Changing the Culture
I was reading a book the other day about women in Afghanistan. So much of what happened, many Muslims would argue is not true Islam. Among other things, these women were denied inheritance, made to...
View ArticleBlind Spots
In the book In My Brother's Shadow: A Life and Death in the SS, Uwe Timm reflects on the diary his brother kept for almost six months in 1943. The entries are short14 FebruaryWe expect action any time...
View ArticleJanuary Books
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien -- I really enjoyed this book because I love cultural stuff. This book points out areas where we as people living...
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung -- sad story about a family torn apart by the Khmer Rouge regime as told by one of the youngest children; this book made me...
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The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Mary Pipher -- I saw this book while I was with Michael at Barnes & Noble, and found it available at my local library. The...
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A Year in the World by Frances Mayes -- pleasant enough book, but not my favorite; I did think often "oooh, I'd like to go there!" Too bad I don't travel morePosted on Facebook: "How glamorous Ed...
View ArticleWaiting
To be honest, I struggle with waiting on God. There is one issue in my life that reallllllllllllllllllly makes me angry, and I want God to fix it. Like five years ago. I've prayed about it. I've...
View ArticleSally and Alastair
This may only be funny to me - and Andrew, but I figured I'd post it in case I ever wanted to reread something that made us laugh. On Sunday Andrew and I were out together and talk of his upcoming...
View ArticleA Blogger Friend Dies & May Books
Have any of you ever lost a blogger or other online friend? To death? Sadly, this Monday Carol aka American Bedu lost her battle with cancer. Her blog was one of the first I ever started reading. I...
View ArticleJune Books
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood by Eugenie Fraser -- an interesting account of life in Archangel through the eyes of a girl growing up there with her Scottish mother, Russian father and...
View ArticleOn Veiling and Hair and Paul
I have a relatively new Facebook friend and she's Jewish - my first Jewish friend! I met her on a HuffPo link. I liked one of her comments, and she requested me as a friend just like that! I'm not...
View ArticleVeiling as a sign of equality?
In my last post, I mentioned reading Paul Among the People by Sarah Ruden, and talked about hair and veiling and Paul's instructions for women in the church to cover their heads. A few of you offered...
View ArticleJuly Books
All Things New by Lynn Austin -- This is first fiction book I've read in quite some time. My mom picked it up from the library and thought I'd like it so I read it when she was finished. It takes place...
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In Search of King Solomon's Mines by Tahir Shah -- After purchasing a treasure map in Jerusalem's Old City, the author sets out on an adventure to locate King Solomon's gold mines. This book takes you...
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The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thurbron - join the author as he travels through parts of Central Asia. I'm not very familiar with these regions so this book was somewhat interesting although I felt it...
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The Horizontal World: Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere by Debra Marquart -- The author tells of her life growing up in North DakotaBruchko by Bruce Olson -- what a neat story about a...
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Visiting My Roots
In a souvenir shop We went on a short trip to see our friend (well, he's really family), Samer, for a few days. He told us to meet him in Paris this time, so that's what we did. The flight was...
View ArticleNovember Books and Movies
I cannot recall another month where I actually watched more movies than read books, but this month that is exactly what happened! Well, we went to France and Belgium. I don't read much while...
View Article2013 Meme
Some years I don't post this until January, but I've been working on this off and on since November 13, and I have it ready before 2014!1. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?went to...
View ArticleDecember Books
Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner -- I've had this one for awhile, but never took the time to read it. Pretty neat book. Two brothers - one left at the altar - travel around the world and...
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