Gabriel's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 06 Nov 2022 22:42:51 -0800 60 Gabriel's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Heretics 11107564 131 G.K. Chesterton Gabriel 5 4.24 1905 Heretics
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]]> <![CDATA[The High Price of Socialized Medicine: A History of Government Meddling in American Health Care, and How a Free Market Would Solve Our Problems]]> 29184692 This book explains what Dr. Brook learned that changed his attitude. It is the result of his years of training and experience as a doctor, and extensive research. How would we know what a free market would do to health care? We have not had one in many decades. We have layer upon layer of government regulations which strangle the efficiency of health care delivery. Obamacare is just the latest layer, although a very important one.
Most of the solutions put forth to try to make health care affordable center around getting more of it covered by insurance or government. The simple truth of the matter is that we are over-insured, and that is the underlying problem. Tax incentives promoting health insurance for even the simplest things has led to our high costs. By not taking any insurance, Dr. Brook and others like him keep their costs down to surprisingly affordable levels. This is true in family practice and even for complex surgical care.
The “poor” in America have electronics like computers, smart phones, and huge high definition TV sets. Why are electronics so affordable? Why are MRI scans not just as obtainable to “poor” Americans? The difference is found in free markets. Dr. Brook not only explains why this is true, but he gives examples of actual free market medical practices providing the same kind of results - care that is affordable to the patients and profitable to the providers of care.
Many others who call for health care reform are advocating more government control, including completely socialized medicine. This is like taking a patient in congestive heart failure with fluid overload, and giving him a big bolus of IV fluid. Others just recommend trifling around at the edges of our problems, with changes to health savings accounts and the structure of Medicare. This is like taking our fluid overloaded patient and just changing the formulation of the IV fluid we are giving him. Why not take an extreme approach, and drain off excess fluid? This book makes the case in a very compelling, well documented way, that government interference has caused our problems with high cost and low levels of service. The solution, then, is not more interference, but less. Remove government interventions at all levels, and allow a free market to flourish. Health care will become affordable, and high levels of service will return. The patient will once again be treated like a valued customer that the doctor will work hard to please. House calls and thoroughness will revive.
This is about more than just health care. Our entire economy is at risk of collapse if we continue on our current course.
If you are opposed to a government-run system of health care, then read this book. It will confirm your suspicions about socialized medicine, and give you intellectual ammunition to argue your case in a logical and thorough way. If you are undecided, then read this book. It will explain the workings of our health care economy in a way that you probably have not heard before. If you are dedicated to socialized medicine, then read this book. If you want to elevate the condition of the lower classes, which socialists say they want to do, then you need to use free markets to accomplish that goal.
]]> 345 James W. Brook Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.42 The High Price of Socialized Medicine: A History of Government Meddling in American Health Care, and How a Free Market Would Solve Our Problems
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]]> <![CDATA[Sickened: How the Government Ruined Healthcare and How to Fix It]]> 49831963 For as long as I live, my wife, Janet and I will never forget that day.
A pivotal moment in our career as compounding pharmacists that forever changed everything.

Back in 2001, a morbidly obese patient came into our pharmacy. She was on around 20 different medications, ranging from high blood pressure to diabetes to high cholesterol. And they were costing her… Nothing .

We were creating no value in her life.
She didn’t care who we were.
She didn’t care about the medications.
She didn’t care about how they worked, or anything related because it was costing her nothing…

… WE were a part of the problem (regardless of economic policy or what’s learned in pharmacy school). Janet and I decided to change our commitment, and thus, our system.

Click BUY to learn what we did in 2002 as a business and economic solution that was in alignment with our 100% commitment to enable others to ACTUALLY better their health…

… which leads to better families,
… which leads to better communities.

(and how if you’re a healthcare provider, aspiring pharmacology entrepreneur, interested in relevant pragmatic or deconstruction examples, or saving money for your own family… YOU can make a difference, too)...

Our eyes and hearts were forever opened. Our commitment shifted that day to be a part of a positive solution. Period.

In Sickened: How the Government Ruined Healthcare and How to Fix It, learn Shawn’s 6-Step framework.

Practical. Proven. Common sense (with a twist). And jaw dropping patient and provider stories! Click to BUY, learn, save money, and be empowered.

For current or future pharmacy professionals, pharmacology students interested in learning how to make a REAL difference, interested in how to run a successful pharmacy business… medical professionals interested in examples and solutions for caregiving and medical ethics...

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For those interested in not only a practical application of the philosophy of pragmatism and deconstruction, but ALSO economic policy in healthcare as it relates to the political science of our American government.

You’re not alone if you’re wondering if making changes in our current healthcare system is really a pipe dream or is doable for the average American today. This is the most exciting time in our country's history to be a problem solving, solution focused, health care entrepreneur today and in the coming 20+ years.

There IS a better way & hope for Healthcare in American... to ThinkOutsideTheSystem because OptimalHealthMatters.

Join the Movement.

