start a land war in Asia,” but that’s precisely what Walter “Bird” McIntyre hopes to accomplish in this outrageous novel by Christopher Buckley. It’s only June, but I’m calling … Continue reading
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988)
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A Christian review of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988), an entertaining but non-Christian story. Continue reading