Thom S. Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, set out to discover the lives of those who turned from other religions and their influences to find Christ. Although it is neither a theological treatise, an apologetics primer, nor a Bible study The Unexpected Journey is sure to motivate any reader to explore more via all three.
In my opinion, this book should be required reading for all Christians and it deserves a place on their shelves next to Mere Christianity, Purpose Driven Life, and of course The Holy Bible. Rainer's narrative style and the amazing stories from so many different backgrounds (Satanist, Muslim, Agnostic, to name a few) drove me to the end wishing for more and hoping his afterward would speak of a timeline for a follow-up book.
I hope you will pick up a copy soon and share your thoughts here.
In Him,
David
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy is well known for his detail-oriented military/government espionage thrillers. In this regard, The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a mainstay. This is Clancy's fourth book and it picks up where The Hunt For Red October left off. Regular allusions to previous events add to the saga of Jack Ryan and his friends and new characters are woven in with clever twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.
There are no amazing lessons learned and I did not finish it with a much better feeling than I started with. But, like chocolate, this work satisfied my desire for some just plain fun in reading.
This book covers everything that Clancy is good at - spies, the Navy, special ops, family, the White House, and uber-geeks. The basic premise of the book is that a long-standing spy in Russia gets compromised and Ryan et al work tirelessly to get the agent out safely. Of course, in the meantime Clancy involves the usual potential for worldwide destruction, double agents, super-detailed scientific exchanges, and the occasional sexual innuendo between some of the lower "billed" characters.
If you have read any Clancy (real Clancy) than you will have either already read this one or you need to read it now.
There are no amazing lessons learned and I did not finish it with a much better feeling than I started with. But, like chocolate, this work satisfied my desire for some just plain fun in reading.
This book covers everything that Clancy is good at - spies, the Navy, special ops, family, the White House, and uber-geeks. The basic premise of the book is that a long-standing spy in Russia gets compromised and Ryan et al work tirelessly to get the agent out safely. Of course, in the meantime Clancy involves the usual potential for worldwide destruction, double agents, super-detailed scientific exchanges, and the occasional sexual innuendo between some of the lower "billed" characters.
If you have read any Clancy (real Clancy) than you will have either already read this one or you need to read it now.
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