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  • 2016 Reading Challenge: October Update

    October was a month about getting back in the groove. It took the better part of the month, but I think I’ve finally gotten into a good flow. In a rare turn of events, I even had an entire weekend where I was mostly at home and mostly reading. It was also almost fall for…

  • Let’s Just Be Honest

    We all knew this day would come. As I’ve gotten more realistic about the amount of time I should spend reading and reviewing books, there were bound to be some casualties. And by casualties, I mean books that fall by the wayside. Reasons they fall away vary, but it happens nonetheless. Since I’m trying to be…

  • When The Eye of The Storm Passes You By

    This is what our local radar looked like at 5am yesterday morning. Although school had been cancelled for a second day in a row, I forgot to turn my alarm off, so once awake, checked for the latest update on Hurricane Matthew. This is what I saw. And to be honest, it was a welcome…

  • 2016 Reading Challenge: September Update

    September turned into a busier and more distracting month than I anticipated. I still read a fair amount, finishing the books listed below and making progress on several others for the Tim Challies Reading Challenge. I’m working toward being more focused in general for my reading (pretty sure I said that last month too). I’m behind…

  • 2016 Reading Challenge: August Update

    Reading has predictably slowed, and school is in full swing. We’re on week 3 of 36. Through it all, I continue to make meager progress on Tim Challies Reading Challenge. I haven’t been so concerned to read through the list as to just read whatever I feel like. Next month I plan to be a…

  • Christian Intellectuals and Being Lost in Translation

    It all started when Alan Jacobs wrote an article for September’s issue of Harper’s Magazine. I had heard of the piece, but didn’t read it until I read Owen Strachan’s response to it, as well as Jacob’s response to Strachan’s response (which has a response by Strachan and final word by Jacobs). Then I saw Jake…

  • Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

    On Saturday, I did something I haven’t done in a while. I started a decent size book (250+ pg), and finished it the same day. I started off doing my usual, which is to say, reading a chapter in about 5-6 different books. But, when I started the chapter in Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a…

  • Some Assorted Thoughts on The First Day of School

    Today is the first day of yet another school year. If not for my gap year between high school and college, and I guess my semester off between sophomore and junior years, this would be my 27th straight school year. Instead I guess I’m on a 14 year streak (ignoring that gap semester since I just…

  • Zondervan Gospels eBooks Sale Through Thursday

    Every now and then, I’ll agree to do a post like this. Rather than noticing this sale on my own, I was told about in advance and received a few books in exchange for taking some time to tell you about this pretty stellar deal. That’s a pretty fair deal when it comes right down…

  • Reading Challenge Remaining Books

    At this point, I’ve got about 5 months to work with on the Tim Challies Reading Challenge. With my year total at 104, I’ve failed to only read 100 books, but that was clearly a humblebrag anyway. Over the next several months, I have several books I need to work through that either for review or…