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On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty
And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat By William Bligh. Published by Munsey's Magazine, 1895.

This is a reprinting of Capt. Bligh's report that was published in 1790.

 

William Manchester - "A World Lit Only by Fire"

 

The Lost World of Genesis One
by John H. Walton

A fascinating book dealing with revelation, inerrancy and science, three topics that intensely interest me.

Rob

 

This one is on my wish list.

 

Cattle Brands: a collection of campfire stories by Andy Adams.

Adams was a cowboy and participated in cattle drives from Texas to Montana.

 

Essential Church by Thom and Sam Rainer

About 1/4 through. Addresses the flight of our young people from the church. Some of the reasons for thier leaving are not surprising. Others however are, such as musical styles. Suprisingly musical style is a non-factor.

 

Give me your money. Benny Hinn.

 

I thought that was a quote not a book title.

 

A Hunger For the Holy - Calvin Miller

 

Sry, probably rude. Sure Benny must be doing some good somewhere, God can use anyone.

 

Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine, Harold Bloom

The book is written "For Donald Harmon Akenson," from one tenured classical professor to another. Lacking a classical background, half the references are beyond me but what I understand is very interesting.

Many of his statements are thought provoking and could be the topic of another book. For example, on P. 12, "No Jew at all known to history can be regarded as more loyal to the Covenant than was Jesus of Nazareth. That makes it an irony-of-ironies that his followers employed him to replace the Yahweh Covenant with their New Covenant." (Bloom is a non-practicing Jew)

I have read two books of Akenson and he is very "readable."

 

I've been somewhat behind on reading lately, but I'm working through a handful of books. The End of Secularism by Hunter Baker, Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem (with two men from the church I serve), and I'm hoping to squeeze in The Revolution by Ron Paul.

 

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, by Matthew B. Crawford. I heard an interview with the author on the radio. He has a PhD. in political philosophy, and he runs a motorcycle repair shop.

Tim Reynolds

 

I picked up a few good books while visiting colleges recently with my daughter.

Using Old Testament Hebrew in Preaching
by Paul D. Wegner
A quick read, many basic tools listed, filled with encouragement and tips

Creation Out of Nothing, A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration
by Paul Copan and William Lane Craig
An exhausting study of scriptural support, ancient and modern philosophers and scientific evidences for creation out of nothing. Foundational apologetics, reading this won't be fun but it will be worth it.

The Meaning of the Pentateuch, Revelation, Composition and Interpretation
by John H. Sailhamer
Surprising and fresh for such a thick book. A must read! …but it will take a while at over 600 pages. Sailhamer leaves no stone unturned as he charges modern evangelical Christians with having a lazy view of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the OT

Rob

 

1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Can't figure out why I have not read this classic before now.

2. Home From Siberia: the secret odysseys of the interned American air men in World War II by Otis Hays, Jr.
A fascinating account of the almost totally unknown events of American airmen who landed or crash landed in Siberia after bombing Japan in WW II

3. The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Book for relaxed reading.

 

Diary of a U-boat Commander by Stephen King-Hall

 

American Notes by Rudyard Kipling.

 

The Fedralist (Papers)

 

Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia 1861...1865

Carlton McCarthy

His observations on his and others life during the Civil War.