I have been keeping a list of readings (not periodicals) for several years now. I read extensively before starting the list, but those readings are only recorded in my memory. Seeing my reading list might explain some of my interests and eccentricities.
2023 (so far)
Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher; by Jonathan T. Pennington - February
2022
God's Debris (A Thought Experiment); by Scott Adams - January
02 March 2023
The Militant Pacifist's Reading List - UPDATED!!!
2021
How to Exasperate Your Wife; by Douglas Wilson - September
2020
The Rewired Brain; by Ski Chilton - October
The Rewired Brain; by Ski Chilton - October
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; by Suzanne Collins - July
History & Christianity; by John Warwick Montgomery - March
The Christian Sexual Worldview; God's order in an Age of Sexual Chaos; by P. Andrew Sandlin - March
2019
Eggs are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap; by Greg Krehbiel - December
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis; by J.D. Vance - October
Uhm, Like, You Know?: Verbal Garbage and the Sacred Art of Speaking Well; by Hal Brunson - July
Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life; by Dr. Jason Fung and Dr. James Dinicolantonio - March
2018
Jesus and the Gospels; by Luke Timothy Johnson - August
On Jesus; by Douglas Groothuis - May
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock; by Gregory Thornbury - April
Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity; by John Piper - January
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss; by Dr. Jason Fung - January
2017
The Last Battle; by C.S. Lewis - December
The Silver Chair; by C.S. Lewis - November
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; by C.S. Lewis - November
Prince Caspian; by C.S. Lewis - November
The Horse and His Boy; by C.S. Lewis - October
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting; by Dr. Jason Fung - October
The Kamado Smoker and Grill Cookbook; by Chris Grove - October
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; by C.S. Lewis - October
God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe; by J. Warner Wallace - October
The Magician's Nephew; by C.S. Lewis - September
Mind-Body Philosophy; by Patrick Grim - September
Lila; by Marilynne Robinson - January
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918; by Joseph Loconte - January
2016
Home; by Marilynne Robinson - December
Gilead; by Marilynne Robinson - November
Why Evil Exists; by Charles Mathewes - October
The Prayer of the Lord; by R.C. Sproul - October
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; by Rosaria Butterfield - April
Skeptics and Believers: Religious Debate in the Western Intellectual Tradition; by Tyler Roberts - March
Evil and the Justice of God; by N. T. Wright - February
The Clue of the Maze; by C.H. Spurgeon - January
2015
Echoes and Stars: Pastoral Thoughts on Faith, Grief and Hope; Matt B. Redmond - December
Everything That Rises Must Converge; Flannery O'Connor - August
Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life; by Eric Metaxas - May
A Tale of Three Kings; by Gene Edwards - March
2014
He Wins, She Wins: Learning the Art of Marital Negotiation; by Willard F. Harley, Jr. - October
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God; by J.I. Packer - September
The Pilgrim’s Progress, from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream; by John Bunyan - September
The Apostle Paul; by Luke Timothy Johnson - August
Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence; by Preston Sprinkle - July
Look at the Birdie: Short Fiction; by Kurt Vonnegut - July
Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship; by John MacArthur - June
The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to be the Most Rational Person in Any Room; by Patrick Grim - May
God's Debris, A Thought Experiment; by Scott Adams - January
2013
Insurgent; by Veronica Roth - December
Divergent; by Veronica Roth - November
A Rumor of War; by Philip Caputo - October
Epic Jesus; The Christ You Never Knew; by Frank Viola - September
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life; by Rod Dreher - September
Poem Strip; by Dino Buzzati - August
Economics for Everybody; by R.C. Sproul Jr. - August
The Weight of Glory; by C.S. Lewis - July
The Prodigal God; by Timothy Keller - July
The Christian Sexual Worldview; God's order in an Age of Sexual Chaos; by P. Andrew Sandlin - March
2019
Eggs are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap; by Greg Krehbiel - December
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis; by J.D. Vance - October
Uhm, Like, You Know?: Verbal Garbage and the Sacred Art of Speaking Well; by Hal Brunson - July
Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life; by Dr. Jason Fung and Dr. James Dinicolantonio - March
2018
Jesus and the Gospels; by Luke Timothy Johnson - August
On Jesus; by Douglas Groothuis - May
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock; by Gregory Thornbury - April
Charles Spurgeon: Preaching Through Adversity; by John Piper - January
