Book Reviews
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Historical Figures Discuss Fate of Human Civilization: My Review of ‘The Traveler’s Summit’
Andy Andrews’ sequel to The Traveler’s Gift inspires, but ultimately fails to live up to its brilliant predecessor. Today being “Fiction Friday,” we review The Traveler’s Summit. Last Friday, I […]
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How to Talk About Politics Without Fighting: Advice From Arthur Brooks
With the Thanksgiving / Christmas / New Year holiday season upon us, it’s a good time to ask how families and friends can discuss politics without sabotaging those relationships. This […]
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Distraught Family Man Travels Through Time for Wisdom and Inspiration: My Review of ‘The Traveler’s Gift’
If you want a dose of wisdom and jolt of inspiration, look no further than The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews — our focus for today’s “Fiction Friday” review. Published […]
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7 Books I Wish Every Single Christian in America Would Read
The most important book for anyone and everyone to read is, of course, the Bible. If you’re not reading the Bible, make that your priority. But if I could recommend […]
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How to Destroy Humankind: My Review of CS Lewis’ ‘The Abolition of Man.’
The postmodernist deconstruction of objective truth and value claims will spell the end of freedom and usher in dictatorship and slavery. Indeed, postmodernism has within its capacity to bring about the very end of the human race. This is essentially the claim of the book we review today: C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man.
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Bringing Spiritual Warfare into the Light: My Review of Frank Peretti’s Classic ‘This Present Darkness’
A small college community becomes a spiritual war zone as armies of angels and demons war over the souls of the town's inhabitants. And should evil prevail, more is at stake than just the inhabitants of this small town. That's the premise of a bestselling novel that changed the landscape of Christian publishing forever.
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Overcome Hate With Love: My Review of Arthur Brooks’ Love Your Enemies
Contempt is the focus in Arthur Brooks' much-needed book Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt. Brooks explains that social scientists have defined contempt as "anger mixed with disgust," something he calls a "toxic combination."
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The Waldensians and their Valiant Fight for Survival and Freedom: My Review of Rora
Rora is an action-packed historical novel written by James Byron Huggins and based upon the true story of the Waldenses (aka Waldensians) and their fight against the Catholic Inquisition in 1655.
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Do We Have a Right to Anger and Offense? My Review of Brant Hansen’s ‘Unoffendable’
When it comes to resolving differences or righting wrongs, ask yourself this question: Do you want to be driven by anger or by love?
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Not Your Sunday School Teacher’s Noah: My Review of Brian Godawa’s Noah Primeval
Welcome to “Fiction Friday.” That’s what I’m choosing to call a new series of book reviews — fiction book reviews (or novels), to be precise — on this, my pastoral […]
