Category Archives: Christianity

Book Review: Through His Eyes

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Through His Eyes:  My Journey From Sexual Abuse Victim To Victory In Jesus Christ, by Deborah Mayers [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BooksGoSocial.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This book has a pretty easy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Institutes Of Biblical Law (Volume One)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

The Institutes Of Biblical Law (Volume One) by Rousas John Rushdoony My feelings about Calvinism are not very hidden.  I’m pretty open about them, and the thoughts tend towards the negative [1].  This book, at 850 pages, is a good … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Institutes Of Biblical Law: Volume Three: The Intent Of The Law

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

The Institutes Of Biblical Law:  Volume Three:  The Intent Of The Law, by Rousas John Rushdoony Most books by Theonomist authors [1] tend to be somewhat long, but one of the things I have appreciated about this author is that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Orthodoxy

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Orthodoxy:  The Classic Account Of A Remarkable Christian Experience, by G.K. Chesterton I first heard of this book when I read a lost of 25 recommended books for Christians from a group that appeared to have close ties to monastic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Universe According To G.K. Chesterton

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

The Universe According To G.K. Chesterton:  A Dictionary Of Te Mad, Mundane, And Metaphysical, edited by Dale Ahlquist Admittedly, this book is a bit slight.  More to the point, this book is admitted to be a bit slight by the … Continue reading →

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Oh, That We Might See Some Good

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Sometimes, a theme for a particular Sabbath comes through the unobtrusive combination of many elements, that although uncoordinated by the people involved shows a certain coherence that draws attention. Indeed, this combination of independent but simultaneously interrelated decisions to focus … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Coffee, The World, And Jesus

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Coffee, The World, And Jesus, But Not Necessarily In That Order, by Ron DeMiglio [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Although I do not like coffee at … Continue reading →

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If It Takes All Night

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

During the fighting of the Overland Campaign of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant is reported to have said to President Lincoln that he proposed to fight it out along that line all summer if necessary to defeat rebel armies led by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Colorado Cook Book

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

Colorado Cook Book, published by The Young Ladies’ Mission Band of the Central Presbyterian Church Although I consider myself no particularly great cook, I am no stranger to reading and enjoying cookbooks [1].  Nor am I a stranger to church … Continue reading →

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The Madness Of Calculators

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

[Note:  As I was in the middle of writing this particular entry, I found out about the death, likely by suicide, of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, at the age of 41.  While I had not intended on writing this … Continue reading →

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