What are You Currently Reading?

"Devil at my Heels" - a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II by Louis Zamperini

 

A Hole In The Gospel: God's Message Is Clear, Yet Somehow We Keep Missing The Point
by Richard Sterns of World Vision

 

I'm reading this right now too. Along with Basic Christianity and 'The Bumps are for Climbing On' by Warren Wiersbe... and 'The Shack' as well as a Psalm and Proverb a day and my Zig Ziglar Daily Devotional.

I can't seem to spend enough time to satisfy myself in God's word lately! I love it!

 

Just started America in Crimson Red by James Beller.Book is sub-titled "The Baptist History of America," and deals with the influences of Baptists in the formation of our nation, and many of the influential Baptists who were once well-known, but are now mostly unknown, even among Baptists. We haven't done a very good job of passing down our heritage to the current generation, or the previous generation for that matter. :tonofbricks:

 

Just finished The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry. Just fun reading. Berry combines history with fiction.

Currently reading:

1. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg. Published in 1824 Wikipeida say the following:

2. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama.

So far a much better memoir than I anticipated. Interesting stories of his family and his life.


baptistteacher: The book you are reading America in Crimson Read sounds very interesting.

 

Sir Francis Bacon's Essays

 

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
by U.S. Grant

 

Illiad.

Yes, I finally made the plunge.

 

''Shiloh'' as Seen by a Private Soldier: With Some Personal Reminiscences

by Warren Olney.

This is an account of the battle as fought by a Union Soldier that was published in 1889.

 

Father Joe: the Man Who Saved My Soul, by Tony Hendra

 

An abridged version of The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, by John Owen. I couldn't read the original by Owen no matter how hard I concentrated so I wimped out and got the abridged version.

 

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

by Bill Bryson ..... Bryson is always a good read.

His "Walk in the Woods," and "Notes From a Small Island" are very enjoyable.

 

I reread Bryson's The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way every couple years; one of my favorites.

Just finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, first time I'd read it. Headed to the library today to look for something new...

 

Pelican's Tudor England 1485-1603

Good stuff, people!!! right up there and good prequel to Penguin's England 1603-1713

 

Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

 

The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine. Levine is a professor of New Testament at Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is also Jewish. She came out to our church and did a program on a Wednesday night. It was very interesting. She is a very engaging speaker, and clearly knows her material. I've almost finished the Introduction, and I'm looking forward to finding out what she has to say.

Tim Reynolds

 

In the last week I have finished:

It Came From Within - Andy Stanley
Holy Discontent - Bill Hybels

Just started:

Christian Jihad - Ergun & Emir Caner

 

Getting the Gospel Right.

Gordon Olson

He is ill at the moment with heart problems and water on the lungs.

Please pray for him and his wife who hurt herself in a car accident recently.

You can read it here for free. Getting the Gospel Right

 

The Wonder of Heaven by Ron Rhodes.

 

Jesus & Paul, places they knew. FF Bruce