10.19.09
Never would have believed …
Yes, I am shocked to find that I agree with Karl Rove. What is this world coming to?
10.05.09
Reading List
I haven’t shared my reading list for some time and thought I would do that before dipping into things political. There are some housekeeping items on this list … books I started and have nearly finished before moving to new things prematurely. I have made a resolution to clean up my half read list. I am also reading some very interesting books for a study our womens group – The Band of Sisters – is doing on the life and ministry of Jesus. And then there is my personal study of Colossians ….
So, the list:
- God in the Dock – C. S. Lewis (only 40 pages to go)
- The Search for the Twelve Apostles – William S. McBirnie (80 to go)
- Teaching for Changed Lives – Howard Hendricks
- The Church in Many Houses – Steve Cordle
- The Hole in our Gospel – Richard Sterns
- The Untold Story of the New Testament Church – Frank Viola
- Jesus Acording to Scripture – Darrell Bock
- Jesus and the Gospels – Craig Blomberg
- Four Portraits, One Jesus – Mark Strauss
I put aside the Viola book after reading about half and finding several areas that do not agree with my understanding of theology. But I am nothing if not thorough and I will read it to the end so that my critique will be based on what is there rather than what might be there.
I have a book review long overdue for The Hole in Our Gospel. I normally read through the books I review pretty quickly, but this one has taken some time because it has impacted me personally, which I suspect is just what Stern intended. It has been painful at times to read his commentary and know that what he says about himself applies to me as well. But I have an obligation to review, and review I will.
That’s my list … plenty to keep me busy as winter settles in, and it seems it will do so early this year.
10.01.09
All roads lead to Rome
Most of my reading and study for the last 14 months has revolved around Rome … or to be more specific, Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. I’ve read through the epistle several times, ready nearly 3,000 pages of commentary, outlined and paraphrased it and dug deep into the meaning. It has been a most rewarding study.
It actually felt strange to put the books on the shelf this morning. They have been on my desk and close at hand for a long time and have been my daily reading … sometimes more than once a day. I know I will refer back to this study often as I move into the books Paul wrote subsequent to Romans.
So now is it on to Colassae and the letter Paul wrote to the church there.