Category: Books
Over the last few days I have read two great books by Jay Y. Kim. They were Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age and Analog Christian: Cultivating Contentment, Resilience, and Wisdom in the Digital Age. A short summary of both is that “Church” and “Christianity” are inherently analog, and need to be lived person to person, and face to face. Digital/Online/Video/Podcast are all good tools, but we can’t get away from the fact that we are called to be a community. We are called to witness and support each other in our growth in our faith. You should get them in paperback (real analog) and give them a read.
Even after more than twenty years, I still have clear memories of lying in my bed, in the basement of the house I lived in during college, reading “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
I like to read. I like to read a lot. And while I try to stay current with new books and trends, I have a real soft spot for the classics. I am always searching for the book “you must…
My daughter is 33 months old (that is just shy of three years for most laymen) which is an amazing time of child development. She is firmly in the “why” stage. I know there are endless jokes about kids and…
My wife loves J. R. R. Tolkien. I don’t mean she has read four or five of his books, I mean we have more than one book shelve full of his works. When I wanted to get her something special for…
One of my greatest joys as a parent is sharing my favorite books with my daughter. Especially when she loves them too. While someday I hope The Brothers Karamazov will be counted among those books, right now I am just happy with picture books….
