“Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson is one of the best biographies of the founder of the Apple Corporation. Jobs hand picked the author to write his biography and he was given unprecedented access to Jobs and those around him which… Read More ›
Books
Reading the Man
Reading the Man by Elizabeth Brown Pryor is a quasi-biography of Robert E. Lee. It follows his life in a loosely chronological order largely through the letters he wrote. Each chapter opens with one or more of his letters or… Read More ›
The Sensitivity of the Spirit
This is the title of a book by R. T. Kendall, including, “Learning to Stay in the Flow of God’s Direction.” The Holy Spirit is my fascination, He captivates and seldom leaves my consideration, perspective, and longing. I believe the… Read More ›
The Sovereignty of God
“It would be foolish for us to expect that this work will meet with general approval. The trend of modern theology – if theology it can be called – is ever toward the Deification of the creature rather than the… Read More ›
Rescuing The Gospel
“Rescuing The Gospel” by Erwin Lutzer is a book about the Reformation. Lutzer was the senior pastor of Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years until retiring in 2016. The book focuses on Martin Luther who 500 years ago nailed… Read More ›
The Lord of the Rings
When I was 16 years old a friend encouraged me to read a book he had just finished “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien. He described it as being about Hobbits, Wizards, Elves, Dwarves, Dragons and Fiery Mountains… Read More ›
Crockett’s Own Story
Recorded history may be more awash with opinion than fact. Of course, movies and TV shows are designed to exaggerate and embellish stories for entertainment purposes, but an honest man’s own account will bear up against the cross examination of… Read More ›
David Crockett
David Crockett wrote a narrative biography of his life in 1835. Unable to abtain a ready copy of it, I picked up, “Davy Crockett, the Man, the Legend, the Legacy”, by Michael Lofaro. This book is a book report on… Read More ›
The Fingerprint of God
If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before… Read More ›
Hero of the Heartland
Hero of the Heartland by Robert Martin is a biography of evangelist Billy Sunday. Sunday was a fundamentalist evangelist whose sermons concentrated on personal salvation and individual morality. He was the most influential revivalist in the United States between 1896 and 1935. He had… Read More ›
For Cause and Country
For Cause and Country, written by Eric Jacobson, is one of the very best books on the Civil War Battle of Franklin, TN. It is an excellent read for those interested in the Civil War in general or the… Read More ›
Little Girl Blue
I have long been a fan of Karen Carpenter’s singing. She has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard and I loved many of her songs. The book “Little Girl Blue” by Randy Schmidt is probably the… Read More ›
Joy
Most people have probably heard of C. S. Lewis, the famous Christian apologist writer. The book “Joy” by Abigail Santamaria is an excellent biography of Joy Davidman, C. S. Lewis’s wife. Based on some extraordinary new documents as well as… Read More ›
The Creator and the Cosmos
This book by Hugh Ross, Ph.d. is well written and interesting. It discusses astrophysics in a way that is understandable even though it goes into considerable depth. Dr. Ross is a believer and a cosmologist and theoretician. This was the… Read More ›
Sea of Darkness
On a cold night in February 1864 George Dixon, captain of the CSS Hunley, and his crew of seven attacked and sunk the Federal blockading ship Housatonic in Charleston harbor becoming the first submarine ever to sink a ship. The… Read More ›
The Man Who Planted Trees
This short story by Jean Giono, about one shepherd’s long and successful single-handed effort to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the Alps in France, and accompanying short animated film is one of my all-time favorites. It is… Read More ›
Inside The Third Reich
When I was in the seventh grade, around 1972, my English teacher handed out a book club flyer to encourage us to do some extra reading outside the normal reading assignments. I was already an enthusiastic reader of books, mainly… Read More ›
A Torch Kept Lit
This is an excellent book I recently read of eulogies written by the late William F. Buckley. Buckley was the founder of “National Review”, a conservative journal and host of “Firing Line” from 1966-1999 on PBS. He also wrote many… Read More ›
Three Cups of Deceipt
I’ve read some books and watched some movies lately that got me thinking about worldly perspectives. The book “Three Cups of Deceit”, by Jon Krakauer, is an interesting book about the founder of Central Asia Institute which was organized to… Read More ›
Jim and Casper Go To Church
“Most christians have been immersed in church culture for so long that they have no idea how non-Christian guests might interpret what they see and hear at a worship service, or what might inspire them to come back.” Is the… Read More ›
Hudson Taylor
I had heard of Hudson Taylor, British Missionary to China, many times over the years, but never read the book for myself. I can easily recommend it to you and say this was the best biography I have ever… Read More ›
