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The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I. It’s the end of the season for our annual Siblings’ Book Club, and this year I finished 9 of our 10 books (plus 2 runners-up, as you can see on our … Continue reading
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The Wager by David Grann (2023)
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A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder Fascinating books about true events you’ve never heard of—that’s how I’d describe the two David Grann books that made it to our Siblings’ Book Club reading list this year. Before this, I’d never … Continue reading
Trails Plowed Under by Charles M. Russell (1927)
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Book clubs are great when they bring to your attention books you’d never otherwise have heard of or read. My Siblings’ Book Club (which admittedly now has more than just my 3 blood-siblings) rarely lets me down with the titles … Continue reading
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien (2012)
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Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible The 5th title in our Siblings’ Book Club this year is one that I personally submitted and have wanted to read for years. I’m so glad I finally did, though it’s one … Continue reading
The Apostle: A Life of Paul by John Pollock (1972)
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A Christian review of this strong and enjoyable narrative-biography (not a novel) from John Pollock – The Apostle: A Life of Paul (1972). Continue reading
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne (1922)
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My recent travels overseas have hampered my reading calendar a bit, and jet-lag brain hasn’t allowed for much reading either. Still, I finished five books over the past 2 weeks, one of which was this jolly murder-mystery by Winnie the … Continue reading
The Martian by Andy Weir (2011)
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Even if you’ve seen the movie, Andy Weir’s The Martian (2011) is well worth a read — A Christian review. Continue reading
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson (2018)
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An Antidote to Chaos Despite the fact that I voted this book pretty low during my own selection process, 12 Rules for Life made it to our Top-Ten list for this year’s Siblings’ Book Club. That’s a pretty remarkable feat … Continue reading
Blood and Treasure by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin (2021)
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Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier In this year’s Siblings’ Book Club, Blood and Treasure tied Misreading Scripture through Western Eyes (2012) as our #2 selection—both books losing to The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne (1922). … Continue reading
The People of the Mist by H. Rider Haggard (1894)
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H. Rider Haggard founded a whole school of fantasy writing which eventually came to be known as “the lost race novel.” So says the back cover of my 1973 Ballantine Books edition of The People of the Mist. This long-forgotten … Continue reading