one of those books that comes along only so often and really affects you .. the ideas presented here are not really new, but he writes so clearly and one of those books that comes along only so often and really affects you .. the ideas presented here are not really new, but he writes so clearly and concisely .. he draws from such rich sources and frames things so well and helpfully .. he's presenting the most basic *basic* ideas about the gospel and what it really means to follow Christ, and what that looks like over time, etc. i could tell right away that Dallas Willard was a big influence of his .. the book this made me immediately think of was *Spirit of the Disciplines* by Willard, which was the first book on spiritual disciplines that really affected me (prob 25 or so years ago) .. long story short: i recommended this to maaany people as soon as i started reading it, bought copies for others.. eventually got my way and am currently helping lead a small group using Comer's curriculum .. (side note: highly recommend the curriculum he's got, plus the podcast) ... truly a great book and has made demonstrable changes already in how i think, how i explain things to others, how i practice my actual faith .. God is using this book and i pray he continues to .. ...more
excellent and readable .. love the focus on Kingship . matches the understanding i have more and more about the gospel being about the Kingdom .. i'd excellent and readable .. love the focus on Kingship . matches the understanding i have more and more about the gospel being about the Kingdom .. i'd share more thoughts, but i'm adding basics months after the fact : ) .. worth a read!...more
really great book .. some classic King stuff in here .. i'd give it a 5, but it's perhaps a bit overlong .. i didn't mind some of the side-track stuffreally great book .. some classic King stuff in here .. i'd give it a 5, but it's perhaps a bit overlong .. i didn't mind some of the side-track stuff .. in general, i think it fleshed out the whole idea .. but for me even more focus on the assassination "mystery" aspect of things and a tighter plot would've made it even better .. prob still have to have the "romance" side-plot to have the ending come out .. but overall it was really great...more
so exciting to see Watterson do a new thing .. and that's the reason to check this out .. advice: not worth a buy .. definitely worth finding in a libso exciting to see Watterson do a new thing .. and that's the reason to check this out .. advice: not worth a buy .. definitely worth finding in a library or a bookstore .. the artwork and story is compelling enough for what it is, but it's literally a 10 min read .. hardly enough there to even muse about what it "means" .. in general it has something to do w humanity and knowledge.. and in general the comment it's making is kinda dark and depressing . fair enough .. still .. calvin & hobbes amirite? :)...more
good and concise overview of the issue of homelessness .. interspersed with stories, reflections, etc. aimed at the church generally, but good for anygood and concise overview of the issue of homelessness .. interspersed with stories, reflections, etc. aimed at the church generally, but good for any reader . ...more
one of my all time faves . just really appreciate his writing style and way of thinking of things in general . . wish i had reviewed closer to having one of my all time faves . just really appreciate his writing style and way of thinking of things in general . . wish i had reviewed closer to having finished it and i'd have more specific thoughts .. but i loaned it to someone very close upon reading : )...more
just excellent . very thankful to have this author recommended .. you have to immediately take his style w a grain of salt . he's very opinionated immjust excellent . very thankful to have this author recommended .. you have to immediately take his style w a grain of salt . he's very opinionated immediately and i can see how he might come off as arrogant, etc . i think it's just his rhetorical approach .. he also writes in a pretty ornate style and uses a good amount of expensive words : ) .. he's also talking about very very heady topics here at a pretty high level . lots of previous context in the world of theology/philosophy/ apologetics / general history of thought will def come in helpful .. . all that said, his thinking is very clear and fun to follow . i basically agree w the content here .. he's def gifted with putting things in a memorable way . lots of quotable material .. too many takeaways to go into really but .... i mainly will remember how some basic theistic arguments were presented in a roundabout way .. (cosmological . prob of consciousness . transcendental type args .. the understanding of God being pure being and consciousness joined . how beauty / bliss ties into this .. and the circling back to maybe my biggest takeaway: that the mystery of being is vital, but we push it down .. we are called to be watchful .. contemplative prayer and other ways to help with this are key .. just too much else to say .. excellent book...more
very good . super literate . i read it over too much time (ha!) i think, so some of the impact may have been lost on me .. i liked his book *you are wvery good . super literate . i read it over too much time (ha!) i think, so some of the impact may have been lost on me .. i liked his book *you are what you love* better, personally .. the later few chapters were good though .. seeing ourselves basically in the right context, re time .. seasons of life .. and especially situated in God's story, which is a story of redeemed temporal history .. the Christian story, ie, is not one of escapism to "another world" .. but a story of remaking this world, including its events in time .. the musings on time and how we're made by it .. how we become a mosaic of events and connections in time, etc. were all very reminiscent of the types of things i was going for in this book : https://www.amazon.com/row-your-boat-... .. shameless plug to prob no one, so why not ? : )...more
this is prob the last in this series i'll read .. i get the sense that it's going into another cycle from here . unfortunately this is why i can't keethis is prob the last in this series i'll read .. i get the sense that it's going into another cycle from here . unfortunately this is why i can't keep into comics too much .. too expensive to stay into etc . . really dug the series overall. the vibe and art and everything were very cool . loved the whole idea of beliefs affecting reality etc . felt very current . . i do think it started to feel like it was spinning wheels by the end as well . . def worth a look tho...more
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