TLAPD & Reading List
Argh, me mateys!
First thing is first: today, Wednesday, Sep 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Be certain to shiver your timbers, else end up in Davey Jones' locker today.
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Michael Tolleson (who is about as irregular a blogger as I am) recently gave me Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I didn't care for McCarthy's style of writing. He tends to use sentences without verbs. Incomplete thoughts. Hard to follow. Style aside, the story of a father and son in a post apocalyptic society was intriguing. It's not an uplifting story, but if you can get past the never ending ash, cannibalism, and lawless society, you'll uncover a devoted father who is willing to give anything for his son. I can't put my finger on it exactly: I didn't like the book, but I enjoyed the story. I'm not sure how to completely describe it.
I'm currently slowly reading John Mark Hicks' Come To the Table. We're currently in a study about the Lord's Supper in our Small Group and I'm basing most of the material off of Hicks' writing. Hicks has it that the way in which we normally practice the Lord's Supper ought to be reenvisioned and restored to its original intention: a fellowship meal shared in community full of celebration of the presence of God. It's challenging in its freshness that it brings to the Table. I highly recommend this one to anyone with any interest in the Supper (especially if you are accustomed to a Church of Christ liturgy).
I've also recently started Brian McLaren's The Secret Message of Jesus. I read several portions of this book when it came out while we went through a preaching series at church entitled, "An Uncommon Life". The upcoming Zoe Worship Conference, I plan to attend in October, has suggested that this book be read prior to attending the conference so I'm going back and reading it in its entirety. McLaren sheds new light on the message Jesus lived and portrayed in all domains of life. He demonstrates the presence of the Kingdom of God in the present and how we might join in with ongoing Kingdom efforts. I recommend this one as well.
Lastly, right now I'm reading Walter Brueggemann's Texts That Linger Words That Explode. This is a collection of essays by Brueggemann who is one of the leading theologians of today. Brueggemann is always a bit of a tough read for me because he's just a really smart guy. Still his writing is intriguing and I'm finding wisdom in his work.
That's what I'm reading right now. I also have a shelf of things I'm trying to get to. Any other recommendations?
First thing is first: today, Wednesday, Sep 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Be certain to shiver your timbers, else end up in Davey Jones' locker today.
...
Michael Tolleson (who is about as irregular a blogger as I am) recently gave me Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I didn't care for McCarthy's style of writing. He tends to use sentences without verbs. Incomplete thoughts. Hard to follow. Style aside, the story of a father and son in a post apocalyptic society was intriguing. It's not an uplifting story, but if you can get past the never ending ash, cannibalism, and lawless society, you'll uncover a devoted father who is willing to give anything for his son. I can't put my finger on it exactly: I didn't like the book, but I enjoyed the story. I'm not sure how to completely describe it.
I'm currently slowly reading John Mark Hicks' Come To the Table. We're currently in a study about the Lord's Supper in our Small Group and I'm basing most of the material off of Hicks' writing. Hicks has it that the way in which we normally practice the Lord's Supper ought to be reenvisioned and restored to its original intention: a fellowship meal shared in community full of celebration of the presence of God. It's challenging in its freshness that it brings to the Table. I highly recommend this one to anyone with any interest in the Supper (especially if you are accustomed to a Church of Christ liturgy).
I've also recently started Brian McLaren's The Secret Message of Jesus. I read several portions of this book when it came out while we went through a preaching series at church entitled, "An Uncommon Life". The upcoming Zoe Worship Conference, I plan to attend in October, has suggested that this book be read prior to attending the conference so I'm going back and reading it in its entirety. McLaren sheds new light on the message Jesus lived and portrayed in all domains of life. He demonstrates the presence of the Kingdom of God in the present and how we might join in with ongoing Kingdom efforts. I recommend this one as well.
Lastly, right now I'm reading Walter Brueggemann's Texts That Linger Words That Explode. This is a collection of essays by Brueggemann who is one of the leading theologians of today. Brueggemann is always a bit of a tough read for me because he's just a really smart guy. Still his writing is intriguing and I'm finding wisdom in his work.That's what I'm reading right now. I also have a shelf of things I'm trying to get to. Any other recommendations?
posted by Eric Livingston at
9/19/2007
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