I love reading, and I love sharing my love of good books with others! Here is a list of the books I read and reviewed in 2017. Click on a title to be taken to that review.
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About God
Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Interpretation Of The Scriptures
Leadership Promises For Every Day
The Christian Book Of Mystical Verse
The Christian In Complete Armour
Here are my book reviews for 2011.
Here are my book reviews for 2012.
Here are my book reviews for 2013.
Here are my book reviews for 2014.
Here are my book reviews for 2015.
Here are my book reviews for 2016.
Craig T. Owens 
January 2, 2018 at 10:07 am
I noticed the title of a book on your list: IF. I have never read it, but here is something you might like to read on “if”:
A Laconic Answer
This story, another famous anecdote about the Spartans’ bravery, is from the time of Philip of Macedon (382-336 B.C.), who forcibly unified most of Greece’s cities.
“Long ago the people of Greece were not united, as they are today. Instead there were several cities and states, each with its own leader. King Philip of Macedon, a land in the northern part of Greece, wanted to bring all of Greece together under his rule. So he raised a great army and made war upon the other states, until nearly all were forced to call him their king. Sparta, however, resisted.
“The Spartans lived in the southern part of Greece, an area called Laconia, and so they were sometimes called Lacons. They were noted for their simple habits and their bravery. They were also known as a people who used few words and chose them carefully; even today a short answer is often described as being ‘laconic.’
“Philip knew he must subdue the Spartans if all of Greece was to be his. So he brought his great army to the borders of Laconia, and sent a message to the Spartans.
“‘If you do not submit at once,’ he threatened them, ‘I will invade your country. And if I invade, I will pillage and burn everything you hold dear. If I march into Laconia, I will level your great city to the ground.’
“In a few days, Philip received an answer. When he opened the letter, he found only one word written there.
“That word was ‘IF.’”
—The Book of Virtues
Edited, with Commentary, by William J. Bennett
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This story reminds me of the 101st Division (U.S. Army) in Bastogne, Belgium in December 1944. The 101st Division was surrounded by the German Army and the Germans asked for their surrender. General McAuliffe sent them a written reply: “NUTS!”
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January 2, 2018 at 11:50 pm
Thanks for reminding me of this, Tim. I read “The Book Of Virtues” a long time ago and I recall reading this quote. And I would recommend Amy Carmichael’s “If” book.
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