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And Again…

There may be some similarities here…

1. One book that changed your life: Michael Horton’s Putting Amazing Back into Grace is probably the sole book apart from the Bible that had a life-changing effect on me.

2. One book that you’ve read more than once: I’m such a slow reader that I seldom reread books. As Ash noted, we have begun the Chronicles of Narnia again. Oh, and I read Putting Amazing Back into Grace twice. I wonder if that can be my answer for every one of these questions…

3. One book you’d want on a desert island: I’d probably figure out how to survive on my own, so I’d want a book that would keep my mind occupied. Any book by anyone whose last name in Plantinga should fit the bill.

4. One book that made you laugh: I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson (who, I just learned when I searched for his website, looks nothing like what I thought he would).

5. One book that made you cry: Ummmm, I really can’t think of anything. Sad.

6. One book that you wish had been written: A book chronicling the rise of downtown Los Angeles’ as a vital urban centre. Maybe in 25 years.

7. One book that you wish had never been written: The Prayer of Jabez. Definitely.

8. One book you’re currently reading: Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview by Albert M. Wolters.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: Just one? I’ve got a whole stack!

10. Now tag five people: You.

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2 Responses to “And Again…”

  1. Mr T Says:
    August 30th, 2006 at 10:53 am

    Ok Ash, here are your answers, but first I would like to comment on what you said about the Bible being an answer to the questions…

    I think that it cannot be the answer to these questions, especially for a Christian, as providing it as an answer to these questions pre-supposes that the Bible is comparable to a work of fiction by a human being. By using the Bible as an answer, you implicitly state that the word of God and the word of man can be compared to each other. Just a point to think about/start and argument over before I start my answers…

    1. One book that changed your life: It would either be Mill’s the Subjection of Women – a clear, rational account of human dignity and potential. Or it would be Plato’s Trial and Death of Socrates, which is great for challenging our assumptions about the world and those who claim knowledge. Both have shaped my understanding of the world.

    2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Lord of the Rings – I love the way in which Tolkien uses the English language to make everything come alive. I have always wondered how it would read in translation.

    3. One book you’d want on a desert island: probably the SAS Survival Guide would be the most helpful book, but from an intellectual perspective, I would probably want the Lord of the Rings, as it is a book that can be re-read, and is written on many levels, so that each time you read it, it is almost as if you discover something new about it.

    4. One book that made you laugh: Mr T likes a good laugh, so he would have to say that anything by Bill Cosby. His books (like Fatherhood) are great, with such witty understandings of the human condition. It is funny how observant comedians can be.

    5. One book that made you cry: Mr T does not have tear ducts, but the most moving book he has read would be A Tale of Two Cities.

    6. One book that you wish had been written: Mr T is not a writer, and he would be foolish to compare his meagre writing skills to that of the greats.

    7. One book that you wish had never been written: The Communist Manifesto. Never in the history of the world has a book caused so much death and destruction as this. It was never intended to guide revolutionary action, rather it was a prescription of world history that people have twisted into their own ends, with misery being the end result.

    8. One book you’re currently reading: Mud, Blood and Poppycock, a critique of the critique of the British effort in the Great War – an excellent read, although highly conservative in its assessment of the British Army.

    9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: Don Quixote – a classic that I have not read yet, but which appears to influence much of our modern world and understanding of ourselves

    10. Now tag five people: Mr T does not play that game…

    I hope you enjoy the answers!

  2. Mirek Says:
    August 30th, 2006 at 8:33 pm

    Hi Ash.

    1. Cliché, but it is Bible :-)

    2. Les Miserables!

    3. Chess book.

    4. sorry i dont read funny books :-(

    5. hmhmhm I think, when i read for the 1st time Shakespeare’s Rom. & Jul. (was about 14)

    6. About the Liberal Fascism which reigns in EU!!!!

    7. Prosperity Gospel – U.Ekman!

    8. Gaijin from James Clavell (is ok)

    9. Does God believe in Atheists, hopeffuly soon :-)

    10. ?