In the interest of defending fiction to the hordes of the world who don’t read it for some reason I will list the books I have read recently with some brief comments. If you are a hater of fiction then I would highly encourage you to find the joy, inspiration, and teaching in good fiction. [...]

Here is why I’m not into the hype about The Shack. I’m not anti-The Shack. I’m not against it like it’s the devil or something. I know some people have found it helpful to relate to God. I just hope it’s the God of the Bible they are relating to and not the God of [...]

You’re The Hobbit! by J.R.R. Tolkien All you wanted was a nice cup of tea when some haggard crazy old man came into your life and told you it was time to do something with yourself. Now you’re all conflicted about whether to stick with your stay-at-home lifestyle or follow this crazy person into the wild. While you’re very short [...]

I read three books while traveling to and from Kenya. By the way it was about 40 hours of flight time. I mostly watched movies on the plane. Virgin Atlantic was amazing. We had our own screen with our choice of about 60 movies to watch at any time. My highlights were Blood Diamond and [...]

but not in a weird way. He just rules. Bea and I saw the new movie last night - Bourne Ultimatum. It rocked. Fast moving. Tough. Heroic. Human. I would definitely go see it soon. I also finished the new Harry Potter book yesterday. It was a pretty tidy ending with some sad stuff. I [...]

I finished reading “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway a few days ago. A perfect title for a peace-lover like me, but that’s not the point. If you think you might read this book and don’t know the plot I wouldn’t read this post. The book is set in WWI Italy where the main character, [...]

Check this out. JRR Tolkien’s son finished a book that Tolkien started long ago. It comes out April 17. As my brother-in-law Christopher said in his email to me, “Can you say, pre-order?” Check out the story here.