The book is Before Israel Fell by Kenneth Gentry Jr. It was originally published in 1998 by Victorious Hope Publishing. I read the Third Edition paperback published in 2010. I read it in August of 2024. The title is the period of history before Jerusalem fell. The Romans fought a war against Jerusalem from 66AD to 73AD.... Continue Reading →
The book is Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. It was originally published in 2016 by HarperCollins. I read the first Harper Paperback 2018 edition. I read it in July of 2024. The title is Vance's life story. He tells of his childhood growing up in Ohio and Kentucky. "It would be years before I learned that no single... Continue Reading →
The book is The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. It was originally published in 1926 by Charles Scribner's Sons. I read the 2016 paperback edition published by Scribner (an imprint of Simon and Schuster, Inc.) I read it in July of 2024. The title comes from Ecclesiastes 1:5 "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where... Continue Reading →
The book is The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway. It was originally published in 1926. I read the 2022 paperback Read & Co. Classics Edition I read it in July 2024. The title refers to the looming Spring time that is just around the corner in the story. This is a strange story. It's winter in... Continue Reading →
The book is The White Horse King by Ben Merkle. It was originally published in 2009 by Thomas Nelson. I read the 2009 paperback edition. I read it in June of 2024. The title refers to Whitehorse Hill in England where there is a giant drawing of a horse etched into the hill with white chalk. This... Continue Reading →
The book is Date Your Wife by Justin Buzzard. It was published in 2012 by Crossway. I read the 2012 paperback edition. I read it in June of 2024 The title is a call to men to date their wives. Pretty simple. It's a call to reignite that passion you felt when you first started dating. When... Continue Reading →
The book is Does God Care How We Worship? by Ligon Duncan. It was originally published in 2020 by P&R Publishing. I read the paperback edition. I read it in June of 2024. The title is the thesis of the book. Duncan is considering whether or not God has commanded us to worship him in a certain... Continue Reading →
The book is All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. It was originally published in 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. I read the 1993 Vintage International Edition. I read it in June of 2024. I'm not sure what the title means. All the pretty horses. The main character loves horses. They are his motivation and passion.... Continue Reading →
The book is Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelly. It was originally published in 2008 by Thomas Nelson books. I read the third paperback edition. I read it in June of 2024. The title is accurate in that this book explains Christian Church history at a conversational level. It's not too heady or academic. You don't... Continue Reading →
The book is Can We Trust The Gospels? By Peter J. Williams. It was originally published in 2018 by Crossway. I read the 2018 paperback edition. I read it in May of 2024. The title is the thesis of the book. Williams gives a concise survey of historical and biblical evidence for why the Gospels Matthew, Mark,... Continue Reading →
Solomon White 