Super Nuke! a Memoir about Life as a Nuclear Submariner and the Contributions of a “Super Nuke” – The USS Ray (Ssn653) Toward Winning the Cold War by Charles Cranston Jett My rating: 4 of 5 stars As a former submariner, I really enjoyed this. But I mostly enjoyed it because it was a memoir …
Review: Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity
Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity by Rebekah Merkle My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read portions of this in manuscript, but have been working away at the final version since it came out. And it is, of course, fantastic. Now one of you will say to me that I am rating …
Review: Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time by Sarah Ruden My rating: 4 of 5 stars I hope to write more about this book later, but for now will just say that it was surprisingly good. View all my reviews
Review: The Pursuit of God
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this many moons ago, and just now listened to it again. Very edifying book, with some brilliant sections. View all my reviews
Benjamin and Heather
We have all gathered here today in order to witness the establishment of a covenant. Scripture teaches that when a covenant is sealed by means of an oath, a vow, or an affirmation, something greater is being appealed to. As it says in Hebrews 6, “For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in …
Book of the Month/January 2017
Testimonies are powerful. The apostle Paul gives his testimony in the book of Acts more than once, and he did so to great effect. The center of New Testament-style evangelism is found in the two-fold ministry of preaching and testimony. How will they hear without a preacher (Rom. 10:14)? And the one who believes has …
Review: Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education
Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education by Charles J. Sykes My rating: 4 of 5 stars A devastating indictment of the current travesty called higher education. A very worthwhile read, especially for those parents preparing to shell out megabucks for a bunch of nothing. View all my reviews
Review: The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ
The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ by Andrew Klavan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hope to write more about this soon, but for now, let us just say it is superb. View all my reviews
Review: Black Rednecks & White Liberals
Black Rednecks & White Liberals by Thomas Sowell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dense. Thorough. Balanced. Eye-opening. Magnificent. View all my reviews
Review: Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever
Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever by Walter Kirn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Superb. It is common for reviewers to say that this chapter or that was worth the price of some book or other, but this book, full of brutal honesty about academic posturing, has multiple metaphors that were …