Just finished an intersting book on the pastorate in a small Illinois town. The book was recommended to me by my father-in-law, Dan Schiel, and as usual, his recommendation was a good one. A Lutheran pastor shares all in this kiss and tell book. He had permission to tell the story of how this pastor [...]
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Read This Book!
May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books, Church, Religion
If you read one “Christian” book this year do yourself a favor and read this book! Maybe you are confused by the way you are supposed to “act” and “feel” as you are attending church, or maybe you are searching for authenticity and honesty. If so this book will be a refreshing look at the [...]
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A Great Book
April 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, Church
I just read this book and I commend it to you. The author describes how he grew up in a fundamental Christian home and lived to tell about it. He does an excellent job of weaving together his life with what the church was doing in his life, or maybe to his life, and how [...]
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Religion – Illusion? Or Something Else?
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, Church, Religion
I’m reading an interesting book entitled, Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson. It is a book about a preacher during the 1950’s who is in his 70’s and been diagnosed with a heart ailment and his time is short. He married late in life and had a son who is seven years old. He decides to write [...]
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