Book Review: Starship Troopers (1959)

I’ve been meaning to read this book for a while now and I’m glad I finally took a few days last week to get through it. Starship Troopers is one of the most famous/infamous pieces of 20th century pulp science fiction and has gone a very long way to establishing the style for the entireContinue reading “Book Review: Starship Troopers (1959)”

A Pastor’s Brief Book Recommendations for Adolescent Christians

                Reading when I was younger has always been a struggle. I did not want to spend the time in front of a book when I could be outside with my friends. Even today, I sometimes struggle to just pick up a good book and read. There are many books that I am finally lookingContinue reading “A Pastor’s Brief Book Recommendations for Adolescent Christians”

10 American History Books for Young Historians

Much like Professor Tergussen from the film Back to School, I hold history in a very sacred way, but without all the yelling.  It is my role today to be your Mr. Helper and offer some books relating to American History. These works are not necessarily the greatest available, but these works have found theirContinue reading “10 American History Books for Young Historians”

8 Books to Introduce You to Medieval History

If you’re still calling the Middle Ages the “dark ages,” I’ve got some bad news for you. You’ve been lied too. The Western medieval period was a time a flourishing art, literature, and thought. It was given then term “dark ages” by Enlightenment era thinkers to help contrast their age from others. Now there isContinue reading “8 Books to Introduce You to Medieval History”

12 Book Recommendations for Young Conservatives

As my grandpa once said, “school never did learn me nothin”. My education was somewhat similar. I was a B- average student through high school and college but it took a very long time for me to develop any sort of drive or intellectual passion in my adult life. Much of that passion coincided withContinue reading “12 Book Recommendations for Young Conservatives”

Book Review: The Final Martyrs (2008)

Despite being released in 2008, the eleven short stories comprised in this edition aren’t new short stories. The Japanese author Shusaku Endo conceived of the stories and published them between 1959 and 1985. Endo is most famous now for his 1966 masterpiece Silence. The book was launched into western discussion and prominence in 2016 followingContinue reading “Book Review: The Final Martyrs (2008)”

Book Review – How Should Christians Vote? by Tony Evans (2012)

I don’t actually remember when I bought this book. It only reappeared to me by coincidence this past month while I was digging through bins of old books I intended to donate. I must have bought it back in high school at a garage sale because the cover is torn and there’s a blue stickerContinue reading “Book Review – How Should Christians Vote? by Tony Evans (2012)”

Book Review – The Amityville Horror (1977)

Before the Satanic Panic took hold of the American consciousness, there was the “Satanic Passion” when Americans couldn’t get enough kitschy occult horror. The passion was moved, for the most part, by movies: Rosemary’s Baby, based on a book; The Omen, based on a book, The Exorcist, based on a book; and The Amityville Horror,Continue reading “Book Review – The Amityville Horror (1977)”

Book Review – Phantastes by George MacDonald (1858)

There are some books that take more effort to reading than you can give at a first glance. Maybe it’s too intellectual for you to comprehend at whatever stage of life you’re in. Maybe it’s a book that needs to be read multiple times to be comprehended. In any case, it’s a book you struggleContinue reading “Book Review – Phantastes by George MacDonald (1858)”