Weird Christians I Have Met by Philip Baker My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a cute little book to read, pretty lightweight, but intentionally so. It provides some Christian archetypes and gently reminds us of why these types of people could use some balance in their lives. Among the types of people we …
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The Cool War by Frederik Pohl My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like Frederik Pohl, but by his standards, this book was pretty lightweight. It's set in the not-too-distant future where there is a "cool war" between East and West. In it, the spies merely try to irritate each other in order to sow …
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The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this cynical and satirical sci fi novel. It's about Mitchell Courtenay, a high ranking ad exec in a futuristic American society dominated by advertising. Indeed, it's virtually un-patriotic to not adhere to advertising's role in society. Mitch is given the …
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Innocent Blood : A Novel by Christopher Dickey My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think this is an excellent novel, very well written, well told. Dickey easily takes us from Kurt's Kansas upbringing to his times as a US Ranger to later visiting the former Yugoslavia, the land of his parents, to his essentially …
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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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