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss; by Dr. Jason Fung - January
2017
The Last Battle; by C.S. Lewis - December
The Silver Chair; by C.S. Lewis - November
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; by C.S. Lewis - November
The Horse and His Boy; by C.S. Lewis - October
The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting; by Dr. Jason Fung - October
The Kamado Smoker and Grill Cookbook; by Chris Grove - October
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; by C.S. Lewis - October
God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe; by J. Warner Wallace - October
The Magician's Nephew; by C.S. Lewis - September
Mind-Body Philosophy; by Patrick Grim - September
Lila; by Marilynne Robinson - January
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918; by Joseph Loconte - January
2016
Home; by Marilynne Robinson - December
Gilead; by Marilynne Robinson - November
Why Evil Exists; by Charles Mathewes - October
The Prayer of the Lord; by R.C. Sproul - October
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; by Rosaria Butterfield - April
Skeptics and Believers: Religious Debate in the Western Intellectual Tradition; by Tyler Roberts - March
Evil and the Justice of God; by N. T. Wright - February
The Clue of the Maze; by C.H. Spurgeon - January
2015
Echoes and Stars: Pastoral Thoughts on Faith, Grief and Hope; Matt B. Redmond - December
Everything That Rises Must Converge; Flannery O'Connor - August
Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life; by Eric Metaxas - May
A Tale of Three Kings; by Gene Edwards - March
2014
He Wins, She Wins: Learning the Art of Marital Negotiation; by Willard F. Harley, Jr. - October
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God; by J.I. Packer - September
The Pilgrim’s Progress, from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream; by John Bunyan - September
The Apostle Paul; by Luke Timothy Johnson - August
Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence; by Preston Sprinkle - July
Look at the Birdie: Short Fiction; by Kurt Vonnegut - July
Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship; by John MacArthur - June
The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to be the Most Rational Person in Any Room; by Patrick Grim - May
God's Debris, A Thought Experiment; by Scott Adams - January
2013
Insurgent; by Veronica Roth - December
Divergent; by Veronica Roth - November
A Rumor of War; by Philip Caputo - October
Epic Jesus; The Christ You Never Knew; by Frank Viola - September
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life; by Rod Dreher - September
Poem Strip; by Dino Buzzati - August
Economics for Everybody; by R.C. Sproul Jr. - August
The Weight of Glory; by C.S. Lewis - July
The Prodigal God; by Timothy Keller - July
24 July 2018
C.H. Spurgeon on War
"We are up to the hilt advocates of peace, and we earnestly war against war. I wish that Christian men would insist more and more on the unrighteousness of war, believing that Christianity means no sword, no cannon, no bloodshed, and that, if a nation is driven to fight in its own defence, Christianity stands by to weep and to intervene as soon as possible, and not to join in the cruel shouts which celebrate an enemy's slaughter. Let us always be on the side of right."
"We are up to the hilt advocates of peace, and we earnestly war against war. I wish that Christian men would insist more and more on the unrighteousness of war, believing that Christianity means no sword, no cannon, no bloodshed, and that, if a nation is driven to fight in its own defence, Christianity stands by to weep and to intervene as soon as possible, and not to join in the cruel shouts which celebrate an enemy's slaughter. Let us always be on the side of right."
07 January 2017
Remember the Signs
“But, first, remember, remember, remember the signs. Say them to yourself when you wake in the morning and when you lie down at night, and when you wake in the middle of the night. And whatever strange things may happen to you, let nothing turn your mind from following the signs. And secondly, I give you a warning. Here on the mountain I have spoken to you clearly: I will not often do so down in Narnia. Here on the mountain, the air is clear and your mind is clear; as you drop down into Narnia, the air will thicken. Take great care that it does not confuse your mind. And the signs which you have learned here will not look at all as you expect them to look, when you meet them there. That is why it is so important to know them by heart and pay no attention to appearances. Remember the signs and believe the signs. Nothing else matters.” - Aslan, The Silver Chair; by C.S. Lewis
19 November 2014
Pacifist Poetry
A repost from August 6, 2009
(With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)
Roses are red, Violets are blue
Please don’t shoot at me, and I won’t shoot at you
You claim you’re a follower of heaven’s own lamb
But your claim’s not convincing with your AK in hand
The flag that’s your glory’s own stripes stand for blood
But not blood that saves - blood was shed for what good?
