Monday, 20. October 2008, 01:44:50
Arnold Pent III, Books, Christianity, homeschooling
Ten P's in a Pod : A Million-Mile Journal of the Arnold Pent Family by
Arnold Pent III
My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a fabulous book; one of the best non-Bible books I have ever read. It was written by Arnold Pent III, the 3rd of 8 children of Arnold Pent II and his wife Persis, when he was 21-years-old from entries in his journal from when he was 17-to-19-years-old. The 10 members of the Pent family traveled around the country singing and preaching for churches, television and radio programs, and anyone who would listen. Their goal was to win people to Christ and encourage Christians to read and memorize the Bible daily. Ten P's in a Pod is filled with (not necessarily chronological) stories over a few years of their travels. They were not from anywhere and went wherever God led them. They homeschooled and ate natural foods well before such things gained popularity in the early 1980s. Mostly, they lived their life completely trusting that God would supply their needs. This book has numerous examples of God doing just that. This book will also challenge you to have individual and family devotions, and to read your Bible daily, in a greater way than you ever have before. It is well written, reads quickly, is funny, and is inspiring. I highly, highly recommend this book. This book was first self-published in 1965. This version is an excellently published edition from Vision Forum.
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Saturday, 20. September 2008, 12:00:00
Michael Farris, Parenting, Books, Christianity
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad: How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life by
Michael Farris
My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent book providing basic and advanced instructions to fathers on how to raise their daughters to be the women God wants them to be. As the first chapter explains, we can either be a stumbling block to our daughters or a building block. This book addresses a fathers' spiritual leadership, dating/courtship, positive friendships, and training our daughters to be good citizens for their nation, among many other topics. Much of the advice applies to sons as well. It is well written and a quick read. All dads with daughters would do well to own this book.
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Tuesday, 10. June 2008, 12:00:00
Dan Lucarini, Books, Christianity, music
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Why I Left The Contemporary Christian Music Movement: Confessions Of A Former Worship Leader by
Dan Lucarini
My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
In Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement, Dan Lucari recounts his immersion in, and abandonment of, the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) movement. And then he equips us to defend traditional music from CCM promoters and challenges the "Contemporaries" to leave behind the favored, man-centered music of the world and return to God-honoring musical styles. In short but substantive chapters, Lucari answers tough questions such as Isn't music amoral? (partial answer: the general concert of music may be amoral, but particular musical styles -- developed by man -- are not), Isn't CCM easier to sing than traditional hymns?, and Isn't God using CCM to save and disciple teens? Lucari also responds to the "show me" challenge: "Show me where the Bible says that rock music is evil." Lucari writes well, is challenging yet humble, and has given us a book worth reading, owning, and sharing.
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