Matthew | February 25, 2008
This book is a flowing narrative of the classic story of conflict in a congregation over change. The author writes a fictional account through personal experiences of being a minister for over forty years. The story resonates with reality. There are power struggles, control issues, dropouts, and healing, forgiveness, and unity. The power dealings with [...]
Matthew | February 15, 2008
The account of a man’s journey through the chess world. Beginning as I young child, Paul Hoffman was fascinated by chess. He developed strong skills into college where he ultimately gave up the game he loved. Only after some years of adulthood, did he take up the game again. The book is the narrative of [...]
Matthew | February 9, 2008
Two good friends of mine wrote this book. It is the second volume of the series. The book provides strong lessons for new Christians. It is perfect for a newcomer’s class or a new convert’s class. We used the first volume as a class book with positive results. This book looks even stronger than the [...]
Matthew | February 2, 2008
This was a lengthy book concerning the art of preaching. It is a method of preaching in the narrative style from a particular text. The author adds to the discussion of Fred Craddock in improving the form of the narrative genre. It is a insightful and helpful book in organizing a narrative sermon from a [...]
Matthew | January 22, 2008
I read another chess book over the weekend. This book was great for intermediate players. The book would be good for a player in the 1300 to 1400 range. It dealt with most of the major openings for white and the defense for black. It is a book that takes major study and not a [...]
Matthew | January 20, 2008
Some of you will enjoy this post as much as the posts on the hockey books. I have been studying chess for the last few weeks. I have increased my ratings to 1535 on Yahoo. This is not bad for someone who plays chess than forgets about chess. The book was a basic look at [...]
Matthew | January 15, 2008
This book is needed in the church. The old saying goes “You do not talk politics or religion at work.” The reason for this statement is because of the emotions connected to the topic of religion. People can become highly passionate about Biblical topics. This is why this book must be read by every preacher [...]
Matthew | January 12, 2008
This book was a running commentary into the life of the top chess team in America. The book was void of sex, drugs, and other issues in the typical America high school. The book provided insight into the America education system, into the chess culture in America, and into the world of a genius. One [...]
Matthew | January 2, 2008
This was one of the books that I wanted for Christmas. It is not a major title in the hockey genre because amazon.com did not carry it. So I had to press my mother to buy it for me as a Christmas gift. The book is for the serious hockey fan. Most casual fans of [...]
Matthew | December 30, 2007
While I was in Canada for the Holidays, I was blessed to accomplish some reading. The “Divine Embrace” was not a planned read, because I was going to spend most of the time on hockey books. But I brought this book along “case in just”. Thankfully I did. This is one of the best Christian [...]
