August 2008

The third book I read while on vacation was VINTAGE JESUS by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2007).

Mark Driscoll

Driscoll is the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. I heard him speak a few years ago after some controversy erupted about his conservative views in the local Seattle newspaper. He replied that he was a minority: “A married and straight white-male who eats meat, is faithful to his wife, and believes in Jesus.” That statement is typical of Driscoll: humorous, edgy, theologically conservative, evangelical, all the while being culturally relevant.

VINTAGE JESUS is no different.

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The second book I read while on vacation was THE PRESIDENT, THE POPE, AND THE PRIME MINISTER: THREE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD by John O’Sullivan (Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, 2006).

Personal Memories

I came of age in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan was the first president I met and is still the epitome of what an American President should be. (I later became member of his church.) Pope John Paul II seemed like he always was and always would be the face of Catholicism. Margaret Thatcher epitomized the United Kingdom by her Churchill-like strength under pressure, strong

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While on vacation recently, I had a chance to read a few books. As one of my younger readers pointed out: “How Twentieth,” meaning Twentieth Century or “old school.” The implication is that nobody reads anymore.

Perhaps fewer people read now than before, but I, for one, still do. (I think anyway, but more on that subject next week). Although I own a Kindle (the new wireless, electronic reading device from Amazon.com), I prefer the look of ink on dead trees and the feel of the turning a page.

THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD

The first book I read was THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria (New York: W. W. Norton, 2008). Mr. Zakaria’s book is about what he calls “the rise of the rest,” non-Western countries becoming significant economic and military players.

Zakaria grew up in India and is now the editor of NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL. His book provides an overview of the world today and the role he sees the United States playing in the future. The facts he examines are, for the most part, objective and nonpartisan. His

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I‘ve received a number of emails lately asking about my GodFarm.org reading list.

This list is made up of books that I believe will allow folks to learn Micro-Entrepreneurship, Micro-Finance, and Micro-Lending as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

You can find the list at Amazon Listmania.  Happy reading!

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