by bob | Dec 3, 2022 | Books, Faith & Jesus
I have begun reading a book by Mark Baker called Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism. If you follow along here, you know that centred-set churches are a topic I am passionate about. I heard about the book a while ago but was reminded... 
by bob | Oct 11, 2022 | Books
I read this book on Perlego after hearing Carmen Imes and Tim Mackie discuss it on an episode of the Bible Project Podcast. Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (affiliate link). There are so many stories in... 
by bob | Jan 9, 2015 | Books
“I don’t like biographies.” I’ve said that on numerous occasions. I love to read, but generally I love to read a few specific genres. For non-fiction that would include books on leadership (general and church), theology, and behavioural economics. For fiction (which I... 
by bob | Mar 21, 2014 | Books
About a week ago, a few of us here were going through one of those lists of books with the heading, “The BBC thinks you’ve only read 6 of these books.” We did pretty well (If you could count, ‘I’ve seen the movie, I would have done much better). I hit 16,... by bob | Oct 19, 2012 | Books
As someone who is spending much of this next year trying to learn about all things Ireland, I found Irish Times columnist John Waters’ new book, Was It For This? Why Ireland Lost the Plot, a fascinating read. While he deals with Ireland over the past 100+ years,... by bob | Apr 26, 2012 | Books
If you know me, you know that I love to read. As a kid, it started with comic books (The Justice Society of America was my favorite), and The Chronicles of Narnia, and reached its height when I found a wife who reads even more than I do! (our kids had no...