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“Christian Nationalism” and “America First” Book
I just completed reading the book, Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor by Caleb E. Campbell. This book was part of The Holy Post book club. I have read much about Christian Nationalism. I am baffled at why popular Christian leaders embrace Christian Nationalism. Since I did not learn much new from this book,…
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Naked Hermit Book
Shortly before and during our trip to the UK, I read The Naked Hermit: A Journey to the Heart of Celtic Britain by Nick Mayhew-Smith. I do not recommend this book to anyone. It is not because it is bad book. It is because of the type of book it is and I know no…
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Celtic Christianity Pilgrimage
Tomorrow afternoon, Kristin and I leave on a 20 day trip to the UK. Kristin will be posting at kristinemilyfriend.com. I will do short posts on Facebook. If you have been reading this blog, you will know that I have been striving to deepen my relationship with King Jesus. I have been disillusioned with the…
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Fixed prayers, liturgies, prayer books
Each week, I listen to the Undeceptions podcast by John Dickson. Most times John is either interviewing someone on a topic or sharing his own historical research on a topic. In the middle of a podcast, John will take a diversion that he calls a “Five Minute Jesus.” In this week’s podcast, his “Five Minute…
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The Cloud of Unknowing
Somewhere, someone, on some podcast mentioned the contemplative practice book called The Cloud of Unknowing. Amazon had a copy for $0.99 and so I downloaded it and “read” it. Its Middle English was very hard to understand and did not flow well in my thoughts. Here is Wikipedia’s summary of the book. It may have…
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Following King Jesus
I read Following King Jesus: How to Know, Read, Live, and Show the Gospel by Scot McKnight and Becky Castle Miller. The title grabbed my attention, but I bought this book without clearly reading the details on the cover. This is a workbook for participating or leading a Bible study summarizing 4 of Dr. McKnight’s…
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Modern Monasticism
I listened to the book, Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times by Elizabeth Oldfield using my library’s Hoopla app. I would imagine that the author and I would have many differences. But, I imagine that she would be very welcoming to discuss those differences in a friendly chat over tea. She challenges…
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Idols
I read Tim Alberta’s book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism using the Libby app from my public library. It is a depressing analysis of how idolatry infiltrated the American Evangelical church. Tim has researched and interviewed popular church leaders who have succumbed to the same power…
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Whatever Happened to Christian Humility?
In his letter to the Philippians, Paul wrote, Imitating Christ’s Humility Humility has been an ancient virtue in Christianity. Today, this virtue seems to have been lost. Humility is seen as being weak. Ministry leaders model a lack of this virtue. I recently listened to on Hoopla, through my my library, the book, Learning Humility:…
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Culture Care
I listened to Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by Makoto Fujimura through Hoopla from my library. This book challenged my thinking because art is not my context. The phrase I have told Kristin many times is “form follows function.” This book challenges that saying head-on. I think others who love art…