If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you'll notice I publish a lot of book reviews. Frankly, these are Goodreads reviews I cross post to my blog, but I get a lot of traffic here when I publish book reviews. So you might have noticed I haven't written any in awhile. I wanted to …
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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan My rating: 1 of 5 stars Didn't enjoy. Didn't view it as very realistic. Francis Chan has written a book that claims one must be totally, obsessively "in love" with Jesus Christ or all bets are off. On page 68, he asks "Would you describe …
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The Gospel of Judas: Critical Edition by Rodolphe Kasser My rating: 2 of 5 stars I have to confess I started this book out of sheer interest in the subject matter, but I couldn't finish it -- I just thought it was too silly to believe. Maybe I've got too much of the traditional four …
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The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus by Robin Meyers My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really liked this book even though its idealistic vision is so utopian that its recommendations can surely never be acted upon by most Christians. It's a heartfelt book with a vision -- one of love and …
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I Am Alive and You Are Dead: The Strange Life and Times of Philip K. Dick by Emmanuel Carrère My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow! What can you say about Philip K. Dick and this biography? I mean, I knew Dick was a paranoid, but I had no idea to what degree he was. …
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