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Oh man, that brings me back to high school! Hope you like it.Pethead wrote:Michael Crichton: Congo
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It was good! I think Sphere remains my favorite of his, though.Theonymic wrote:Oh man, that brings me back to high school! Hope you like it.Pethead wrote:Michael Crichton: Congo
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Gavin Ortlund: Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
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Pethead wrote:Gavin Ortlund: Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
Sounds interesting. I don't know the author at all but in general this seems like the kind of thing that isn't thought through enough.
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Pethead wrote:Gavin Ortlund: Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
Sounds like one I might like to read. Does he basically expand on Al Mohler's thoughts, or does he have new insights to bring to the topic?
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He takes Mohler’s scheme and fleshes it out and gives real life examples.Sevenoneself wrote:Pethead wrote:Gavin Ortlund: Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
Sounds like one I might like to read. Does he basically expand on Al Mohler's thoughts, or does he have new insights to bring to the topic?
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Pethead wrote:He takes Mohler’s scheme and fleshes it out and gives real life examples.Sevenoneself wrote:Pethead wrote:Gavin Ortlund: Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
Sounds like one I might like to read. Does he basically expand on Al Mohler's thoughts, or does he have new insights to bring to the topic?
Very, very interested. Gonna check it out.
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Red Rising series (again). I'll never stop reading it. On book 3- Morning Star. Highly recommend this series. It Follows a Lowborn boy named Darrow (of Lykos) who Exits as a miner in the subterranean mines of mars and digs fro the Helium 3 for the "Society" to live on the planets surface once it has been terraformed. Thing is, Humanity has been living in Luxury on it's surface for years, living off the backs of reds ( the lowborn color. Society is based on a color coded system- Red the lowest, Gold the Highest. An event triggers Darrow on a path of great sorrow and destruction- S#&t hits the fan.
Possibly a series will be made too.
If anyone's interested, here's the Reaper song from the book that will prob be used in the series should it happen. It's the forbidden song in the book (which will make sense if you read it). A song that triggers events to come for Darrow.
Forgot- The Author of this masterpiece of a series is Pierce Brown.
Possibly a series will be made too.
If anyone's interested, here's the Reaper song from the book that will prob be used in the series should it happen. It's the forbidden song in the book (which will make sense if you read it). A song that triggers events to come for Darrow.
Forgot- The Author of this masterpiece of a series is Pierce Brown.
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I didn't read that Pierce Brown "Red Rising" trilogy, but I listened to the full length audio books a few years back (spent two hours commuting to work each day for several years). Really good stuff, and well worth the read/listen. Plot-wise I remember it kind of reminded me a little of a more accessible version of Asimov's Foundation series. Well written with great relatable characters.
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It was meant to be a triology, The Morning star being the last. And it would've made a great ending. But then comes the fourth book- Iron Gold. What's really interesting about this, is that the perspectives changes from Darrow's POV to multiple perspectives and how others view Darrow (who is now in a far different position than from where he began, along with Mustang- don't wont to give any spoilers away). It's kind of like the repercussions or butterfly effect of what Darrow's agenda has left in its wake and paints his character in a much different light, seeing it from those other characters points of views. Brown manages to twist things around back onto the main Character and drops the question- has the victim become what it was fighting- the monster. The books just get darker and darker too, and the humor diminishes somewhat the more it progresses. Dark Ages is a very bleak book.Staybrite wrote:I didn't read that Pierce Brown "Red Rising" trilogy, but I listened to the full length audio books a few years back (spent two hours commuting to work each day for several years). Really good stuff, and well worth the read/listen. Plot-wise I remember it kind of reminded me a little of a more accessible version of Asimov's Foundation series. Well written with great relatable characters.
The first book is kind of Like Hunger games on mars for adults and sets up everything nicely. Then the series becomes it's own thing from Golden Son onwards. The last installment is due out this year. Here's hoping the series is made soon. Thanks for sharing- love talking about Red Risiing.
Glad someone else here Knows of it. It deserves all the attention and credit it gets.
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Phillip Yancey "Where Is God when it Hurts?"
