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Get ya some books!
Cleaned out my bookshelf this afternoon.
Time to get rid of some I don’t intend to go back to…
UPDATE: ALL THE BOOKS HAVE FOUND A NEW HOME. THANKS!
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Monday briefs
Despite the rain (that just keeps coming back), we were blessed with another great time this weekend.
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Peppermint Filled Pinatas
I’m currently listening to the audio book version of “Peppermint Filled Pinatas.”
Some really good stuff in there!
The author just told a story (in chapter 3) about a 16-year-old girl who invited him and his wife to her birthday party at a skating rink. They reluctantly decided to come and brought a few teenagers along with [...]
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Books I’ve read in 2008
My goal in 2007 was to read 30 books. Didn’t quite make it – so I lowered my goal to 15 this year. I think I made it.
Here’s my list of completed reads in 2008 ::
Sex God – Rob Bell
Everything Must Change – Brian McLaren
The Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning
Jesus for President – Shane Claiborne/Chris [...]
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New books to read!
New books to read!
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.
new books to read, chew on, enjoy and review…
A New Kind Of Conversation
&
On the Side of the Angels: Justice, Human Rights and Kingdom Mission
Woot!
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Top emergent books
Tall Skinny Kiwi shared his top 5 emergent books for American readers back in June on his blog (just saw the post ).
Here’s his top 5 (plus a few others) ::
1. Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures, by Ryan Bolger and Eddie Gibbs.
2. The New Conspirators, Creating the Future One Mustard Seed [...]
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Online libraries
Looking for a new read without going through your local library? Or want to avoid “the man” and/or your local bookstores? Try Swaptree.
Pretty cool site from the looks of things. Share the books you want to trade, mark the books you want and let the system find a match. You can trade books, music and [...]
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My life canon
Chad and Tripp both pointed back to The River Merchant’s (Aaron Stoller) idea of a life canon.
You can click here for the rules.
Here is mine (as of 4-29-08):
Grace – U2
Amazing Grace
A King and a Kingdom – Derek Webb
A Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning
Keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast 2006 – Bono
In the Ghetto – [...]
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Boost from big stores has religion books rising
“There’s no question American’s love to read about the Almighty.”
From NPR’s Morning Edition:
Sales of books on religion have sold to a wider audience since the Sept. 11 attacks. Now major retailers are creating much more room for religious titles, and writers are taking notice.
Why do you read religious titles? Is it because of “tribal [...]
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