1 Peter One of the main ideas in this book is that being a Christian means that you suffer a lot. The question is “how should one suffer?” The answer is: suffer like Jesus did. He is a good example to follow in everything. 2 Peter All of these books have good nuggets that I… Read More »
As I typed the subject line of this post, I realized that it is my brother’s birthday and I forgot to email him. Better get that fixed. It may be helpful for you to know How to Criticize Your Pastor (and Honor God) from C. J. Mahaney. If that is valuable, there is more here.… Read More »
This is one of the most practical books. It was written by Jesus’s brother and it sounds a lot like Jesus does, such as in his teaching in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7). There are many things that you can apply to your own life in this book. I memorized this book with… Read More »
It might be a bad idea to solicit suggestions on this blog for a few reasons. But on the possibility that someone might really help, I’m going to give it a shot. I’ve never been to New England. Nor has Kelli. We guess that we ‘re probably never going to get any closer than we… Read More »
When I go to a restaurant, I am usually satisfied with a 10-oz steak. I might go for the 16-oz one if my dad is buying. But I can’t imagine eating much more than one pound of beef. Not so with the 31 men on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as described by Stephen Ambrose… Read More »
This is probably the toughest book in the New Testament to understand. The main problem is that some people that the author is writing to are tempted to stop being Christians and go back to being Jews. So the author explains why Jesus is better and everything they ‘re thinking of going back to is… Read More »
Stephen Ambrose, in Undaunted Courage, notes that the westward movement of Americans towards the Pacific Ocean was inevitable. “This absurd notion showed how little Jefferson knew about Americans living west of the Appalachians. With the [Louisiana] Purchase, or even without the Purchase, there was no force on earth that could stop the flow of American… Read More »
There have been very few families in the history of the world who have had children simultaneously in sixth grade (two for us), six years old, and six months old. We are special! Photo taken today
Isaiah wrote this about the Servant: He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth (Isa 53:9). How could this person end his life with the wicked and with the rich? Alec Motyer writes: “Wicked …… Read More »
I have just finished reading Stephen Ambrose’s biography of Meriwether Lewis in Undaunted Courage. This is a fascinating work primarily concerned with the Lewis and Clark expedition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803-1806. I have marked certain sections of the book and may share more in a couple of coming posts. Ambrose’s observations about the… Read More »