A little over half-way through, this is really pretty good. A couple years ago I read his "Disappointment with God" and it didn't do a lot for me, but talking about it with my father one day and he mentioned how much this one helped him, so I found it on a bargain rack and picked it up. IMO MUCH more helpful than Disappointment with God.
A little over half-way through, this is really pretty good. A couple years ago I read his "Disappointment with God" and it didn't do a lot for me, but talking about it with my father one day and he mentioned how much this one helped him, so I found it on a bargain rack and picked it up. IMO MUCH more helpful than Disappointment with God.
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The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu
2nd in a sci-fi trilogy.
2nd in a sci-fi trilogy.
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Pethead wrote:Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? 4 Views (Zondervan Counterpoints Series)
I love the Counterpoint books; they're long enough to explain the issues clearly without becoming so drawn-out that only a doctorate graduate could understand them...
By the way, have you read The Joy of Calvinism by Forster? I have not and am wondering if it's worth the read. I have a good Calvinist friend who says it was very important in his journey into calvinism.
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Grindboy wrote:Phillip Yancey "Where Is God when it Hurts?"
A little over half-way through, this is really pretty good. A couple years ago I read his "Disappointment with God" and it didn't do a lot for me, but talking about it with my father one day and he mentioned how much this one helped him, so I found it on a bargain rack and picked it up. IMO MUCH more helpful than Disappointment with God.
I may have to give it a read. Although I admired the story/backdrop of "Disappointment...", I was disappointed (bad pun!) with what it offered to me as a grieving Christian.
I should add that I really do like Yancey, and believe EVERY fundamentalist-leaning Christian and EVERY spiritually-abused person should read "What's So Amazing About Grace?"
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I have not. I’ll look into it.Sevenoneself wrote:Pethead wrote:Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? 4 Views (Zondervan Counterpoints Series)
I love the Counterpoint books; they're long enough to explain the issues clearly without becoming so drawn-out that only a doctorate graduate could understand them...
By the way, have you read The Joy of Calvinism by Forster? I have not and am wondering if it's worth the read. I have a good Calvinist friend who says it was very important in his journey into calvinism.
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The Truth About Us - Brant Hansen
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Just finished the Bible after 2.5 years of daily reading with my wife. She got saved in late 2016 but we started this project on Christmas of 2019. I had been reading it before alone but it was a blessing reading it with her. We are now starting over, after two months of Jeremy we felt like some epistles would do us good, so Galatians it is, then going chronologically through Paul‘s other letters.
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Raegoul wrote:Just finished the Bible after 2.5 years of daily reading with my wife. She got saved in late 2016 but we started this project on Christmas of 2019. I had been reading it before alone but it was a blessing reading it with her. We are now starting over, after two months of Jeremy we felt like some epistles would do us good, so Galatians it is, then going chronologically through Paul‘s other letters.
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Sevenoneself wrote:Grindboy wrote:Phillip Yancey "Where Is God when it Hurts?"
A little over half-way through, this is really pretty good. A couple years ago I read his "Disappointment with God" and it didn't do a lot for me, but talking about it with my father one day and he mentioned how much this one helped him, so I found it on a bargain rack and picked it up. IMO MUCH more helpful than Disappointment with God.
I may have to give it a read. Although I admired the story/backdrop of "Disappointment...", I was disappointed (bad pun!) with what it offered to me as a grieving Christian.
I should add that I really do like Yancey, and believe EVERY fundamentalist-leaning Christian and EVERY spiritually-abused person should read "What's So Amazing About Grace?"
To be fair, I don't think there's really anything that can be given to somebody who's actively going through grief that will be all that helpful. Which is kind of addressed in "Where is God" actually. I haven't read "What's so Amazing," but have seen it plenty of times. I read "The Jesus You Never Knew" in college, wasn't too impressed, then read "Disappointment" and was disappointed, and was kind of giving up on him as an author who would connect with me, but as mentioned my dad mentioned "Where Is God," I saw it on a $3 rack, and have really thought it's been good. So. . . ?
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My Afflictions For His Glory - Daniel Ritchie
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