Looking for a good book to catch up with this summer? Here are three suggestions:
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer -- It will grab your heart and never let go. I was never the same after I read this book, and I re-read it every couple of years to be reminded of the truth that's there.
1776 by David McCullough -- I know it's a few years old now, but in the midst of the times this country is going through today, it's as relevant as ever. McCullough writes for the non-history buff, so don't be intimidated.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson -- File this under the category of "Books I Should Have Read in High School but Never Did." Also count it as one of the best examples of the dual nature of man ever to be written down. You will understand yourself (and everyone around you) better after you read this one.
If you get a chance to read any of them, let me know what you think.
2 comments:
This is just one coffee shop employee's opinion... but I find Tozer a bit ethereal for my taste. Personally I'd go with "Knowing God" by J.I. Packer.
1776 is a highly engaging read. Believe it or not, McCullough actually compiled this book with leftovers from his biography of John Adams, and published 1776 as a companion to that earlier work. Don't get me wrong though, it's an excellent book on it's own merit!
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is another thought-provoking read... do you think it's more of an attempt to defend and rationalize dualism or an unwitting acknowledgment of man's depravity?
Daniel: I didn't know that about 1776, but I LOVED John Adams. In my opinion McCullough is one of the most accesible history writers we have.
On Jekll and Hyde, I don't think it's at all unwitting. I think Stevenson intended it that way. That's one of the reasons I love the book so much. For the believer, of course, it represents the Romans 7, divided man, that Paul talked about.
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