What are You Currently Reading?

Hegemony or Survival

A nasty read by Noam Chomsky but important - documents the last 60 or so years of American international terrorism. Not well edited, to say the least.

 

I have recently been re-reading 'Explaining your faith without losing your friends' by Alister McGrath. Written in the late 1980s and published by Oxford University Press. It provides answers to some deep questions so its worth a read in the event you were to come across it.

 

I just finished "The Shack" not long ago and wrote an article on it here:
http://www.christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_TheShack.html

 

I actually really enjoyed The Shack and have given away at least five copies of it to my family and friends!!

I am currently reading Monster by Frank Peretti, I recently finished three Ted Dekker books this past month, House, Showdown and Thr3e.

 

Currently reading The Great Awakening by Jim Wallis.

Just finished The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs.

Next in line is Promised Land by Parini. Waiting for Ted Dekker's next book Kiss to be released in January.

 

The Shack is also on my soon to read list.

I'm also in the middle of reading Thriving as an Artist in the Church by Rory Noland.

 

I finished reading Memoirs Of An Ordinary Pastor :The Life And Reflections Of Tom Carson.It's written by his son;the well-known and respected D.A.Carson.It's published by Crossway.I bought two copies -- one for myself and the other as a gift for my pastor.

Most pastors are in the ordinary category.But Tom Carson was a faithful and godly man who kept steering straight ahead despite severe discouragements which turned back many others.

He labored in Quebec.That says a lot right there.

I'm not a pastor yet this book was a real boon to me.

Here's a memorable line :"He was not very good at putting people down,except on his prayer lists."

Here is what D.A.'s administrative assistant said :"I used to aspire to be the next Henry Martyn.However,after reading your dad's diaries,the Lord has given my heart a far loftier goal:simply to be faithful.I know we as men are but dust,but what dust the man I read about in these diaries was!"

 

Rippon. Tom was an early missionary with independent baptist churches in the beginning and was then supported by the same group I belong to now, The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches. I was in Quebec, at Lachute, in 60's. We were just one step beyond the "auto" jail time for baptist ministers. Back in those days the Catholic priests rules Quebec,,What they said was law. We were summonsedfor handiing out tracts in the street,and jailed for preaching on street corners.

Tom worked his whole life in Quebec as I recall. I should imagine that book would be an interesting read for anyone.

Cheers,

Jim

 

Just finished reading The Shack

In other fiction, I'm reading the The Last Sacrifice by Hanegraaff and Brouwer

In non-fiction, I'm reading Chosen But Free by Norman Giesler and Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash

 

Origins of Life by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross... I'm about a chapter in and really looking forward to seeing how they go.

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Just finished Eighth Shepherd by Brock and Bodie Thoene... Loving the series

 

If you ever feel TOO HAPPY and have the desire to be miserable and morose try reading…

Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy [1912]

This next one gets me thinking!

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
by John H. Walton [2006]

I read this one one page at a time, it's a great bedside book ... :sleeping_2:

Rob

 

As my annual study, my course this year is in Human Development. It studies the development of humans from the cradle to the grave. The course text is of the same name, Human Development.....purely secular and not religious at all.

Cheers,

Jim

 

I'm really enjoying this book.

Unlocking Romans: Resurrection and the Justification of God
by J. R. Daniel Kirk

Rob

 

We're studying through Acts on Sunday mornings and Romans on Wednesday evenings.
Thought I'd examine the NPP
This just arrived today.

Paul, in Fresh Perspective
by N.T. Wright

Rob

 

Currently I am reading The wisdom of Father Dowling

 

Cast of Characters by Max Lucado

 

The heretical "The Shack" by William Young it isn't Christian but it is marketed as being such.

 

"The Puritans on Prayer"

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1877611778/?tag=baptis04-20

 

I've been reading " True North" by Gary Inrig. It is a great read and a great eaching tool.

I now know Gary Inrig has been around for years, but I have just discovered his work. What a blessing his work has been

 

Well, for a little over a month now, I've been doing a Bible reading plan that involves reading 10 different chapters every day (always reading from different sections of the Bible, 1 chapter from each section). I'm also finishing up a book from Grace to You, "Truth Endures" -- a collection of John MacArthur sermons from over the years, a 40th anniversary special book.