BLANSHAN BOOK CLUB
We were assigned several
books to read for my
Entrepreneurship class, and I
have to recommend one of
them to everyone of all ages. I
recommend Rich Dad, Poor
Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki as a
must-read as far as finances
go. It teaches several good
principles, and although not
written as a Christian resource,
I think it might just qualify as it
provides guidance on how to
manage your finances well,
rather than let your finances
manage you.
--Brenda
books to read for my
Entrepreneurship class, and I
have to recommend one of
them to everyone of all ages. I
recommend Rich Dad, Poor
Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki as a
must-read as far as finances
go. It teaches several good
principles, and although not
written as a Christian resource,
I think it might just qualify as it
provides guidance on how to
manage your finances well,
rather than let your finances
manage you.
--Brenda
THE SHACK
II recently read a book called The Shack by William P.
Young which I would like others to read and share
their thoughts upon. I don't want to give anything away,
so I will just say the subtitle is "When tragedy meets
eternity" and I found the concept of the book to be
deeply moving.
Here is one of the endorsements, which I second:
When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a
theologian cross-fertilize the result is a novel on the
order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do
for our generation what John Bunyanʼs Pilgrimʼs
Progress did for his. Itʼs that good!
Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus Of Spiritual
Theology,
Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.
Brenda
Brenda
II recently read a book called The Shack by William P.
Young which I would like others to read and share
their thoughts upon. I don't want to give anything away,
so I will just say the subtitle is "When tragedy meets
eternity" and I found the concept of the book to be
deeply moving.
Here is one of the endorsements, which I second:
When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a
theologian cross-fertilize the result is a novel on the
order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do
for our generation what John Bunyanʼs Pilgrimʼs
Progress did for his. Itʼs that good!
Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus Of Spiritual
Theology,
Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.
Brenda
Brenda
SAME KIND OF
DIFFERENT AS ME
I want to recommend a book for the book club: "Same
Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore"
Review by Amazon.com
"Denver is a man raised under plantation-style slavery
in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped,
hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years
on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave,
Denver's life was still hopeless-until God moved. First
came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed.
And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts
dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires.
And then they all came together.
But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovered that
she had cancer. In the face of possible death, she
charged her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be
saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these
unlikely three? What is God doing?
"Same Kind of Different As Me" is the emotional tale of
their story: a telling of pain and laughter, doubt and
tears, dug out between the bondages of this earth and
the free possibility of heaven. No reader or listener will
ever forget it."
Submitted by Brenda
DIFFERENT AS ME
I want to recommend a book for the book club: "Same
Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore"
Review by Amazon.com
"Denver is a man raised under plantation-style slavery
in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped,
hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years
on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave,
Denver's life was still hopeless-until God moved. First
came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed.
And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts
dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires.
And then they all came together.
But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovered that
she had cancer. In the face of possible death, she
charged her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be
saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these
unlikely three? What is God doing?
"Same Kind of Different As Me" is the emotional tale of
their story: a telling of pain and laughter, doubt and
tears, dug out between the bondages of this earth and
the free possibility of heaven. No reader or listener will
ever forget it."
Submitted by Brenda
| VELVET ELVIS I've heard of other people who love certain books so much that they devour them. But I'm admittedly a slow reader and even slower comprehender. Well - this book I devoured. A very easy read and I couldn't put it down. In fact, I just might read it again. It is called "Velvet Elvis" by Rob Bell. It draws mixed reviews, much like The Shack, but is inspiring to me. Brenda |
