Book Reviews

My reviews channel is going to be all about books, shows, links and music that I have found and like.  Basically this is my personal bibliography for all the resources that I have found valuable. These are certainly not all the resources I have used, but they are the highlights of those that I would recommend for others. I will have several different review pages based on different kinds of media. I will add to each page as I find new resources.

Here are my book reviews. The first number is the review I gave the book out of 5 stars. 

Non-fiction

• 5. Finally Free
  • Best book on pornography I have read yet.
• 4. Innovations dirty little secret -  Larry osborne
  • As usual, lots of good practical advice.
• 4.5 A Praying Life — Paul Miller — Leadership book
  • Excellent book on prayer. I have not applied it as I should but it has a number of very good incites.
• 5 God Smuggler - Brother Andrew - 2014 audiobook
  • Wow. Very encouraging! We have a great God! Miracles and life change and conversions. Great book for all level Christians. Listen to with the kids!
• 3.5 Authority by Jamie Munson - Good short treatment of the topic some good quotes.
• 4 - Ambassadors Guide to Understanding Homosexuality by str.org. Great lay primer on the issue. 
• 3.5 - Leadership by Driscoll — Possible Leadership book  - simple book, probably not a bad book for elders and deacons to read. Not much I disagree with. Also has a nice bibliography of other good leadership books.
• 4 - Emotionally healthy spirituality — Peter Scazzero — Good for growing Christians 
• 3.5- 1000 gifts by Ann Voskamp — Finished fall 2013 — excellent  Recommend for women and leadership men!!— notes 
• 5 - Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittser Finished Fall 2013 — Excellent — Recommend for all, but particularly for 
• 4 - Read in 2012-13 Leadership as Identity. Crawford Loritz
  • Good book recommend for all leaders
• Emotionally Healthy church
  • Good book for already Christians

Fiction

• Tenant of Wildfell Hall — Anne Bronte
• 4.5 The Last Sineater by Francine Rivers. Very good character development. Good plot. Points to the gospel.
• 3 Call of the Wild - Jack London - audiobook - 2014
  • Interesting exciting - White Fang in reverse - his heroes are animal versions of Louis L'Amour heroes.
  • Thoroughly modern world view.  Clear example of classic late 19th century early 20th century modern evolutionary worldview.