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Book Review: Life Together

Life Together:  The Classic Exploration Of Christian Community, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer This book is short and demanding, and in many ways it reminded of C.S. Lewis’ similar treatment in Mere Christianity, which is a compliment any book should consider itself … Continue reading

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Book Review: Bloom Where You’re Planted

Bloom Where You’re Planted, by Mary Rodman [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In most cases, giving a book the title Bloom Where You’re Planted would come off … Continue reading

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If You Want It, Come And Get It, For Crying Out Loud

As might be expected for someone who spends a lot of time listening to and performing music and who loves history, I tend to think a lot about music and its context.  The early 1980’s, for example, were a time … Continue reading

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My Plane Flew Away With All The Things Caught In My Mind

Early this morning as I tossed and turned in bed, I happened to notice that someone had viewed a blog post of mine from near the beginning of this particular blog, a post that had momentous consequences for the blog … Continue reading

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Book Review: Fearless: How A Diagnosis Of A Chronic Disease Turned My Life Upside Down

Fearless:  How A Diagnosis Of A Chronic Disease Turned My Life Upside Down, by Jo Ann Maxwell [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/West Bow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] While there are some … Continue reading

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Book Review: First We Have Coffee

First We Have Coffee, by Margaret Jensen As someone who specializes in reading memoirs of dysfunctional families and unpleasant childhoods [1], I am often struck by elements that make a book distinctive.  This book had a very distinctive set of … Continue reading

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Book Review: Agape’s Children

Agape’s Children:  Freed From The Streets, by Darla Calhoun with Donna Sundblad [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Aneko Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Given the sad state of Africa and its people, it … Continue reading

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Book Review: How To Raise Children For Christ

How To Raise Children For Christ:  A Guide For Excellent Christian Parenting, by Andrew Murray [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Aneko Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] I must freely consent that I am … Continue reading

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Book Review: Disarming The Powers Of Darkness

Disarming The Powers Of Darkness:  Fearless Conquerors In Spiritual Warfare, by Eric Barger with David Benoit [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Aneko Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Since my early childhood, I have … Continue reading

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Book Review: Fake Christianity

Fake Christianity, by C.B. Matthews [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] From what the author describes in the introductory section to this book, the author felt compelled to … Continue reading

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