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What's on your Night Stand?

I just finished reading Radical by David Platt. I thought it was a great book that talks about the dangers of living the American dream I guess you could say. It really gave me a new understanding of grace and faith.

I just started reading the great gospel deception and it seems really good so far.
 
One book that I simply loved was called: Think and Grow Rich, By: Napoleon Hill. His book is simply phenomenal and gives you tons of christian-based information on becoming very successful in the business world and in life!
 
Reading three books. I just pick up whatever I feel like.

Crazy Love bu Francis Chan
The Cell's Design by Rana
Ad Infinitum Nick Ostler
 
Currently next to the bed:

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana - Umberto Eco (excellent but hard work - I keep opting out when I'm tired. It's taking me weeks.)

The Classical World - Robin Lane Fox (history that's thorough but easy to dip in and out of)

Green Eggs and Ham - Dr Seuss (my daughter comes into the bed in the morning wanting it read to her, which is fine with me because it's brilliant!)
 
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Well, everyone knows that this is!)
The Law by Fredrick Bastiat (An awesome book about the requirements and the implementation of a free society)
 
Light reading: The No. 1 Ladies Detective series by Alexander McCall Smith. I'm on book 3.

Knowing God - J.I. Packer
Classical Apologetics -R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, Arthur Lindsley
ESV Audio Bible (dramatized) - Listening to it through is a totally different experience. It really helps to see the continuity that is there from the beginning to the end. Those dramas in the Old Testament are better than anything on tv today too. :yes
 
Hi Stephanie!
Yes, I too have a dramatized version and absolutly love it! Even my son who is 11 loves to listen!

As far as what's on my night stand, I have a book I started over a year ago that I just can't seem to get through although it's a small book less than 300 pages if I recall. It's called Holy Land, Holy People, a theological introduction to the Bible. It's awesome and I do hope to finally finish it this winter.

The other two books that I've been immersed in for the past several months are
1. The Ramban, Exodus. An excellent read!
2. Adam Clark commentary.
 
I just finished a sherlock holmes story. I didn't really like it because like most detective or murder mystery type novels (that I've read anyway) the details didn't always add up.
And holmes gave watson a bit too much of a hard time for my liking.

I read a couple of them when I was a teenager and had a similar impression although the author is a good storyteller. Twists and turns you can't predict and pretty gripping.

A gifted writer. You can see why he became famous.
 
I just finished reading Protagoras by Plato. After a few hours of reflection, I have made some peace with it. Plato tries to assert his most central belief that knowledge leads to goodness, and immorality is the product of ignorance. This breaks with everything I know about the world. Empirical evidence asserts that humans are irrational beings, whose emotions are determined by hormone levels and such. Plato's arguement rests on the assertion that humans are rational, so his whole theory falls apart. I tend to believe most Christians will agree, since most believe that Satan was once an angel named Lucifer who communed with God (knowledge) and rejected it for pride.
 
I have a bad habit of reading multiple books at once. I am reading "Embraced by the Darkness - Brad Scott" and
"Who are you to judge - Erwin W Lutzer" and "In search of certainty - Josh McDowell and Thomas Williams" I am also going through a tape series by John MacArthur on how to study the Bible.......... and a few bothers I read for reference purpose.
 
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