Friday, September 7, 2007

book thing

I guess i'm supposed to do this book list thing. It looks like fun. I wrote it all yesterday, but when i tried to post it it erased it instead. Maybe the list will be the same today, we'll see. The Bible is omitted from the answers, otherwise this list would get redundant. Here it goes:
1. One book that changed your life.
The Soul Winner by Charles Spurgeon. So good.
2. One book you've read more than once.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards. I had to, and i'll have to read it at least a few more times, because my brain is too small.
3. One book you'd want on a desert island.
Besides the Bible, it would probably be The Complete Works of John Bunyan that my fiancee and LaX IV guys got me as a going away present. That thing is amazing. John Bunyan is amazing.
4. One book that made you laugh.
Lectures to My Students by Spurgeon. He can be so hilarious and make his point stick. I'll never forget, "If you be lax in secret devotion, not only will you need to be pitied, but your people also." Well, i guess that part wasn't so funny.
5. One book that made you cry.
Women's Liberation, Jesus Style And not in a good way.
6. One book you wish had been written.
What it Means to be a Para-Church Organization by Geerhardus Voss or someone like that. Maybe A.W. Pink.
7. One book you wish had never been written.
A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McClaren. Why confuse people anymore? You can't say "I am a fundamentalist Calvinist" on the cover and go on to call Calvinists "Indian killers" and other names and expect it all to make sense. Seriously.
8. Some books you are currently reading.
Mortification of Sin in Believers by John Owen, Spurgeon's Sermons, The Bruised Reed by Sibbes.
9. One book you've been meaning to read.
The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by Bunyan. Actually, Joanna and i started it and will continue, it's just hard to read when we are several states apart. We each have a part to read, and read it like a play. All couples should read Bunyan together.

1 comment:

Joe Arant said...

5. One book that made you cry.
Women's Liberation, Jesus Style And not in a good way.

Hmmmm, this title sounds familiar.... :)