Thursday, February 13, 2003
Hey! Joel did it! My blogspot address actually works. About those books: the one I am just finishing is called "HIDDEN POWER" by Kati Marton. It is a good piece of history as well as reporting. It discusses the way presidential marriages in the 20th century have affected the administratrions from Woodrow and Edith Wilson to George W. and Laura Bush. It is really interesting to see the various faiths (or lack thereof) of those who were in the White House and how it affected their personal and political lives. As a so-called "secular" book, I found it very worthwhile reading. Anyone out there read it--or heard of it?
I also read a couple of books recently that really stengthened my faith and understanding of spiritual things. One was called 'PRISONERS OF HOPE" by Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer. It is the account of their captivity and freedom in Afghanistan in the Fall of 2001. They were there during 9-11. This is really worth reading for lots of reasons: understanding of what Christians sometimes go through in other countries; how God can sustsain their faith even in difficult circumstances. It was good because it wasn't "Pollyanna" -- that is, it recounted how they had really "down" times, times when their faith was fragile, but also told how God helped them. This is a great book very much worth reading.
The other book, equally well-written and worth reading is called, "LET'S ROLL", by Lisa Beamer, whom you remember is the widow of Todd Beameer, the 9-11 hero of United Flight 93. This book gives insight into the lives of Lisa and Todd Beamer before the fatal flight. There is a lot of great food for thought as well as faith-challenging ideas in this book. There are also parts that make great quotes for devotionals, sermons, etc. A piece of spiritual literature well-worth the time to read--and re-read at some point.
I am currently reading C. S. Lewis' classic, "Mere Christianity". WOW! Am I ever being blessed by this great book. No substitute for God's Word (which I regularly read and study) but it brings great insight to bed-rock issues of Christianity.
'Nuf of this. Gotta move on--get to work. I'm only home because LeDena, our oldest daughter, got rear-ended on her way to work this morning. This required a trip to the hospital to get her.
More later
Jim
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