ItsTime

Click to Buy SickenedTheBook now. ]]> 118 Shawn Needham RPh Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.62 Sickened: How the Government Ruined Healthcare and How to Fix It
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]]> <![CDATA[Churchill: The Unexpected Hero]]> 18925836
his reputation, which continues to this day. - ;During the Second World War, Winston Churchill won two resounding victories. The first was a victory over Nazi Germany, the second a victory over the legion of sceptics who had derided his judgement, denied his claims to greatness, and excluded him from high office on the grounds that he was sure to be a danger to King and Country.



Churchill was the only British politician of the twentieth century to become an enduring national hero. The curious thing is that it happened at the age of 65, at a time when he was considered to be a spent force, with a track-record of disastrous decisions. All but the most hostile of his adversaries conceded that he possessed great abilities, remarkable eloquence, and a streak of genius. But it was almost universally agreed that he was a shameless egotist, an opportunist without principles or

convictions, an unreliable colleague, an erratic policy-maker who lacked judgement, and a reckless amateur strategist with a dangerous passion for war and bloodshed. At one time or another in his career, he had offended every party and faction in the land, yet despite this he became the embodiment

of national unity, an uncrowned king who threatened to eclipse the monarchy.



In this incisive new biography, Paul Addison tells the story of Churchill's life in parallel with the history of his reputation. He seeks to explain why Churchill was transformed into a national hero, and why his heroic status has endured ever since in spite of the attempts of iconoclasts to debunk him. He argues that we are now in a position to reach beyond the mythology - both positive and negative - to see the real Winston Churchill, a warrior-statesman whose qualities were remarkably

consistent through all the vicissitudes of his career. - ;...this volume is ideal as a very short introduction to a very big man. - David Reynolds, The English Historical Review;Addison's book could be read with profit and enjoyment by anyone interested in modern history - The Independent]]> 321 Paul Addison 0191608572 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.97 2004 Churchill: The Unexpected Hero
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]]> <![CDATA[The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American]]> 42672215 Do “In God We Trust,” the Declaration of Independence, and other historical “evidence” prove that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles? Are the Ten Commandments the basis for American law? A constitutional attorney dives into the debate about religion’s role in America’s founding. ? In today’s contentious political climate, understanding religion’s role in American government is more important than ever. Christian nationalists assert that our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and advocate an agenda based on this popular historical claim. But is this belief true? The Founding Myth answers the question once and for all. Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, builds his case point by point, comparing the Ten Commandments to the Constitution and contrasting biblical doctrine with America’s founding philosophy, showing that the Bible contradicts the Declaration of Independence’s central tenets. Thoroughly researched, this persuasively argued and fascinating book proves that America was not built on the Bible and that Christian nationalism is, in fact, un-American.]]> 346 Andrew L. Seidel 1454933283 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.62 2019 The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
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]]> The End of Secularism 19091516 226 Hunter Baker 1433506564 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.83 2009 The End of Secularism
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]]> <![CDATA[Race & Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? (Hoover Institution Press Publication Book 599)]]> 22317934 185 Walter E. Williams 0817912479 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.61 2011 Race & Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? (Hoover Institution Press Publication Book 599)
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]]> <![CDATA[Stand and Deliver: How to Become a Masterful Communicator and Public Speaker (Dale Carnegie Books)]]> 9100086
We all know a great public speaker when we see one. He or she seems to possess qualities—confidence, charisma, eloquence, learning—that the rest of us lack. But the ability to speak well in front of others is a skill, not a gift. That means anyone can learn how to do it with the right guidance.

Stand and Deliver gives you everything you need to know to become a poised, polished, and masterful communicator. It reveals the techniques that have worked for countless great speakers throughout history. In this book you will learn how to prepare properly for a presentation, develop and project your own unique style, overcome stage fright, and win any audience in one minute.

Packed with tips, strategies, and real-life examples, including case studies of some of the world’s great orators, Stand and Deliver is the definitive guidebook for public speaking. The essential techniques that you learn from this book will benefit you for years to come.]]> 256 Dale Carnegie 1439188297 Gabriel 5 3.94 2008 Stand and Deliver: How to Become a Masterful Communicator and Public Speaker (Dale Carnegie Books)
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Very practical book on public speaking.
]]> Future Men 17233327
Unbelief cannot look past surfaces. Unbelief squashes; faith teaches. Faith takes a boy aside and tells him that this part of what he did was good, while that other part of what he did got in the way. "And this is how to do it better next time."

