I recently read a great novel that I’d like to tell you about. Below you can find my review of The Gladiator and the Guard as well as information from the author about the book, where to buy it, and even a giveaway opportunity! My Review “An Exciting Tale of Bravery, Integrity, and Sacrifice” Big Picture: “The Gladiator and the Guard” (henceforth abbreviated G&G) is the … Continue reading The Gladiator and the Guard (A Book Review)
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Woman in White is one of my favorite novels of all time! I first read it about 8-10 years ago when my best friend recommended it to me. At the time, I had never heard of Wilkie Collins (what a shame that he is so relatively unknown today!), and I knew nothing about his pioneering career in the mystery genre. Continue reading “The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (A Book Review)”
Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl“An illuminating and refreshing, whimsical and weighty work of philosophy and apologetics and poetry in prose” — that’s how I described N.D. Wilson’s Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl when I was reading it a year ago. It inspired me to write some poetry, and it was one of those books that I couldn’t stop reading even if I was faced with pressing obligations or enticingly fun activities. In Notes, every page is dripping with meaning and beauty, every word hand-picked, and every sentence artistic and fresh. It is a book about Creation ex nihilo and the wonder of this spoken world. I bought this book for my best friend, practically impelled Charles to read it, and shared excerpts of it at staff devotions; I couldn’t over-share or over-sell this book. Continue reading “Book Look: Death By Living”
The book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood, was published yesterday, and it is sure to cause a stir in Christian circles. I have not read the book, and based on the reviews and criticism I’ve seen of it, I do not plan to waste my time on it. Here are two well-written reviews of this book that seems to be a theologically unstable, relativistic, and inaccurate treatment of biblical womanhood:
A Year of Biblical Womanhood: A Review – desiringGod.org
From the review: “At its root this book questions the validity of the Bible. And denying the inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture is a denial that will ultimately erode the gospel of our Savior.” Continue reading “Biblical Womanhood–Really?”
Peace Along the Journey 