On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, and Vixen
On Roosevelt, Truman, and Johnson and Nixon
On Clinton and Bush I, Bush II and Barrack
Warmongering psychopaths, hmmm, the whole lot
Endless propaganda, from the cradle to the grave
“You know your country needs you son, freedom you must save”
And so they swallow easy, line, sinker, even hook
And jet away to take what God has said should ne’er be took
And some men fight for honor and some men fight for blood
But most men they just fight for what they’ve been told that they should
But Jesus didn’t fight at all, He bleated like a lamb
Yet untold millions bow to Him, the King, the great I AM
A sword shoots out from His mouth; it’s like a spear of fire
And all who have been pierced by it have shriveled up and died
They’ve died to dreams of freedom, dreams of gold and fortune here
But in their very dying their vision’s become clear
They’ve seen their Savior as He is, the King of kings, the Lord
And when they’ve seen that vision, they’ve heard, “put up your sword”
And they’ve followed His instruction, men of peace they’ve come to be
Men who’re hated by the warmongers who claim to keep them free
So sell your shirt and buy a sword, but two’s aplenty man
And try to keep your conscience clean in this polluted land
And teach your children not to trust the things they hear at school
Cause it’s all propaganda, it’s the arguments of fools
Jesus said “be peaceable,” “lay down your life, and die,”
But no man can hear or see this, if he’s blinded in the eye
A radical commandment makes a radical devotee
But this, this is the lot, of those who’ve come to see
(With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)
Roses are red, Violets are blue
Please don’t shoot at me, and I won’t shoot at you
You claim you’re a follower of heaven’s own lamb
But your claim’s not convincing with your AK in hand
The flag that’s your glory’s own stripes stand for blood
But not blood that saves - blood was shed for what good?
On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, and Vixen
On Roosevelt, Truman, and Johnson and Nixon
On Clinton and Bush I, Bush II and Barrack
Warmongering psychopaths, hmmm, the whole lot
Endless propaganda, from the cradle to the grave
“You know your country needs you son, freedom you must save”
And so they swallow easy, line, sinker, even hook
And jet away to take what God has said should ne’er be took
And some men fight for honor and some men fight for blood
But most men they just fight for what they’ve been told that they should
But Jesus didn’t fight at all, He bleated like a lamb
Yet untold millions bow to Him, the King, the great I AM
A sword shoots out from His mouth; it’s like a spear of fire
And all who have been pierced by it have shriveled up and died
They’ve died to dreams of freedom, dreams of gold and fortune here
But in their very dying their vision’s become clear
They’ve seen their Savior as He is, the King of kings, the Lord
And when they’ve seen that vision, they’ve heard, “put up your sword”
And they’ve followed His instruction, men of peace they’ve come to be
Men who’re hated by the warmongers who claim to keep them free
So sell your shirt and buy a sword, but two’s aplenty man
And try to keep your conscience clean in this polluted land
And teach your children not to trust the things they hear at school
Cause it’s all propaganda, it’s the arguments of fools
Jesus said “be peaceable,” “lay down your life, and die,”
But no man can hear or see this, if he’s blinded in the eye
A radical commandment makes a radical devotee
But this, this is the lot, of those who’ve come to see
28 May 2014
What is thy only comfort in life and in death?
That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and redeemed me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me, that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must work together for my salvation. Wherefore, by His Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me heartily willing and ready henceforth to live unto Him.
- Heidelberg Catechism 1 (1563)
05 August 2013
21 May 2013
Good News For Anxious Christians - Phillip Cary
I really enjoyed the book...now here's an interview with Dr. Cary...
15 May 2013
17 April 2013
01 April 2013
22 March 2013
01 March 2013
Only God Can Ultimately Forgive Sin!
Check out the news story "'I'm a monster, God won't forgive me' -- Troop shame over killing may rival PTSD cases" by clicking the link.
Pray that more men and women who have been abused by a wicked state that's propagandized them into becoming its killers will wake up, repent and follow Jesus...
Pray that more men and women who have been abused by a wicked state that's propagandized them into becoming its killers will wake up, repent and follow Jesus...
27 February 2013
04 February 2013
01 February 2013
30 January 2013
04 January 2013
15 November 2012
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