As we look to Scripture for patters of masculinity for our sons, we find them manifested perfectly in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the one who set the ultimate pattern for friendship, for courage, for faithfulness, and integrity.]]> 212 Douglas Wilson Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.32 2001 Future Men
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]]> Federal Husband 20405094 112 Douglas Wilson Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.43 1999 Federal Husband
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]]> The Lost Tools of Learning 13119128
The Lost Tools of Learning is part of The Fig Classic Series on Modern Theology. To view more books in our catalog, visit us at fig-books.com]]> 23 Dorothy L. Sayers Gabriel 5 Must read for educators

Our modern education system is failing, deaf to change, and far from truth. Christians have either been naive or ignorant, and regardless of either at this point, are complicit in propping up public education. Public education is archaic and out of touch with reality. This is simply a must read. ]]> 4.61 1947 The Lost Tools of Learning
author: Dorothy L. Sayers
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Must read for educators

Our modern education system is failing, deaf to change, and far from truth. Christians have either been naive or ignorant, and regardless of either at this point, are complicit in propping up public education. Public education is archaic and out of touch with reality. This is simply a must read.
]]> <![CDATA[Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story]]> 25654596 The idea of Into the Woods is not to supplant works by Aristotle, Lajos Egri, Robert McKee, David Mamet, or any other writers of guides for screenwriters and playwrights, but to pick up on their cues and take the reader on a historical, philosophical, scientific, and psychological journey to the heart of all storytelling. In this exciting and wholly original book, John Yorke not only shows that there is truly a unifying shape to narrative—one that echoes the great fairytale journey into the woods, and one, like any great art, that comes from deep within—he explains why, too.



With examples ranging from The Godfather to True Detective, Mad Men to Macbeth, and fairy tales to Forbrydelsen (The Killing), Yorke utilizes Shakespearean five-act structure as a key to analyzing all storytelling in all narrative forms, from film and television to theatre and novel-writing—a big step from the usual three-act approach.



Into the A Five-Act Journey Into Story is destined to sit alongside David Mamet’s Three Uses of the Knife, Robert McKee’s Story, Syd Field’s Screenplay, and Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing as one of the most original, useful, and inspiring books ever on dramatic writing.]]> 309 John Yorke 1468309587 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.50 2013 Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
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]]> <![CDATA[Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen]]> 28954734 The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling.Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has defined how we talk about the art of story creation. Now, in Dialogue, McKee offers the same in-depth analysis for how characters speak on the screen, on the stage, and on the page in believable and engaging ways. From Macbeth to Breaking Bad, McKee deconstructs key scenes to illustrate the strategies and techniques of dialogue. Dialogue applies a framework of incisive thinking to instruct the prospective writer on how to craft artful, impactful speech. Famous McKee alumni include Peter Jackson, Jane Campion, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Haggis, the writing team for Pixar, and many others.]]> 303 Robert McKee Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.48 2016 Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
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]]> Letters to an American Lady 22058469
Ranging broadly in subject matter, the letters discuss topics as profound as the love of God and as frivolous as preferences in cats. Lewis himself clearly had no idea that these letters would ever see publication, but they reveal facets of his character little known even to devoted readers of his fantasy and scholarly writings—a man patiently offering encouragement and guidance to another Christian through the day-to-day joys and sorrows of ordinary life.

Letters to an American Lady stands as a fascinating and moving testimony to the remarkable humanity and even more remarkable Christianity of C. S. Lewis, and is richly deserving of the position it now takes among the balance of his Christian writings.]]> 145 C.S. Lewis Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.43 1966 Letters to an American Lady
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]]> <![CDATA[Meaning at the Movies: Becoming a Discerning Viewer]]> 8554326 225 Grant Horner Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.00 2010 Meaning at the Movies: Becoming a Discerning Viewer
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]]> A Grief Observed 6573893 A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and the inspirational tale of how he can possibly regain his bearings.]]> 68 C.S. Lewis Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.34 1961 A Grief Observed
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]]> <![CDATA[Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need]]> 10464006 215 Blake Snyder 1615930000 Gabriel 5 Solid

Full of great advice and tools for better understanding of how to write scripts. I personally stink at analyzing movies, which is where this book will benefit me the most. ]]> 4.29 2005 Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
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Solid

Full of great advice and tools for better understanding of how to write scripts. I personally stink at analyzing movies, which is where this book will benefit me the most.
]]> Save the Cat!? Strikes Back 11055168
- The 7 warning signs you might have a great idea - or not
- 2 sure-fire templates for can’t-miss loglines
- The difference between structure and formula
- The Transformation Machine that allows you to track your hero’s growth step-by-step
- The 5 questions to keep your story’s spine straight
- The 5-Point Finale to finish any story
- The Save the Cat!? Greenlight Checklist that gets to the heart of every development issue
- The right way to hear notes, deal with problematic producers, and dive into the rewrite with the right attitude
- Why and when an agent will appear
- How to discover the potential for greatness in any story
- How to avoid panic, doubt, and self-recrimination… and what it takes to succeed and dare to achieve your dreams

