One day when I was feeling sick but couldn’t sleep anymore, I was looking for some light fiction to while away the time. Instead, I picked up The Tipping Point which turned out to be more absorbing than any work of fiction. Little things can make a big difference, bigger than you ever imagined. […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: Crushed Yet Conquering by Deborah Alcock
This book has been on my shelf for a long time, but for some reason I never read it. What a mistake! It is the early fifteenth century, and in Bohemia John Huss is preaching God’s Word. Throughout Europe, the faithful are disheartened by the antics of rival popes. And in Constance, Hubert Bohun is […]
Review: Traveler’s Rest by Ann Tatlock
When Seth, quadriplegic since Operation Iraqi Freedom, was transferred to the hospital for disabled veterans, his fiancée Jane moved into town for the summer to be near him. She wanted to support him and believed he would be rehabilitated. However, she had not expected Seth’s deep emotional struggles as he tried to accept his future. […]
Review: Mindsight by Daniel Siegel
There’s something exciting and hopeful in the subtitle of Siegel’s book Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. Who doesn’t feel the need to be transformed? (And yes, as a Christian, I believe true transformation is a gift from God, and will discuss that later.) Rather than the old forms of psychology in which a […]