Comments on: Why I Entered Ministry

By: patrick

patrick — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:50:13 +0000

did somebody already say “Blink?” — great intellectually and spiritually and a quick read

By: amy jo johnson clip

amy jo johnson clip — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:23:42 +0000

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By: Leland

Leland — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:04:07 +0000

Thanks Matt. It wasn’t the “Jayber” Supremacy or Ulitmatum as far as exciyement but it did say alot to me about faith and redemption. I related very closely with this book. I want someone to dig my grave (in book, not cry for help).

By: matt elliott

matt elliott — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:41:43 +0000

Really enjoyed “Jayber Crow.” Thanks for the recommendatino, Leland. I will check out some other Wendell Berry books as a result. (Crow has some interesting and challenging insight on faith, I might add.)

Followed it up with Jeannette Walls’ “The Glass Castle” — WOW! Couldn’t put it down. I highly reocmmend it, Mike. One of the best book I’ve read in several months.

By: Jo Huddleston

Jo Huddleston — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:27:03 +0000

Mike,
My very first childhood friend just introduced me to your blog:) Heard you preach back in Abilene in early 90’s.
Books to read and not have to think too much…hmmm….
I think ANY books by T. Davis Bunn are winners! Spiritual, smart, great characters, plots, places! Only problem is, you might not notice the tide coming in!

By: matt elliott

matt elliott — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:01:07 +0000

Started “Jayber Crow” today, Leland.

By: Leland

Leland — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:59:04 +0000

If you don’t read my other suggestion then here are the best alternatives:

War and Peace
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
DSM-IV

Bring a spotter.

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By: Laurie Lott

Laurie Lott — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:19:58 +0000

A good friend of mine highly recommended: “Here’s a book you should read for kicks………..it’s a kid’s book but well worth your time……will take you only several hours to read. It’s called “The Teacher’s Funeral” . It is a comedy and something I was going to read and consider using in school. I had heard at a book workshop that it was good. I read it last week-end and was it a treat!!! Jill was with me at Daniel’s and I insisted she read it too. What a hoot! I will definitely use it at school. I haven’t been so entertained in quite a while.”

By: Adam G.

Adam G. — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:12:37 +0000

Sounds vaguely like the story of my life.

By: Daniel Oden

Daniel Oden — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:42:57 +0000

Recommend: Last year I read a book that is now getting favorable reviews, though you may have read it already - _The Kite Runner_ by Khalid Hosseini (truly a good book). I also recently re-read _East Of Eden_ by John Steinbeck, which I had read in high school. It should be required to reread our high school and college fiction in our forties (or later). (smile) It is a different book. TIMSHAL!

Blessings,
D. Oden

By: Matthew Morine

Matthew Morine — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:18:01 +0000

If you are like me, you read religious books all the time, so during the beach trip, I try to go non-religious. Need a break every now and then, try Collapse by Jared Diamond or The World is Flat.

http://www.matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org

P.S. Check out my blog for reviews of many books, I read from all different fields.

By: Cathy Messecar

Cathy Messecar — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:24:43 +0000

Fiction suggestions:

Any of Charles Martin’s:

My favorite is Wrapped in Rain (Miss Ella is more than memorable), but these by Martin are good, too: The Dead Don’t Dance and the sequel Maggie; also, When Crickets Cry

Other fiction by Francine Rivers:

Mark of the Lion Series (3), setting after 70 AD

and Redeeming Love, inspired by Hosea’s call to wed Gomer.

The Last Sin Eater, movie release in Feb. 07, now out on DVD

By: sue

sue — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:08:12 +0000

I think everyone is way off base in the book suggestions. I really wish that you would pick up a Danielle Steel love story. They are simple, a little trashy, a very fun and quick read…and it will do wonders for you married love life…if you know what I mean.
Enjoy. Although I seriously doubt you will do this! Let us know your pick!

By: Lisa E

Lisa E — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:49:36 +0000

One that I haven’t seen mentioned (could have missed it) is “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson. It won the Pulitzer in 2005 for fiction. It is a beautiful, gentle book about the love a “late-in-life” father for his very young son, written as a journal for the son. I just can’t say enough about this book.

The Kite Runner has been mentioned so many times, with good reason. Wallace Stegner’s “Angle of Repose” is also a good read.

You’re going to need a long vacation to fit all of these in.