Review: My Ántonia
My Ántonia by Willa Cather My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this once before, a long time ago, and only remembered enough to remember that I had read it. But then I was given an audio version of it for my birthday last month, and have been listening to it in my truck. …
Review: Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage
Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage by Ed Wheat My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this many years ago, and have been giving it away in my pre-marital counseling, also for many years. I recently decided I ought to read it again, and was pleased to see that …
Review: The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett My rating: 3 of 5 stars Good. First read it in 2002. Listened to an audio version of it narrated by Max McLean in 2015. That was good too. McLean’s reading is good, although it sometimes borders on creepy. The Puritans …
Book of the Month/July 2015
This is an important book for a number of reasons. The first is the timing — and it is almost as though a higher power were at work. In this book, Charles Jackson gives a fresh historical overview of the work of Alexander Henderson, one of the stalwarts among the Scottish Covenanters. There was a …
Review: Going Postal
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I haven’t read a lot of Pratchett — I think this is only my second one — but I do enjoy reading him for the color and the metaphor. The way he turns a figure of speech on the lathe will frequently leave you …
Review: Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today
Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today by David R. Helm My rating: 4 of 5 stars A good sturdy volume on sticking close to the text. Very helpful for preachers. I am reminded of the time when I was in junior high and my father was leading a bunch of us in an …
Review: SERVILE STATE, THE
SERVILE STATE, THE by Hilaire Belloc My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book, which was in different measures confused and insightful. The difficulty is that when it was insightful, he would use his own peculiar definitions of terms (e.g. capitalism), and when it was confused, he would apply critiques to socialism that …
Review: We Would See Jesus: Discovering God’s Provision for You in Christ
We Would See Jesus: Discovering God’s Provision for You in Christ by Roy Hession My rating: 4 of 5 stars A classic book of evangelical piety, and very good. I may have read it decades ago, but am glad I read it (again, perhaps) now. View all my reviews
Review: French Leave
French Leave by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars Standard Wodehouse, and lots of fun. View all my reviews