I am aiming to post a dozen or so times each month in 2011. I like sharing about books, so my plan is to combine longer reviews of books I think y’all might be really interested in such as Mere Churchianity with mini-reviews of books you might be interested in. I will ignore some books I think you probably won’t care much about, but you can always get my starred review on goodreads (click the g icon in the right sidebar) or just ask nicely.
Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper would be a good read if you are just starting to think about how to form a family culture with traditions that reinforce your values and beliefs. As someone who has thought about it for awhile, I found it encouraging but with few new or groundbreaking ideas.
The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh. I’d recommend the original Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter mysteries to any reader. If you can’t get enough of Lord Peter, Harriet and Bunter, you might enjoy this modern Lord Peter story as well. It’s not up to Sayers’ standard but it’s still pretty fun.
The Apostles’ Creed for Today by Justo Gonzalez was mostly disappointing, but not exactly bad. Worth working through something like Karl Barth’s Dogmatics in Outline instead, for greater insight.
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a classic that is not too difficult to read and has moments of being very enjoyable. But it’s neither important enough nor enjoyable enough for me to insist it be at the top of your “must read” list. I liked it, but I probably would never read it again.