reviews

Light as a Feather Author: Jane Tesh There is unquestionably a place in this world for light fantasy fiction.  Sometimes I want to get lost in complex worlds, intricately developed characters and long, multi-book story arcs.  Maybe a lot of times.  But there are also those times when I just want to take my mind off the troubles of the day with something light and fluffy that doesn’t have Fabio on the cover (to those who got that reference – kudos on your pop culture knowledge of the 80s and your advanced age, we are kindred spirits).  Author Jane Tesh, [...]

Be Gentle With Yourself . . . And Then What??? Author: Van Kaam Encountering Spirituality and the Gentle Life in a massive luck-of-the-selection Christian eBay book lot, Van Kaam’s promised examination of true gentleness and deepening spiritual dedication to God was promisingly intense and thoughtful. From 1974, this little known (and now out of print book) seemed like a treasure trove when I first started reading. Dispelling the mythology that gentleness equates to weakness, Kaam deliberates what gentleness truly is and how false gentleness (as a certain timidity and a front) are excessively damaging to the individual and the perception of religion. [...]

Life after death? Author:  Brady Carlson It’s happened exactly 38 times. As of this writing (April 2016), 38 current or former US presidents have gone to meet their maker.  Understandably, it tends to be pretty big deal when it happens.  It was a big deal when George Washington did it in 1799.  It was a big deal when Gerald Ford did it in 2006.   It will be a big deal when it happens a 39th time.  For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, radio journalist Brady Carlson has an unusual fascination with the subject and decided to visit each of the [...]