What's everyone reading?

[MrJim]

Surely you're not spending all your time on the 'net.

I just got Velvet Elvis by some dude named Rob Bell, recommended by Uncle Bud (where ya hidin'?), started that one today.

My recreational reading is volume 4 of the Belgariad series by David Eddings (I started reading Lord of the Rings but quit halfway through the first book 'cause I like Eddings better; started with volume 1 and I'll end with the Mallorean series) & The Hess Cross by JS Thayer (fictional reading before bed and when I can't concentrate on nonfiction ;) )

OK, definitely not weighty theological tomes here :D

So what ya got goin'?

[Hentenza]

Hey Jim,

I can't stop reading theological books. I tried but God makes me.;):wave:

I am reading "The Story of Christianity" by Justo Gonzalez. Great book!!!!:thumbsup:

[Izdaari]

Finishing up Simply Christian (http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Christian-Christianity-Makes-Sense/dp/0060507152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211166063&sr=1-1) by N.T. Wright (aka Tom Wright).

[Nadiine]

Hey Jim,

I can't stop reading theological books. I tried but God makes me.;):wave:

I am reading "The Story of Christianity" by Justo Gonzalez. Great book!!!!:thumbsup:
^_^

I'm reading.................. CF threads

:P ;)

[Zecryphon]

I'm reading The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther, The Christian Faith by Robert Kolb and the Book of Concord.

[Nadiine]

I'm reading The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther, The Christian Faith by Robert Kolb and the Book of Concord.
more bondage material?

:P ^_^

[Zecryphon]

more bondage material?

:P ^_^

Oh come on, Nadiine! When it comes to bondage you just can't beat that 16th-century style. Talk about gettin' medieval! ^_^

[Nadiine]

Oh come on, Nadiine! When it comes to bondage you just can't beat that 16th-century style. Talk about gettin' medieval! ^_^
^_^
sorry I just couldn't resist that one:holy:... I'm still laughing about it. ROFL

[Zecryphon]

^_^
sorry I just couldn't resist that one:holy:... I'm still laughing about it. ROFL

I can't wait to read the Babylonian Captivity. Now that sounds like fun! ^_^ You should ask WildStrawberry to tell you what happened to her at the library when she went to get The Bondage of the Will. LOL

[Nadiine]

I can't wait to read the Babylonian Captivity. Now that sounds like fun! ^_^ You should ask WildStrawberry to tell you what happened to her at the library when she went to get The Bondage of the Will. LOL
^_^

Ya, I hear them Babylonians were really depraved; should be some good reading.. hey if yer lucky they'll include lots of drawings from the period.:blush:
hehehe :holy:

[Zecryphon]

^_^

Ya, I hear them Babylonians were really depraved; should be some good reading.. hey if yer lucky they'll include lots of drawings from the period.:blush:
hehehe :holy:

I'm hoping to get the Pop-Up book edition! LOL Or better yet! The Choose Your Own Adventure Edition! ^_^

[Nadiine]

I'm hoping to get the Pop-Up book edition! LOL Or better yet! The Choose Your Own Adventure Edition! ^_^
pop ups ROFL

(oh I have a joke I could make on that one but I'll skip it) :holy: :cool:

[Nadiine]

well, it's good that you've ventured out & moved on from your usual
National Geographic reading.
^_^

[Zecryphon]

pop ups ROFL

(oh I have a joke I could make on that one but I'll skip it) :holy: :cool:

Send it to me in PM! ^_^

[Zecryphon]

well, it's good that you've ventured out & moved on from your usual
National Geographic reading.
^_^

Are you now including National Geographic among the many softcore porn magazines you're convinced I read? :D

[Nadiine]

Are you now including National Geographic among the many softcore porn magazines you're convinced I read? :D
:holy: who me?

[Zecryphon]

:holy: who me?

