Archive for the 'Books' Category

Books by C. S. Lewis

Thank you TheResurgence.com for publishing this list of books by C. S. Lewis. Lewis has long been a cornerstone author for me. :
Fiction

The Chronicles of Narnia
Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy Book One)
Perelandra (Space Trilogy Book Two)
That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book Three)
The Dark Tower and Other Stories
Boxen: Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia with W.H. [...]

Naysaying (Part 3): Rules of Engagement

Let’s review:
In Part 1 Naysaying and the Naysaying Naysayers Who Naysay we looked at the practice of naysaying and second-hand naysaying and examined how it works
In Part 2 The “Anti-Book” we looked at the “anti-book”, which is a scrapbook of sorts that claims to be authoritative on all matters relating to the one(s) who have [...]

Naysaying (Part 2): The “Anti-Book”

In yesterday’s post I focused on the common practice of second-hand naysaying. I also mentioned something that serves as a the naysayer’s source book: the “anti-book”. This book (an example here) is a scrapbook of sorts that claims to be authoritative on all matters relating to the one(s) who have been issued “nay” status. It [...]

Naysaying and the Naysaying Naysayers Who Naysay

I don’t mind naysaying; in fact, on occasion, I engage in it. There is certainly plenty of it going on and in this series of three posts I want to (1) examine how it works, (2) make some observations about  the “anti-book”, and then (3) offer some principles or rules of engagement for dealing with [...]

Freedom: Love (Bailey Book Study – Part 4)

These posts will be a series of study notes and questions for the book that our Life Group is studying together. The book is “Upsidedown” by Tim Bailey. You can read a review of the book and order it here. Feel free to read along and join the discussion in the comments section below.
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Delusions of Emergent Utopia – A Review of Phyllis Tickle’s “The Great Emergence”

I’m no historian. You probably aren’t either. Fortunately, this fact probably won’t serve as a handicap when reading this short book of history.
“The Great Emergence” is a book that makes sweeping generalizations about large swaths of world history. Many conclusions are drawn from these generalizations, which leaves us non-historians in a bit of a bind: [...]

Vulnerable and Authentic (Bailey Book Study – Part 3)

These posts will be a series of study notes and questions for the book that our Life Group is studying together. The book is “Upsidedown” by Tim Bailey. You can read a review of the book and order it here. Feel free to read along and join the discussion in the comments section below. The [...]

Books. Books? Books!

(One caveat: the answer to many of these is of course “the Bible”)
1. One book that changed your life:
“Thoughts In Solitude” – Thomas Merton
Not because it was the best book of his that I read but because it was the first of his that I read.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
I read [...]

Author Kevin Abell on “100 Huntley Street”

My friend Kevin and his wife Barb recently appeared on the television show “100 Huntley Street”. Previous posts about Kevin include a review of his book (click here) and a follow-up on some of the sources of his writing (click here).

Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, [...]

Intimacy (Bailey Book Study – Part 2)

These posts will be a series of study notes and questions for the book that our Life Group is studying together. The book is “Upsidedown” by Tim Bailey. You can read a review of the book and order it here. Feel free to read along and join the discussion in the comments section below. The [...]