In May, we shopped for some graduation presents
from the CLC web shop and ended up buying a couple of books for
ourselves, too. Does that ever happen to you?
Ken Tada, Joni Eareckson Tada & Larry Libby: Joni & Ken. An Untold Love Story.
Why: I wanted to read this, and I have an
inkling it'll be one of those books I want to own so I can lend it out to
friends and re-read. (I've enjoyed all the earlier books by Joni Eareckson Tada that I've read.)
Eric Metaxas: Amazing Grace
Why: After reading Metaxas's biography
of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we know Metaxas is a good writer and we
expect this to be a well-researched, insightful biography, too. Plus
we're interested in learning more about William Wilberforce.
(I haven't started these yet - saving up for the summer holidays.)
Oh, but I
mustn't forget:
How: Audio e-book, library loan
Why: I wanted an audio book
for a long journey. (Unfortunately, motion sickness prevents me from
reading on cars and buses, so I can't take advantage of travel time
even if I'm not driving.)
Because I really like Gary Chapman's
podcasts (Moody Radio: Building Relationships), I thought this would
be an interesting book as well as a useful one. And yes, it is - at least as far as I've listened. I
may have to buy it in print one day, as I don't have enough time to
listen to it all the way through, now that the trip is over. It's yet another one of those books that I might want to re-read occasionally to remind myself of putting the good ideas in practice.