I love books and I love bookstores; especially used bookstores. Besides their calming atmosphere and unique culture, these vanishing venues of society mean so much to me because of what they contain; rows upon rows, aisles behind aisles, and shelves above shelves of books. Throughout my teenage and adult life, Saturdays would find me exploring …
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6 Reasons Men Should Read More Stories than Men’s Books
"If men read fewer books on manhood and more really good stories they'd be much better for it." I tweeted this a while back, and the response I … Read More about 6 Reasons Men Should Read More Stories than Men’s Books
Why Every Christian Should Read Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis loved old books. In a short piece he wrote to introduce Athanasius’s On the Incarnation to a modern audience, he admonished that Christians … Read More about Why Every Christian Should Read Mere Christianity
How to Ruin Your Life: A Book Review by Matt Capps
In our culture pastoral failure is more public than faithfulness. Over the past year, it seems like news outlets and social media have been showered … Read More about How to Ruin Your Life: A Book Review by Matt Capps
The Virtue of Unread Books
My son stood spellbound in front of shelves that must have seemed endlessly high and wide from his small vantage. The Study was a familiar room to … Read More about The Virtue of Unread Books
Six Reasons to Read Fiction
“I don’t really read fiction.” “Fiction is a waste of time.” “Why read fiction? It’s all just made up.” Real live adults have said these … Read More about Six Reasons to Read Fiction
Raising Lovers of Books
As a child, my dad read The Hobbit to me every year. Honestly, I don’t remember much about these moments. I am sure the reading aloud was slow, … Read More about Raising Lovers of Books
Why You Should Read About Great Lives
After I graduated from college and traveled for many months, I finally recognized that for once in life, I wasn’t being told what to read. At a … Read More about Why You Should Read About Great Lives