Get ready to face trouble like a pro… and strike back!]]> 201 Blake Snyder 0984157611 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.41 2009 Save the Cat!? Strikes Back
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]]> <![CDATA[The 40 Most Influential Christians . . . Who Shaped What We Believe Today]]> 19492853
All Christians' beliefs are shaped by those who went before them. Now these giants of Christian history are presented chronologically and in a format that helps readers get to know them. In addition to a biographical sketch, readers will discover each person's primary contributions to the Christian faith along with a brief quotation from their work. Students, history buffs, and curious readers will be fascinated as their faith is strengthened. Included are Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Karl Barth, Carl F. H. Henry, and more.]]> 306 Daryl Aaron 1441261567 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.89 2013 The 40 Most Influential Christians . . . Who Shaped What We Believe Today
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Yellowdogs: The Most Dangerous Citizen Is Not Armed, But Uninformed]]> 30063564 ?
The long-time yellow-dog Democrat (one who votes Democratic, period, no matter what, even if a yellow dog were running) exposes the insidious century-long history of racism inside the party from the time its military wing, the Ku Klux Klan, systematically lynched blacks and white Republicans alike through the party’s obstructionist role in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Kinchlow warns black Americans who have engaged in a deadly game of follow the leader to “beware . . . if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.”
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In this concise and shocking history of how the Democratic Party successfully covered up its shameful past in a successful effort to co-opt the black vote, Ben Kinchlow calls on all Americans – black and white – to do something they’ve failed to do for the last 150 Learn the facts. Think for yourself.]]> 159 Ben Kinchlow 1936488612 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.22 2007 Black Yellowdogs: The Most Dangerous Citizen Is Not Armed, But Uninformed
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]]> <![CDATA[Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving]]> 18877464 Experience the true story from American history about the spiritual roots and historical beginnings of Thanksgiving.

This entertaining and historical story shows that the actual hero of Thanksgiving was neither white nor Indian but God. In 1608, English traders came to Massachusetts and captured a twelve-year-old Indian, Squanto, and sold him into slavery. He was raised by Christians and taught faith in God. Ten years later he was sent home to America. Upon arrival, he learned an epidemic had wiped out his entire village. But God had plans for Squanto. God delivered a Thanksgiving an English-speaking Indian living in the exact place where the Pilgrims landed in a strange new world.]]> 41 Eric Metaxas 1418589063 Gabriel 0 4.58 1996 Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
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]]> Beautiful Ruins 36269068
A #1 New York Times bestseller, this “absolute masterpiece” (Richard Russo) is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and resurfaces fifty years later in Hollywood. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the back lots of contemporary Hollywood, this is a dazzling, yet deeply human roller coaster of a novel.

The acclaimed author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet. Hailed by critics and loved by readers of literary and historical fiction, Beautiful Ruins is gloriously inventive and constantly surprising—a story of flawed yet fascinating people navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.]]> 338 Jess Walter Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.92 2012 Beautiful Ruins
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]]> Peace Like a River 13363444
An eleven-year-old asthmatic boy, Reuben Land has reason to believe in miracles. But he will soon learn that life, even when touched by the divine, is never easy. Along with his father and poetically inclined sister, Reuben finds himself on a cross-country search for his outlaw older brother who has been controversially charged with murder.

The Land family’s journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers, and its remarkable conclusion demonstrates how family, love, and faith can stand up to the most terrifying of enemies—and the most tragic of fates. “A rich mixture of adventure, tragedy, and healing,” Peace Like a River is “a collage of legends from sources sacred and profane—from the Old Testament to the Old West, from the Gospels to police dramas” (Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor ).]]> 324 Leif Enger 1555845908 Gabriel 5 Good read

Good book all around, it flowed really well. Great story centering around sin, death, sacrifice, and forgiveness. Get it on your list. ]]> 4.26 2001 Peace Like a River
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Good read

Good book all around, it flowed really well. Great story centering around sin, death, sacrifice, and forgiveness. Get it on your list.
]]> <![CDATA[The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender]]> 33571583 It's now or never for conservative values.This highly anticipated debut from Matt Walsh of The Blaze?demands that?conservative voters make a last stand and fight for the?moral center of America. The Trump presidency and Republican Congress provides an urgent opportunity to stop the Left's value-bending march to destroy the?culture of our country.??Republican control of the presidency, senate, and House of Representatives for the next two years is a precious—and fleeting—gift to conservatives. Americans concerned with blocking liberals’ swift rethinking of life, marriage, and gender need to capture this moment to turn the tide of history.?For years conservatives have worried endlessly about peripheral issues, liberals have been hard at work chipping away at the bedrock of our civilization, and putting a new foundation in its place. New attitudes on abortion, gay marriage, and gender identity threaten to become culture defining victories for progressives—radically altering not just our politics, but dangerously placing Man above God and the self above the good of the whole.?What’s at stake? The most fundamental elements of society, including how we understand reality itself.? In The Unholy Trinity, TheBlaze contributor Matt Walsh draws on Catholic teachings to expose how liberals have attempted, with startling success, to redefine life, marriage, and gender. Abortion redefines human life, gay marriage redefines the family, and the latest theories on gender redefine what it means to be a man or a woman. The potential consequences are dire. If progressivism can bend life, family, and sex to its whims, Walsh argues, it has established relativism over God as the supreme law, and owns the power to destroy western civilization.With insight, candor, and faith, Walsh shows conservatives how to confront liberal arguments, defeat the progressive agenda for good, and reclaim American culture for truth.]]> 233 Matt Walsh 0451495063 Gabriel 4 4.69 The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender
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]]> <![CDATA[Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education]]> 8218281
A second reason for the failure of public schools, Wilson feels, is modern teaching methods. He argues for a return to a classical education, firm discipline, and the requirement of hard work.

