We all have hard days. Some people have only a few of them, at least for the present. Some face an unrelenting succession of difficult times. And some have sadness woven so deeply into their souls that it seems joy will never return (and if that’s you, please do seek professional help as well as […]
Reviews: Nonfiction
Review: Mendeleyev’s Dream by Paul Strathern
From ancient Greece through centuries of alchemy to the modern periodic table, Mendeleyev’s Dream traces the history of chemistry with fascinating mini-biographies. We learn about Thales of Miletus who fell off a cliff while stargazing; Henning Brand who fermented and distilled vats of urine to isolate phosphorus, the first new element; Boyle, the founder of […]
Review: The Good News About Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn
We all know those ‘facts’ about marriage: half of all marriages fail, most marriages are unhappy, it takes years of painful work to fix a bad marriage, remarriages are unlikely to succeed, and Christians’ divorce rates are the same as unbelievers’. What if these ideas were not true? What if they were based on misunderstanding […]
Review: John Owen by Simonetta Carr
The English civil war was a complicated time of tragic events and fascinating historical figures. One of the most peaceful and appealing of these historical figures was John Owen, a brilliant Puritan theologian who was respected by both kings and commoners. He was beloved because of his godliness, kindness, and great wisdom. In this book […]
Review: Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung
I’ve been puzzling how to meet my increasing commitments without losing balance and getting my priorities all mixed up. In fact, this very week I had to make some major time-related decisions, and I just did not know how. Then God sent Crazy Busy my way. Subtitled A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big […]