Reviews by Will Turner
Why You Say It
On 3/12 Will Turner wrote: Webb Garrison, Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases (Thomas Nelson, 2000). Words are mysterious by themselves. We need context, past usage, and root meaning to define them. Why You Say It is a fascinating look at the story behind over 600 words and phrases in daily usage. Garrison ... The Story of Words
John Bunyan
On 3/1 Will Turner wrote: Kevin Belmonte, John Bunyan (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010). John Owen, one of the leading Puritans of the 17th Century was asked by King Charles II, “how a learned man such as he could sit and listen to an illiterate tinker.” Owen replied to the king, “May it please your Majesty, could I possess that tinker’s ... An Illiterate Tinker
A Century Turns
On 2/21 Will Turner wrote: William J. Bennett, A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears (Thomas Nelson, 2009). “Twenty years is a long time,” so writes William Bennett in his third volume of American history. A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears chronicles the twenty most recent years of American life from 1988 to 2008. And when you stop to think ... A Century Turns
Free Book
On 2/1 Will Turner wrote: The Freedom of the Christian is a topic of utmost importance and while I appreciate Tome’s passion for spreading freedom I am not so sure he does it in a helpful way. Tome begins his work by saying, “we don’t need another book about the cross. As offensive as that statement might sound, it’s true. That ... Free Book. Well, you get what you paid for.
The White Horse King
On 1/16 Will Turner wrote: Benjamin Merkle, The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great (Thomas Nelson, 2009). NOTE: I am reviewing this book for Thomas Nelson [www.booksneeze.com]. The best thing about this book is that it created within me an interest to study the life of Alfred in more depth. It serves effectively as a springboard, if you will, ... King Alfred the Great
Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain
On 11/20 Will Turner wrote: Paul Meier and David L. Henderson, Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncovering the hidden potential in life’s most common struggles (Thomas Nelson, 2009). NOTE: I am reviewing this book as a member of Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Blogger program (http://brb.thomasnelson.com/). Pain is not the enemy. ... Finding Purpose Beyond our Pain