I like to think I'm an active reader. It makes me think I'm smart and cultured. Truth is, I don't finish half the books I start, and with 21 going simultaneously at the moment, it's questionable that I'm actually getting anything out of them! That said, here's 5 of the latest books I've actually made it all the way through.
For a book that started as a present for the author's grown kids with an initial run of 15 copies from a local print shop, The Shack has done pretty well for itself. With 5 million now in print, the story's becoming one of those worldwide phenomenons. Some doctrinal content has been challenged by some, but approach it like a personal story written to Young's children and not a handbook in apologetics or systematic theology, and you'll have a hard time not being challenged.
How I managed to avoid reading this one until now I don't know, and some would argue I haven't read it now either, since I cheated and bought the audiobook. The fact of the matter is, the iTunes version actually has loads of recordings of MLK's sermons and speeches, including the famous "I Have a Dream"-moment from Washington in 1963. Oh, and the actual book's not bad either!
This book is packed with creative psychology and paradigm-shifting (yes, I used the term!!) techniques for a new way of doing life. Written by an orchestra conductor and his family therapist wife, the book is more practical than most in it's genre, and it's surprisingly low on shallow one-liners and baseball coach anecdotes. A good book if you're stuck for solutions, ruining relationships, or just looking to learn the art of possibilty.
Shane Claiborne's irresistible revolution is attracting recruits everywhere, and this book and his other writings are inspiring ordinary radicals to deny all and take up the cross of community all the way from Sydney to Stockholm. I decided I'd resisted long enough, and once again, grabbed the audiobook. Whether a might-be monk or not, Shane's heart, authenticity and poetic passion is fascinating, and his narrating's equally impressive.
I was given this book on Thursday and had read it by Monday. Admittedly it's not a heavy read, but for me just finishing a book without starting another 5 in the meantime is an achievement, and the sign of a good read. With chapters written by all the musicians taking part in the CompassionArt project, it's up front, it's challenging, it's inspiring and it's honest.
For a book that started as a present for the author's grown kids with an initial run of 15 copies from a local print shop, The Shack has done pretty well for itself. With 5 million now in print, the story's becoming one of those worldwide phenomenons. Some doctrinal content has been challenged by some, but approach it like a personal story written to Young's children and not a handbook in apologetics or systematic theology, and you'll have a hard time not being challenged.
How I managed to avoid reading this one until now I don't know, and some would argue I haven't read it now either, since I cheated and bought the audiobook. The fact of the matter is, the iTunes version actually has loads of recordings of MLK's sermons and speeches, including the famous "I Have a Dream"-moment from Washington in 1963. Oh, and the actual book's not bad either!
This book is packed with creative psychology and paradigm-shifting (yes, I used the term!!) techniques for a new way of doing life. Written by an orchestra conductor and his family therapist wife, the book is more practical than most in it's genre, and it's surprisingly low on shallow one-liners and baseball coach anecdotes. A good book if you're stuck for solutions, ruining relationships, or just looking to learn the art of possibilty.
Shane Claiborne's irresistible revolution is attracting recruits everywhere, and this book and his other writings are inspiring ordinary radicals to deny all and take up the cross of community all the way from Sydney to Stockholm. I decided I'd resisted long enough, and once again, grabbed the audiobook. Whether a might-be monk or not, Shane's heart, authenticity and poetic passion is fascinating, and his narrating's equally impressive.
I was given this book on Thursday and had read it by Monday. Admittedly it's not a heavy read, but for me just finishing a book without starting another 5 in the meantime is an achievement, and the sign of a good read. With chapters written by all the musicians taking part in the CompassionArt project, it's up front, it's challenging, it's inspiring and it's honest.
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