Friday, September 20, 2013
In my head
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Books
I found an old list of my favorite books that I wrote down in 2007 or so. It prompted me to think about what I might now consider my top 10.
Here is the old list:
1. A Conflict of Visions - T. Sowell
2. The Last Battle - CS Lewis
3. Blue Like Jazz - D. Miller
4. The Adventure - J. Sittser
5. The Perfect Mile - N. Bascomb
6. Running with the Buffaloes
7. The Ragamuffin Gospel - Manning
8. Surprised By Joy - Lewis
9. Epistemology - Feldman
New list:
1. O2 - R. Dahlstrom. This book sorts Christian life into "inhaling" or "exhaling" disciplines It is written by our lead pastor from our Seattle church, so these ideas got covered in many sermons as well. Many of the ideas here have been extremely influential in my life the last 5 years.
2. The Last Battle - CS Lewis. The culmination of history in the land of Narnia. This book wraps up the Narnia series beautifully.
3. Searching for God Knows What - D. Miller. Miller articulates the difference between relationship and religion.
4. Surprised By Joy - CS Lewis. Autobiography of Lewis' early years and his search for happiness.
5. A Sacred Marriage - G. Thomas. We studied this book in a couples small group. The premise is that marriage is intended not to make people happy, but to make them holy.
6. A Conflict of Visions - T. Sowell. Sowell discusses what he calls the "constrained" v. "unconstrained" view of human nature and how these worldviews ultimately shape our views on everying.
7. The Ragamuffin Gospel - B. Manning. Manning describes how he experianced true grace and how that transformed him.
8. The Perfect Mile - N. Bascomb. The story of the men that raced to be the first person to break the 4 minute mile.
9. Epistemology - R. Feldman. The study of knowledge. This was one of my favorite classes in undergrad.
10. Bad Religion - R. Douthat. Douthat traces the current state of Christianity in America and looks at how we got here.
Here is the old list:
1. A Conflict of Visions - T. Sowell
2. The Last Battle - CS Lewis
3. Blue Like Jazz - D. Miller
4. The Adventure - J. Sittser
5. The Perfect Mile - N. Bascomb
6. Running with the Buffaloes
7. The Ragamuffin Gospel - Manning
8. Surprised By Joy - Lewis
9. Epistemology - Feldman
New list:
1. O2 - R. Dahlstrom. This book sorts Christian life into "inhaling" or "exhaling" disciplines It is written by our lead pastor from our Seattle church, so these ideas got covered in many sermons as well. Many of the ideas here have been extremely influential in my life the last 5 years.
2. The Last Battle - CS Lewis. The culmination of history in the land of Narnia. This book wraps up the Narnia series beautifully.
3. Searching for God Knows What - D. Miller. Miller articulates the difference between relationship and religion.
4. Surprised By Joy - CS Lewis. Autobiography of Lewis' early years and his search for happiness.
5. A Sacred Marriage - G. Thomas. We studied this book in a couples small group. The premise is that marriage is intended not to make people happy, but to make them holy.
6. A Conflict of Visions - T. Sowell. Sowell discusses what he calls the "constrained" v. "unconstrained" view of human nature and how these worldviews ultimately shape our views on everying.
7. The Ragamuffin Gospel - B. Manning. Manning describes how he experianced true grace and how that transformed him.
8. The Perfect Mile - N. Bascomb. The story of the men that raced to be the first person to break the 4 minute mile.
9. Epistemology - R. Feldman. The study of knowledge. This was one of my favorite classes in undergrad.
10. Bad Religion - R. Douthat. Douthat traces the current state of Christianity in America and looks at how we got here.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Thoughts
Things i've been reading that have been rattling around my head this week:
A post about unfulfilled dreams by Donald Miller
A fascinating story
How to be the best
A post about unfulfilled dreams by Donald Miller
A fascinating story
How to be the best
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