Often educational reforms create new problems that must be solved down the road. This book presents alternatives that have proved workable in experience.

"Good at diagnosing our educational afflictions, Douglas Wilson is still better at finding remedies. His Logos School provides a model, a practical design, for the restoration in the curriculum of Christian humanism--as contrasted with what Christopher Dawson called secular humanism." --Russell Kirk, D. Litt., editor, The University Bookman]]> 224 Douglas Wilson Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.93 1991 Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education
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]]> West of the Tularosa 9224510
These are stories of range wars and wagon trains, saloon singers and hired guns. They are tales of courage and danger, hardship and survival. And each thrilling story is presented the way Louis L’Amour originally wrote it, packed with the flavor and feel of the American West.]]> 274 Louis L'Amour 1428508961 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.24 1992 West of the Tularosa
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]]> <![CDATA[The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ]]> 28229019
Best known for his hard-boiled, white-knuckle thrillers and for the movies made from them--among them?True Crime?and?Don’t Say a Word--bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Klavan was born in a suburban Jewish enclave outside New York City.

He left the faith of his childhood behind to live most of his life as an agnostic until he found himself mulling over the hard questions that so many other believers have

How can I be certain in my faith?What's the truth, and how can I know it's the truth?How can you think, live, and make choices and judgments day by day if you don't know for sure?In?The Great Good Thing, Klavan shares that his troubled childhood caused him to live inside the stories in his head and grow up to become an alienated young writer whose disconnection and rage devolved into depression and suicidal breakdown.

In those years, Klavan fought to ignore the insistent call of God, a call glimpsed in a childhood Christmas at the home of a beloved babysitter, in a transcendent moment at his daughter's birth, and in a snippet of a baseball game broadcast that moved him from the brink of suicide. But more than anything, the call of God existed in stories--the stories Klavan loved to read and the stories he loved to write.

Join Klavan as he discovers the meaning of belief, the importance of asking tough questions, and the power of sharing your story.]]> 287 Andrew Klavan Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.61 2016 The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) (Publication Order, #7)]]> 7806788
Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost

During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge—not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of loyal followers can prevent the destruction of all they hold dear in this, the magnificent ending to The Chronicles of Narnia.

The Last Battle is the seventh and final book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. A complete stand-alone read, but if you want to relive the adventures and find out how it began, pick up The Magician’s Nephew, the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.]]> 234 C.S. Lewis 0061974145 Gabriel 5 Kids loved it

My kids loved this whole series in this last book was so much fun and it really gave you a desire and dream to be in heaven. ]]> 4.25 1956 The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) (Publication Order, #7)
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Kids loved it

My kids loved this whole series in this last book was so much fun and it really gave you a desire and dream to be in heaven.
]]> <![CDATA[The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)]]> 7806804
Narnia… where giants wreak havoc… where evil weaves a spell… where enchantment rules.

Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends is sent to rescue a prince held captive. But their mission to Underland brings them face-to-face with an evil more beautiful and more deadly than they ever expected.

The Silver Chair is the sixth book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a complete stand alone read, but if you want to discover what happens in the final days of Narnia, read The Last Battle, the seventh and concluding book in The Chronicles of Narnia.]]> 241 C.S. Lewis 0007325096 Gabriel 5 The Silver Chair was a goody

Not my favorite of the series but still good stuff. Best when red with lots of kiddos playing in the living room. ]]> 4.15 1953 The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
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The Silver Chair was a goody

Not my favorite of the series but still good stuff. Best when red with lots of kiddos playing in the living room.
]]> <![CDATA[Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide]]> 21389857 259 Brett McCracken 1441211934 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.64 2010 Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide
author: Brett McCracken
name: Gabriel
average rating: 3.64
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]]> <![CDATA[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) (Publication Order, #3)]]> 7806771 256 C.S. Lewis 0061974269 Gabriel 0 4.27 1952 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) (Publication Order, #3)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Continuous Revival: The Secret of Victorious Living]]> 1025530 63 Norman P. Grubb 0875083528 Gabriel 3 4.30 1971 Continuous Revival: The Secret of Victorious Living
author: Norman P. Grubb
name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1971
rating: 3
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]]> The Gospel Ministry 4943085 90 Thomas Foxcroft 1567690610 Gabriel 0 to-read 4.20 2005 The Gospel Ministry
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption]]> 8664353
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he'd been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.]]> 475 Laura Hillenbrand 1400064163 Gabriel 5 4.38 2010 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
author: Laura Hillenbrand
name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage]]> 1451719
Dave's writing style embraces the reader as he speaks honestly, and sometimes humorously, about sin and the power of the gospel to overcome it. He opens the delightful truth of God s word and encourages the reader to see more clearly the glorious picture of what God does when sinners say "I do."]]> 183 Dave Harvey 0976758261 Gabriel 5 Solid marriage book. 4.28 2007 When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage
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Solid marriage book.
]]> Rescuing Ambition 7263838
For some, dreams are numbed. For others, there are no dreams; life just happens. And for those who are dreaming, motives are often confused. One thing is certain: ambition needs help.

