I feel like my lifetime has given me an interesting vantage point on issues of education, popular culture, and technology. I remember a primitive sort of coding that I used to make our family’s Commodore 64 mimic the sound of … Continue reading
I recently finished reading David Sedaris’s book, Calypso. It’s a collection of short stories and essays from an author I’ve been reading for several years. I read his stuff because he’s funny. And often surprisingly insightful. I’m happy to say that this … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Alfred Lansing’s book, Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. The book was written 60 years ago, and it’s the story of an expedition that took place over 100 years ago — still, I found the narrative to be highly engaging … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Ian McEwan’s book, Amsterdam. And in all honesty, I have to say that it was pretty disappointing. I can’t really recommend the book to anyone else, but I’ve made it a goal to catalog this year’s reading … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Brett McCracken’s book, Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community. Our church made this required reading for our Life Group leaders this year, and we slowly worked our way through it, week by week, … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Lois Lowry’s book, Messenger. It’s the third book in a series that I’ve been reading through as a sort of bedtime story with Olivia and Cor — and unfortunately, I have to say that I consider … Continue reading
I can’t remember the last time I read a whole book in a single day! But that’s what happened with Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, while I was traveling in Europe. It felt like … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Blaine Harden’s book, Escape from Camp 14. It was recommended to me by my friend, Jake. It was a really quick read (and I’m generally a slow reader!). I appreciated the book both for its story … Continue reading
I recently finished Russell Shorto’s book Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City. It was recommended to me by my friend Claire, and I’m thankful to her for the tip. I appreciated the book for its subject matter, … Continue reading
I just finished reading Paul Collins’ book, “The Murder of the Century.” I heard about the author on a podcast, and when I looked him up at the local library, the synopsis on the dust jacket of this one seemed … Continue reading