Yes you! Don't act all innocent with me. I am well aware of your fantasies/delusions when it comes to my preferred reading material. ^_^ You forget my dear, because there are no icons anymore, that I'm a Lutheran. Porn for us is the latest issue of the Jell-O cookbook. :P

[MrJim]

http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/spanking.jpg

[Zecryphon]

I'm not even going to venture a guess as to what Jim might be trying to say with THAT post. ^_^

[Nadiine]

http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/spanking.jpg

I'm not even going to venture a guess as to what Jim might be trying to say with THAT post. ^_^
Erm....................
I don't think you need to

LOL ^_^

*worried look*
:o

[Nadiine]

Yes you! Don't act all innocent with me. I am well aware of your fantasies/delusions when it comes to my preferred reading material. ^_^
You forget my dear, because there are no icons anymore, that I'm a Lutheran. Porn for us is the latest issue of the Jell-O cookbook. :P
*cough* :holy: Maxim

*fun with jello*

(stares into sky)
:sorry:

[edb19]

Surely you're not spending all your time on the 'net.

I just got Velvet Elvis by some dude named Rob Bell, recommended by Uncle Bud (where ya hidin'?), started that one today.

Are you enjoying it?

I read my daughter's copy a couple of years ago - wasn't impressed.

IMO - light on theology, another case of someone (in this instance Rob Bell) trying to "market" our Lord, Jesus the Christ

aside from that - I didn't find it particularly well written

[Nadiine]

Are you enjoying it?

I read my daughter's copy a couple of years ago - wasn't impressed.

IMO - light on theology, another case of someone (in this instance Rob Bell) trying to "market" our Lord, Jesus the Christ

aside from that - I didn't find it particularly well written
I so agree Edb. Look up that contemplative prayer stuff too, all compliments of the emerging church.
New Age repackaged for Christians basically. :sigh:

I'm all for change and Livening up our worship and contemporary teaching, but the stuff Rob Bell & even Rick Warren are peddling are alarming with this new "unity" push with other world religions.
Sign of the times imho.

[MrJim]

I've just barely started it so we'll see what we have. It is interesting to read what others think even if there is disagreement. Consider we all have the same Bible and can't come to a complete understanding on everything there. So I'll withhold judgement until done~shouldn't take long...I just finished the fourth volume of the fictional series while I was in the bathtub (yeah don't laugh :P ) so I'll be working with Mr Bell...

[Nadiine]

I've just barely started it so we'll see what we have. It is interesting to read what others think even if there is disagreement. Consider we all have the same Bible and can't come to a complete understanding on everything there. So I'll withhold judgement until done~shouldn't take long...I just finished the fourth volume of the fictional series while I was in the bathtub (yeah don't laugh :P ) so I'll be working with Mr Bell...
Well I'd definitely encourage withholding judgment about something or someone until after you've read it or done some study.
:thumbsup: ;)

(just how long were you in the tub??? :eek: )

[MrJim]

I so agree Edb. Look up that contemplative prayer stuff too, all compliments of the emerging church.

Contemplative prayer has been around a lot longer than the current religion fad compliments of the ancient church...there are even elements of it in purtian writings~however I think the term has been hijacked by some new ageish sorta folks. Contemplative prayer~that is, simply (though maybe it isn't that simple) practicing the presence of God in a prayerful sense as one goes about their day, taking advantage of any moment to pray and stay in a communion with God~is what I strive for; if its just some method of trying to achieve a "higher mystical plane" or try to twist God's arm or to think I'm really spiritual then it's of demons...and anything of it that can't be measured by God's word is again of demons. I view it as acting on :

1Th 5:17 KJV
Pray without ceasing.

And not in some repetitive useless manner but being cognizant of surroundings and a lost world and of God in His Holiness and Grace and of me and my sinfulness and mustard seed..

Contemplative; at least as I read it defined:
contemplative |kənˈtemplətiv|
adjective
expressing or involving prolonged thought : she regarded me with a contemplative eye.
• involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation : contemplative knowledge of God.
noun
a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, esp. in a monastery or convent.

Don't let other hijack good words;)

[Zecryphon]

*cough* :holy: Maxim

*fun with jello*

(stares into sky)
:sorry:

How do you know if Maxim did a "fun with Jell-O" issue? ^_^

[equal eyes]

The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
Anything by Robert Ingersoll
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

[Nadiine]

How do you know if Maxim did a "fun with Jell-O" issue? ^_^
I didn't... I wrote it wrong. lol

It was 2 separate things, but it isn't worth going back
thru to specify what I meant where. =)~
:sorry:

[Zecryphon]

I didn't... I wrote it wrong. lol

It was 2 separate things, but it isn't worth going back
thru to specify what I meant where. =)~
:sorry:

Yeah, sure you did! Yeah, wrote it wrong, that's it! ^_^ I've got my eye on you.


http://www.intercot.com/themeparks/magickingdom/images/MikeWazowski.jpg

[MrJim]

The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
Anything by Robert Ingersoll
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

Ingersoll & Dawkins are interesting choices~do you read them because they reflect your worldview?