Dave Harvey is calling for a rescue. He wants to snatch ambition from the heap of failed motivations and put it to work for the glory of God. To understand our ambition, we must understand that we are on a quest for glory. And where we find glory determines the success of our quest.

Has your God-given ambition been starved and sedated for too long? Are you ambitious? It's time to reach further and dream bigger for the glory of God.]]> 224 Dave Harvey 1433514915 Gabriel 5 3.94 2010 Rescuing Ambition
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One of my top ten most influential books. Read it twice.
]]> Unbroken 16006199 170 Carolynn Amara Gabriel 5 4.28 2012 Unbroken
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Powerful story of how God works through extreme tragedy and suffering, and brings meaning to the seemingly meaningless. Redemptions is not how you start your race, but how you end your race in Jesus.
]]> Christianity and Capitalism 2885588 8 Rousas John Rushdoony 1891375083 Gabriel 5 4.15 2013 Christianity and Capitalism
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page]]> 7299284 224 Larry Osborne 0310324645 Gabriel 3 4.06 2010 Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
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Some great takeaways in this book. Really helpful for both church leaders and business leaders. I do think the author is making some serious assumptions that are key in his leadership model that lack scriptural warrant.
]]> <![CDATA[The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy]]> 591451 191 Alexander Strauch 0936083077 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.96 1992 The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist]]> 40985 c-5 447 Norman L. Geisler 1581345615 Gabriel 4 Not a bad book 4.17 2004 I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.17
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rating: 4
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Not a bad book
]]> <![CDATA[Charles Spurgeon: The Prince of Preachers (Heroes of the Faith)]]> 15850392 208 Dan Harmon 1620297108 Gabriel 3 4.17 2013 Charles Spurgeon: The Prince of Preachers (Heroes of the Faith)
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My first Spurgeon Biography. Seemed pretty good, considering my limited biographical reading.
]]> The Praise of Folly 1543238 The Praise of Folly is the most enduring and popular work of one of the greatest Renaissance humanists, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. Immensely popular in its own day, the work is a witty and often biting satire that offers an ironic appreciation of human vice and frivolity. The Praise of Folly, however, is not only an entertaining indictment of social mores, but also a moving declaration of Erasmus' Christian idealism. Although it is a product of the sixteenth century, The Praise of Folly remains to this day an insightful and relevant work of moral philosophy and social criticism.]]> 170 Erasmus 0760757607 Gabriel 4 3.75 1508 The Praise of Folly
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Good o'fashion pounce on foolishness and Roman silliness.
]]> <![CDATA[For a Glory and a Covering: A Practical Theology of Marriage]]> 547280 175 Douglas Wilson 1591280419 Gabriel 5 Very helpful and practical. 4.41 2006 For a Glory and a Covering: A Practical Theology of Marriage
author: Douglas Wilson
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average rating: 4.41
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Very helpful and practical.
]]> <![CDATA[He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology]]> 2058227
Many evangelicals today are concerned about those being Left Behind on this Late Great Planet Earth as it collapses into absolute chaos. But the postmillennialist optimistically believes that He Shall Have Dominion throughout the earth. In this book you will find the whole biblical rationale for the postmillennial hope, from its incipient beginning in Genesis to its glorious conclusion in Revelation. Your faith will be re-invigorated as you begin to recognize that "the gospel is the power of God unto salvation" (Rom 1:16) and that our Lord Jesus really meant it when he commanded us to "go and make disciples of all the nations" (Matt 28:19).

The Third edition includes an enlarged appendix on the Errors of Hyper-preterism; both theological and exegetical.]]> 619 Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. 1597524948 Gabriel 5 4.37 2009 He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology
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Very thorough argument for post-mil theology. Must read if you are thinking through the various views.
]]> <![CDATA[Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God]]> 12526921 122 J.I. Packer 083083799X Gabriel 4 4.52 1961 Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
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Classic Packer. Simple read but great take-a-ways.
]]> <![CDATA[How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It]]> 13344951 67 Mark Cuban 0983988536 Gabriel 3 4.03 2011 How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It
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average rating: 4.03
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Crude fella but has some good business insight. Needs Jesus.
]]> <![CDATA[Biblical Economics: A Commonsense Guide to Our Daily Bread]]> 6417201 218 R.C. Sproul Jr. 1607021501 Gabriel 4 3.98 1985 Biblical Economics: A Commonsense Guide to Our Daily Bread
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name: Gabriel
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book published: 1985
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Good intro to biblical econ. The laws of economics flow from God and the covenant He has made with man. Supply and demand does not come from thin air. Supply and demand comes from God's command not to steal and a faithful view of covenants.
]]> Imperative of Preaching 2620677 208 John Carrick 0851518265 Gabriel 0 to-read 4.09 2003 Imperative of Preaching
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]]> <![CDATA[Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life]]> 13058266 120 Douglas Wilson 1591280990 Gabriel 5 4.46 2011 Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life
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Must for beginner writers and up!
]]> <![CDATA[The Reformation In England, Volume 1 of 2]]> 6339962 476 Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné 0851514863 Gabriel 4
Good take on the messiness of the reformation. ]]> 4.28 1866 The Reformation In England, Volume 1 of 2
author: Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné
name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.28
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Good take on the messiness of the reformation.
]]> <![CDATA[Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life]]> 121732 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion to Christianity. The book overall contains less detail concerning specific events than typical autobiographies. This is because his purpose in writing wasn't primarily historical. His aim was to identify & describe the events surrounding his accidental discovery of & consequent search for the phenomenon he labelled "Joy". This word was the best translation he could make of the German idea of Sehnsucht, longing. That isn't to say the book is devoid of information about his life. He recounts his early years with a measure of amusement sometimes mixed with pain.

