A Search for What Is Real by Brian D. McLaren My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is intended to be a guide for those who are seeking something spiritually, no matter what faith, but yes, primarily Christianity. It's a little light (especially for McLaren), but the contents are pretty solid and the book …
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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a very serious book by Philip K. Dick, and it's another mind f***, but in a very literal way. It's about the drug culture in the not-too-distant future, and it's largely autobiographical, if you go by what the biographers write …
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A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith by Brian D. McLaren My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I finished reading Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity, all I could say was “Wow!” It blew my mind, mostly in a good way. And it left me with an awful …
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Ubik By Philip K. Dick Originally published in 1969 Plot Summary: Glen Runciter is dead. Or is everybody else? Someone died in an explosion orchestrated by Runciter's business competitors. And, indeed, it's the kingly Runciter whose funeral is scheduled in Des Moines. But in the meantime, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering -- and sometimes …
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