Tag: books
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Ghostwriter
When I was in seminary, I took a job at Half Price Books. All new employees at the store had to work the Romance session. Thus I spent my first months at the store stocking, evaluating, and selling Romance novels. This was a new experience for me as I have never read or interacted with…
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“CS Lewis is Overrated.”
“CS Lewis is overrated.” This was a line that one of my roommates in college (now a stand up comedian) put on a bulletin board in our room. He didn’t necessarily think it was a true statement, but he put it up to get a reaction. And as you can probably imagine at a Baptist…
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Gladwell’s Magic Third and the Church
Currently I’m reading the book The Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. I love Gladwell’s consistent web of culture and philosophy to see the trends and ask the “why?” questions. It’s refreshing for me as a person who is rarely satisfied with the quick answer. One of his major points in the book…
And yet, and yet... 