The River of Doubt by Candice Millard This was a fascinating book. President Teddy Roosevelt, after his Presidency, goes to South America on an expedition along the Amazon. He almost…
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (FICTION)I really enjoyed this book. Set in India in the early 1900s and spanning multiple generations of a family and their connections, it…
As someone who is convinced that Christianity is true, how do I approach self-help material? Good question. Many of the posts on my blog would be considered self-help. I share…
The phrase, “Take Off the Tool Belt” helped my wife and I move past several years of arguments and hurt feelings. We got the language from the book “Men are…
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy (Non-Fiction)Well… I remember liking this book, but I didn’t take any notes and don’t remember many of the details. That doesn’t allow me to provide…
How Music Got Free by Stephen Witt This was a fun and fascinating read. I remember living through this time period. Learning the stories of all the different characters and…
Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler (Fiction)I previously read The Book of Speculation by Skyler and really enjoyed it. I read this one because of that. Very different stories,…
My wife is aware of my love for Libby and fully supports it. It helps, of course, that Libby is not another woman but an online library resource to check…
There are a lot of books in the world. More than we can read. Not all of them are good. How can we minimize our time reading lousy books and…
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff (Re-read)This might be my favorite book by Jon Acuff. Soundtracks are his word for repetitive thoughts. We have them ruining in our minds constantly. Often, they…
I have a lot of thoughts about life, leadership, faith, and trying to be a better human. I will share them here.