However, while he does describe his life, the principal theme of the book is Joy as he defined it. This Joy was a longing so intense for something so good & so high up it couldn't be explained with words. He's struck with "stabs of joy" throughout life. He finally finds what it's for at the end. He writes about his experiences at Malvern College in 1913, aged 15. Though he described the school as "a very furnace of impure loves" he defended the practice as being "the only chink left thru which something spontaneous & uncalculating could creep in." The book's last two chapters cover the end of his search as he moves from atheism to theism & then from theism to Christianity. He ultimately discovers the true nature & purpose of Joy & its place in his own life.

The book isn't connected with his unexpected marriage in later life to Joy Gresham. The marriage occurred long after the period described, though not long after the book was published. His friends were quick to notice the coincidence, remarking he'd really been "Surprised by Joy". "Surprised by Joy" is also an allusion to Wordsworth's poem, "Surprised by Joy-Impatient As The Wind", relating an incident when Wordsworth forgot the death of his beloved daughter.]]> 185 C.S. Lewis 0006280838 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.07 1955 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Management Innovators: The People and Ideas That Have Shaped Modern Business]]> 9244948 We meet Eli Whitney, creator of the cotton gin and father of the machine tool industry, who failed to profit from his genius; Thomas Edison, who once vowed he would never invent anything he couldn't sell; and Andrew Carnegie, who applied the railroad management system to the steel industry, with spectacular results. There are profiles of such railroad giants as James J. Hill and Edward H. Harriman, and colorful portraits of Samuel Morse and Graham Bell, the two men who launched the communications industry in the U.S. The great innovators of management and organization are here as well, including the founders of systematic management, Frederick W. Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. There's an intriguing side-by-side look at William C. Durant, builder of General Motors, a visionary but a weak manager and organizer, and Alfred P. Sloan, who gave GM the structure it needed, and provided the model for all large, multiproduct firms to come. And there are thought-provoking profiles of motivational experts Elton Mayo and Abraham Maslow; quality advocates W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Moses Juran; Taiichi Ohno, inventor of just-in-time manufacturing; and finally, Peter Drucker, the most influential management thinker of our time.
This is the distilled essence of management genius, a stimulating and, at times, inspiring look at the pioneers who shaped how we do business today.
]]> 265 Daniel Wren 0198027710 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.33 2014 Management Innovators: The People and Ideas That Have Shaped Modern Business
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]]> <![CDATA[Music & Ministry: A Biblical Counterpoint]]> 1640003

In Music and Ministry: A Biblical Counterpoint, Calvin Johansson looks to God's Word for principles foundational to music ministry. Weaving together great scriptural truths, he establishes the need for a "directional balance" between pastoral contextualization and prophetic purity. In a time of facile musical accommodation of the gospel to culture, Dr. Johansson suggests that a heightened concern for musical style and quality is in order not for the sake of music, but for the sake of the gospel.

]]> 208 Calvin M. Johansson 156563361X Gabriel 0 to-read 3.38 1984 Music & Ministry: A Biblical Counterpoint
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average rating: 3.38
book published: 1984
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]]> <![CDATA[Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It]]> 11294476
What’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century—none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat—and the good science that has been ignored. He also answers the most persistent Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management. Complete with an easy-to-follow diet.? Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.?]]> 267 Gary Taubes 0307474259 Gabriel 0 to-read 4.21 2010 Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.21
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]]> How Sermons Work 12354310 112 David P. Murray 0852347480 Gabriel 0 to-read 3.91 2011 How Sermons Work
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> Theonomy in Christian Ethics 1911983
Theonomy views God's laws directing moral behavior to be a reflection of His unchanging character; such laws are not arbitrary, but objectively, universally, and absolutely binding. It is God's law that "you are to be holy because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16, citing Leviticus). The law may not be criticized or challenged by us. It is "holy, righteous and good" (Rom. 7:12). This moral law was revealed to Israel in oracles and ordinances, but even the Gentiles show the work of the law upon their hearts and know its ordinances from the natural order and inward conscience (Rom. 1:32; 2:14-15). Who, then, is under the authority of God's law? Paul answers "all the world" (Rom. 3:19).

