Reviews by David Kludt
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
On 3/17 David Kludt wrote: John Maxwell is well-known for his speaking and writing on leadership. In his latest book – Everybody Communicates, Few Connect (published by Thomas Nelson, who provided a copy of this book through their Book Sneeze review program) – Maxwell addresses connecting with others in the context ... Everybody Communicates, Few Connect (book review)
The Vertical Self
On 2/15 David Kludt wrote: Mark Sayers, a pastor from Australia, just published a new book entitled “The Vertical Self: How Biblical faith Can Help Us Discover Who We Are in an Age of Self Obsession” published by Thomas Nelson (who provided a copy of this book through their Book Sneeze review program). In the book, Sayers contrasts the vertical ... The Vertical Self (book review)
Tithing
On 2/3 David Kludt wrote: Douglas Leblanc, a journalist, contributed this volume to the Ancient Practices series edited by Phyllis Tickle exploring the major disciples or practices of the historic Christian faith. I’ve read one other book in this series (The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher), but each volume in the series ... Tithing (book review)
The Selfless Gene
On 1/23 David Kludt wrote: As part of Thomas Nelson’s BookSneeze program, I received a copy of Charles Foster’s The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin. The exhausted “evolution vs. creation” debate exhausts me, but was interested in seeing if Foster’s approach could offer any insight on a third ... The Selfless Gene (book review)
The Gospel According to Lost
On 1/4 David Kludt wrote: My latest read/review (provided by the publisher through the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program) is a book called The Gospel According to LOST by Chris Seay. One of the reasons I chose to read this book was because I like LOST, but I have also appreciated some of the work that Chris Seay has ... The Gospel According to LOST (book review)
The Sacred Meal
On 12/1 David Kludt wrote: Another book review thanks to the Book Review program of Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nora Gallagher wrote The Sacred Meal as part of the 8 volume “Ancient Practices” series edited by Phyllis Tickle covering topics like fasting, spiritual disciplines, sabbath, etc. Gallagher’s volume ... The Sacred Meal (book review)
Five Cities That Ruled The World
On 11/8 David Kludt wrote: I just finished another book I requested from Thomas Nelson’s book review program, Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History by Douglas Wilson. As the title suggests, the book discusses five different cities and ways they have impacted the world, with a particular eye toward ... Five Cities that Ruled the World (book review)
What Difference Do It Make?
On 10/13 David Kludt wrote: I finished a book sent to me from Thomas Nelson Publishers called What Difference Do it Make? Stories of Hope and Healing. (follow up to the wildly successful book “Same Kind of Difference As Me” by the same authors, which I had never heard of or read). I had low expectations (I have a general disdain ... what difference do it make? (book review)