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Book review: Saint Francis by Robert West

August 7, 2010View Comments
Book review: Saint Francis by Robert West

“Saint Francis,” by Robert West, is another biography in the Christian Encounters series, and one of the latest attempts to animate the life of the beloved medieval mystic and saint. West tried to bring out the world of Assisi for the reader, the medieval context that surrounded Francis throughout his life and, by the way [...]

Ignore “The Jesus You Can’t Ignore”: a book review

July 13, 2010View Comments
Ignore “The Jesus You Can’t Ignore”: a book review

Here's my official, just over 200 word book review for John MacArthur's "The Jesus You Can't Ignore." I was walking through it chapter by chapter, but it was such a chore to get through the book and I just needed to be done with it that I tore through the rest and produced the final summary.

Schleitheim Academy Update

June 6, 2010View Comments

I just wanted to give a quick update on how our schooling is going along with a few links to some great resources I have come across recently.

Rejecting alternatives, and a book to give away

March 24, 2010View Comments
Rejecting alternatives, and a book to give away

The advocate of war cannot say there is no other recourse before weighing nonviolent alternatives. That’s from chapter 7 of John Howard Yoder’s The War of the Lamb: The Ethics of Nonviolence and Peacemaking, edited by Glen Stassen, Mark Thiessen Nation, and Matt Hamsher. Not that the quotation is a summary of the book itself, [...]

Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph: Polycarp

December 26, 2009View Comments

Part one in the Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph series. This one is on the first chapter and story, Polycarp.

New additions to our personal library and a question

December 26, 2009View Comments

Our personal library always seems to grow this time of year. This late December was no exception. Plus, I have a couple questions at the end for you.

Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph: Intro

December 22, 2009View Comments

I will be reviewing the homeschooling text Trial and Triumph: Stories and Church History. There will be short reviews for each of the stories put together by Richard Hannula.

Reading To Share in the Body

December 16, 2009View Comments

I've begun a reading of Craig Hovey's "To Share in the Body: a Theology of Martyrdom for Today's Church." Today, I'm merely posting some excellent quotes from the first third of the book. When I finish, I will do a more complete review. Check these few passages out.

Meme on books that influenced my reading of the Bible

June 19, 2009View Comments

There is one of those memes going around in which people volunteer a list of books that influenced their readings of the Bible. The rules say that works are not limited to Biblical studies literature, but can include religious works or works of literature.

Eddie’s History Book Wishlist, Summer 2009

May 25, 2009View Comments

The following are some books that have come out recently (in the past few years) that I'd love to get my hands on and be able to utilize.

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