[Nadiine]

Contemplative prayer has been around a lot longer than the current religion fad compliments of the ancient church...there are even elements of it in purtian writings~however I think the term has been hijacked by some new ageish sorta folks. Contemplative prayer~that is, simply (though maybe it isn't that simple) practicing the presence of God in a prayerful sense as one goes about their day, taking advantage of any moment to pray and stay in a communion with God~is what I strive for; if its just some method of trying to achieve a "higher mystical plane" or try to twist God's arm or to think I'm really spiritual then it's of demons...and anything of it that can't be measured by God's word is again of demons. I view it as acting on :

1Th 5:17 KJV
Pray without ceasing.

And not in some repetitive useless manner but being cognizant of surroundings and a lost world and of God in His Holiness and Grace and of me and my sinfulness and mustard seed..

Contemplative; at least as I read it defined:
contemplative |kənˈtemplətiv|
adjective
expressing or involving prolonged thought : she regarded me with a contemplative eye.
• involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation : contemplative knowledge of God.
noun
a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, esp. in a monastery or convent.

Don't let other hijack good words;)
I had a whole reply to post and the forum ate it. lol

There are forms of contemplative prayer being peddled which do involve repetition or 'chanting' and 'focusing on words' you choose, etc.

Hijacking is a reality that's been going on with Christianity in general impo...

[MrJim]

I had a whole reply to post and the forum ate it. lol

There are forms of contemplative prayer being peddled which do involve repetition or 'chanting' and 'focusing on words' you choose, etc.

Hijacking is a reality that's been going on with Christianity in general impo...

maybe time to reclaim 'em then...:amen:

[MrJim]

I'm being pleasantly surprised by Velvet Elvis; it makes me think and wonder, and that can be a good thing~he is bringing up some good points; some that I have asked on occasion myself....the historical contexts are interesting if accurate..

I'm about 1/3 of the way through it.

[FundamentalistJohn]

"History of Christianity" Manschreck

up next

"The History of Christian Thought" Hill

[The Weaker Brother]

Surely you're not spending all your time on the 'net.

I just got Velvet Elvis by some dude named Rob Bell, recommended by Uncle Bud (where ya hidin'?), started that one today.

My recreational reading is volume 4 of the Belgariad series by David Eddings (I started reading Lord of the Rings but quit halfway through the first book 'cause I like Eddings better; started with volume 1 and I'll end with the Mallorean series) & The Hess Cross by JS Thayer (fictional reading before bed and when I can't concentrate on nonfiction ;) )

OK, definitely not weighty theological tomes here :D

So what ya got goin'?
the weekly standard,and national review:)

[PaladinGirl]

The Holy Bible (in various translations) :thumbsup:

[Teh0bb3s]

25/50 Halfway Huzza. I read FORUMS.

[DominusIesus]

I am reading a great deal of N. T. Wright and have been very impressed.

[Izdaari]

I am reading a great deal of N. T. Wright and have been very impressed.
I agree! I'm been impressed with him also. So far I've read Simply Christian, and I'm working on two of his commentaries, Luke for Everyone and Paul for Everyone: Romans Part One.

[dead2self]

I'm currently reading The God of Stones & Spiders by Charles Colson. And of course the Bible. Haven't been able to read any non-theological books in a while but I am about 3/4 of the way trhrough Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series.

[DominusIesus]

I agree! I'm been impressed with him also. So far I've read Simply Christian, and I'm working on two of his commentaries, Luke for Everyone and Paul for Everyone: Romans Part One.

Simply Christian is good, his Suprised by Hope is good also. I am about to start his Christian Origins & the Question of God series.

[Simon_Templar]

I just finished leading a book study on Knowing God, by J I Packer.

[JPPT1974]

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