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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Other Writings by Jonathan Edwards — 314
My first taste of Edwards. I have difficulty reading non-fiction, my mind wanders excessively.
Despite that I found this to be a very good and satisfactory book.The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis — 133
This didn’t speak to, touch, draw, etc. me… All that stuff about second chances and purgatory was a little bit muddling.
Running Total: 427
Alassiel said:Don’t you have a life outside of reading? Family or friends who might like to see you every once in awhile?
:lol:
It appears I have a life, I haven’t finished a single book yet. Or else it’s because I’m picking harder books for myself this year…
I don’t know how you survive, Billy, but good work, anyway.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Other Writings by Jonathan Edwards
One of my friends got me into a Jonathan Edwards daze, so to speak, and so far I’m liking it.
*is going to rise above the cake throwing* Happy birthday, Adalin! Old age is just like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.
monkeygal693 said:
Your sisters name is Kale???? Like in DragonSpell!?!!? SWEET!!!
No, sadly, it’s just her nickname.
Did you were your Phantom Moose shirt purposefully for the photo, Jordan?
My enthusiasim has to do with the fact that I got fourth place last year despite a massive convergence delay (eye problem) and in the midst of moving.
Plus, it’s just fun. 
I’m no good with testimonies/blurbs but if I come up with anything you’ll be the first to know.
I hope you like it, Alyosha!
I would like to say more but feel like I aight not to. Do send me your thoughts when you finish it. (The “No, you needn’t send it back” will only be explained by my vLog, just so you know. I feel I must make that statement.)To Kill a Mockingbird—
I’m reading it too, Pip! I started this afternoon and am now about halfway through. I’m really liking it, as well. I’m pretty sure it’ll be a favorite, something I didn’t expect! Yes, indeed, very good.
Also To Have and to Hold which is interesting but not really amazing, lovely cover though, also Diomede the Centurion which is unforgivably boring and also confusing. I’m “reading” Battling Unbelief by Piper, as well, for the Bible study/small group I attend.
It’s not really reading in the normal sense, so, yeah…
Sarah said:
The middle one sounds interesting.
Here’s what I wrote on my blog about it well I was in the middle of it, Sarah.
“The story so far: in the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
Those are the opening words of the book The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Yes, it’s scifi, as the title suggests, and comedy, as the quote suggests. I’m currently at the place between the twentieth and twenty-first chapters, which is about two-thirds of the way thru the book. It’s the second in a series and so far I’ve found I like the first, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, better.
I suppose I should point out right away that the author, Douglas Adams, is a athiest. Not a peaceful athiest, mind you, but a athiest who enjoys making fun of Christians and God. That is the one element of the books I don’t like. They’re really snort-worthy (i.e. amusing); if you’ve ever read Lemony Snicket you know the kind of humour I’m talking about. So, just to get that straight. If you can handle someone making fun of your God than go right ahead and read.
So, yes, I like the first better. I’m not really sure why, and I really can’t say why. Probably because I haven’t finished it yet.
Maybe Trillian and Arthur and Marvin and etc. will do something interesting before the book is over. We’ll see, I guess… The tea-making escapade was funny, BTW.
So, yes, there’s that. I finished it awhile ago and no they did nothing interesting. As a book by itself it’s pointless and you’d probably be totally confused unless you’ve read the first, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so, yes.
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