The law revealed by Moses and subsequent Old Testament authors was given within a covenantal administration of God's grace which included not only moral instruction, but gloriously and mercifully "promises, prophecies, sacrifices, circumcision, the paschal lamb, and other types and ordinances delivered to the people of the Jews, all foresignifying Christ to come" (Westminster Confession of Faith VII.5). God's revelation itself teaches us that New Covenant believers, who have the law powerfully written on their hearts, no longer follow the foreshadows and administrative details of the old covenant. They are obsolete (Heb. 8:13), having been imposed only until the time when the Messiah would come (Heb. 9:10; Col. 2:17). Theonomy teaches, then, that in regard to the Old Testament law, the New Covenant surpasses the Old Covenant in glory, power, and finality.

Theonomy also teaches that civil rulers are morally obligated to enforce those laws of Christ, found throughout the Scriptures, which are addressed to magistrates (as well as to refrain from coercion in areas where God has not prescribed their intervention). As Paul wrote in Romans 13:1-10, magistrates—even the secular rulers of Rome—are obligated to conduct their offices as "ministers of God," avenging God's wrath against criminal evil-doers. They will give an account on the Final Day of their service before the King of kings, their Creator and Judge.]]> 656 Greg L. Bahnsen 0967831733 Gabriel 4 4.05 1977 Theonomy in Christian Ethics
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Bahnsen is crazy thorough in defending his main thesis that Christians are obligated to keep OT law. On pg 307 he says "Love summarizes the law, but it does not replace it; the Decalogue summarizes the biblical ethic, but it is not a substitute for the whole". This is important as our 21centry church has all but abandoned the OT.
]]> <![CDATA[Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure]]> 272211
"Christian people," writes Lloyd-Jones, "too often seem to be perpetually in the doldrums and too often give this appearance of unhappiness and of lack of freedom and absence of joy. There is no question at all but that this is the main reason why large numbers of people have ceased to be interested in Christianity."

Believing the Christian joy was one of the most potent factors in the spread of Christianity in the early centuries, Lloyd-Jones not only lays bare the causes that have robbed many Christians of spiritual vitality but also points the way to the cure that is found through the mind and spirit of Christ.]]> 300 D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones 0802813879 Gabriel 3 4.39 1965 Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure
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Good read. Many encouraging insights in defeating depression.
]]> On Secular Education 3255982 37 Robert Lewis Dabney 1885767196 Gabriel 4 4.36 1996 On Secular Education
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This was written back in the 19 century and it is prophetic even for our day.
]]> <![CDATA[How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading]]> 567610 How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.

You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them – from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780671212094

]]> 442 Mortimer J. Adler Gabriel 0 currently-reading 3.97 1940 How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> The Parables of Jesus 259111 232 James Montgomery Boice 0802401635 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.11 1983 The Parables of Jesus
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.11
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]]> Jesus + Nothing = Everything 10808015 209 tchividjian-tullian 1433507781 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.13 2011 Jesus + Nothing = Everything
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> What's Wrong with the World 184565 Culled from the thousands of essays he contributed to newspapers and periodicals over his lifetime, the critical works collected for this edition pulse with the author's unique brand of clever commentary. As readable and rewarding today as when they were written over a century ago, these pieces offer Chesterton's unparalleled analysis of contemporary ideals, his incisive critique of modern efficiency, and his humorous but heartfelt defense of the common man against trendsetting social assaults.]]> 224 G.K. Chesterton 0486454274 Gabriel 0 currently-reading 4.06 1910 What's Wrong with the World
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name: Gabriel
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]]> <![CDATA[Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy]]> 7501962
In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in forty years, "New York Times" best-selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life―the theologian and the spy―to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents―including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts―to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and theology never before seen.

In "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy"―"A Righteous Gentile vs the Third Reich," Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler's Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer's Cell 92, Metaxas tells for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer's passionate and tragic romance.

Readers will discover fresh insights and revelations about his life-changing months at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and about his radical position on why Christians are obliged to stand up for the Jews. Metaxas also sheds new light on Bonhoeffer's reaction to Kristallnacht, his involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in "Operation 7," the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland.

"Bonhoeffer" gives witness to one man's extraordinary faith and to the tortured fate of the nation he sought to deliver from the curse of Nazism. It brings the reader face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and joyfully―even to the point of death. "Bonhoeffer" is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil.]]> 608 Eric Metaxas 1595551387 Gabriel 5 4.20 2010 Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
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Inspiring bio. A lot of unfortunate similarities between the spineless back bone of the German churches and our modern American churches.
]]> <![CDATA[Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God]]> 8524371 224 John Piper 1433520710 Gabriel 4 4.00 2010 Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
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name: Gabriel
average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Great Divorce 17267 160 C.S. Lewis 0006280560 Gabriel 5 4.27 1946 The Great Divorce
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