Category: Book lists

This list is broken into three parts, each focusing on different elements of the Hatchet story that I find compelling.  First of all, it’s a survival story. If the popularity of the reality TV...

It’s hard to pick books like Project Hail Mary, because it really lives in a class by itself. The books most like it are the other books by Andy Weir, The Martian and Artemis.  But what...

Making a list of clean fiction books for adults is tricky business.  To begin with, everyone has a different definition of clean.  Some readers don’t want profanity or sex scenes,...

I read biography and memoir because I’m fascinated by human nature. I want to understand what makes people tick. Maybe if I can understand people better I can understand myself better. And, if I...

Corrie ten Boom lived with her father and sister in Holland during the German occupation of World War II. The ten Boom family took their Christian faith seriously.  They believed the Jews were...

The task of building Christian character in our kids is daunting. After 30 years of parenting, this is what I know for sure: whenever you think you have it figured out, you don’t. The game is...