Mini Book Review #17: Middlemarch, by George Eliot. A classic novel this time in our series of short-but-sweet book reviews! Note: George Eliot was a woman! She was one of the first well-known female writers of classic literature. Although confined to one small corner of England, this is yet a sprawling epic of a tale, delving into both heroic and…
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Mini Book Review #16: Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning, by Sally Clarkson. Awaking Wonder is Sally Clarkson’s educational philosophy. It’s an interesting and thought-provoking read. Sally has a more textbook style of writing in some of these chapters than her normal conversational style. Her gentle spirit comes through, though, as she encourages mothers of…
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Mini Book Review #15: When Doctrine Divides the People of God: An Evangelical Approach to Theological Diversity, by Rhyne R. Putnam. This review is longer than most of these “mini” reviews. I felt it was a necessary read in these days of so much division and infighting within the church. “In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity.”…
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Mini Book Review #14: A brief summary of Silence, a novel by Japanese author Shusaku Endo. Silence is of the most impactful novels I have ever read. Endo’s writing transports you into the mind of an eager, hopeful missionary viewing late 16th century Japan as it lies under heavy religious persecution and medieval poverty. Father Rodrigues is betrayed and imprisoned….
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Mini Book Review #13: On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books, by Karen Swallow Prior. A short-and-sweet summary of an excellent book. On Reading Well is a delightful examination of virtues and of stories that help us understand facets of those virtues. This book gives you the opportunity to read such books as The Death of Ivan…
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