Archive for September, 2009

Book Review: The Aquariums of Pyongyang

Book Review: The Aquariums of Pyongyang

The Aquariums of Pyongyang, by Kang Chol-Hwan and Pierre Rigoulot, is an account of the imprisonment of Kang Chol-Hwan and his family in the Yodok concentration camp in North Korea. It begins with an introduction by co-author Pierre Rigoulot describing Kang’s new life in the Republic of Korea, then continues with a brief history of [...]

Fall Student Series: Rooted in Christ

Fall Student Series: Rooted in Christ

I firmly believe “growing leaders produce growing ministries”. This fall I decided to do something that I knew would help me grow spiritually and intellectually. I read through Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology and complied notes on 20 different subjects for our teenagers. I was amazed that when I typed in “systematic theology for teenagers” in [...]

Book Review: What's He Really Thinking?

Book Review: What's He Really Thinking?

I know this seem like an odd book for me to read. However, I used it in preparation for a series for our young couples called “He said.. She Said”. I found this to be mildly helpful. Paula Rinehart takes her 20 years of experience to produce a book that will help women understand the [...]

Book Review: Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl

Book Review: Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl

An Alice and Wonderland of theology. By far one of the most unique and thought provoking books I have ever read. The book starts off with “Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. His comedy. Let the pages flick your thumbs.” N.D. Wilson takes you on a wild literary journey that ends with you [...]