I take a lot of heat from some of my bibliophile friends when I say that, generally speaking, the literary classics are wasted on high school students. The reason is at least two-fold. First, at least in my history, high school students are required to read books they wouldn’t choose. This doesn’t guarantee young folks […]
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While I read fewer books this year, some of it’s due to reading works that ran into the deep hundreds as well as thousands of pages. Best Christian Life/Ministry Book – The Flourishing Pastor by Tom Nelson. Nelson’s contribution is a pathway of ministry wisdom for seminarians and veterans. Integrationist in approach, The Flourishing Pastor examines
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As I reflect on the books I read in 2020, here are my best books: Best Christian Life Book – Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund. It won’t be surprising to me if this book becomes a classic. It is that wonderful. Ortlund looks to Puritan pastors who, in reflecting on the Scripture, attempt to
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