Category: book reviews
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5 favorite books of 2008
Like last year’s list, I’ll keep this short and sweet with no attempt to rank my short list. I humbly submit that each of these books is worth your time. In some small way each of these authors changed how I think or live through their writing; this list is my small attempt at thanking…
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a faith and culture devotional
What books do you find helpful for devotional reading? Do you only read the Bible or do you supplement your reading? I generally have one book in addition to the Bible next to my reading chair in the living room. This year I’ve alternated between An Ancient Christian Devotional and The Divine Hours, both which…
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the blue parakeet
Zondervan was kind enough to send a copy of Scot McKnight’s latest book, The Blue Parakeet, a couple of weeks ago. Brandon O’Brien has a thoughtful and fairly comprehensive two-part review over at Out of Ur (part one and part two). Rather than duplicate Brandon’s review, I’d like to reflect on the usefulness of this…
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the jesus way (3)
You may wish to read part one and part two of this review. This is the final part of this rambling review of Eugene Peterson’s The Jesus Way. I had to laugh while finishing the book when I saw that Peterson’s new book, Tell it Slant, had just been released. Apparently the author writes more…
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the jesus way (2)
You may wish to read part one of this review. Eugene Peterson divides The Jesus Way into two sections: The Jesus Way and Other Ways. It’s notable that in the first part, aside from the first chapter about Jesus, each chapter looks at an Old Testament figure. In a book that is “a conversation on…
David W. Swanson 