20 February 2012

A Book for Lent

Some people take on the spiritual discipline of reading a Christian book during Lent. I have been asked what books I would recommend. Here is a short list of some titles I would suggest folks consider. If you have a book you would recommend, comment and let me know.

Non-fiction
The Prodigal God, Tim Keller
The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis
Abba's Child, Brennan Manning
The Prayer Life, Andrew Murray
Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen
The Cross of Christ, John Stott

Fiction
Silence, Shusaku Endo
The Power and the Glory, Graham Greene
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson

14 February 2012

One Minute Review: Chronicle

Chronicle is a movie that could easily fly under the radar. All I could tell from the trailer was that stuff flies around and someone is really worried about Andrew. Is it any more than that? The One Minute Review knows for sure.