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RecommendationsBrennan Manning's Ragamuffin Gospel is a wonderful layout of God's grace. Though I can't say that I've read as many books as you have, it's one of my all time favorites. by the way i love your website Daniel! God bless you!
RecommendationsWell, can't say I know who you are but I read an article about Brennan Manning and was deeply impressed by his honesty and simplicity. Beautiful. According to your suggestion, the book is in my BN.com shopping cart waiting for my next order... <smile> God bless you too.
RecommendationsI think I may be making commentage in the wrong section, but love the Hopper paintings in your Short Stories section. Hmmm...they're marvelous. The depth of color is so impressive for its time - so very rich! You know, Daniel, the simplicity lends a very whimsical quality to the linear structure. <pause, nodding head thrice> But notice... one line is askew. <cocking head to one side> Well, I think that's intentional. Hopper was very daring for his time. Very engaging site (if a web site can take on such a quality). Love the short stories, esp. Right on! Michelle
RecommendationsI used to say those very same lines! What a coincid... hey, wait a second. <smile> Thanks for the feedback. Well, "engaging" beats "dull and uninspired." So, thanks I guess... <smile> I'll post some new short stories in a few days. I'm glad you like them!
RecommendationsIf you are looking for something amusing, and from some of the other ones you've picked, I am guessing you might be..there are some books by Phillip Gulley. He's a Christian author merely telling some amusing stories about some of his Quaker parishioners..and the two books (Front Porch Tales and Home Town Tales) got so popular that he wrote a fiction book along the same lines, called Home to Harmony..all three of these are light and easy..something you'd like to read after a long day to cheer you up. They're humorous as well as something that makes light of human nature..good reads. Kari www.xanga.com/chicadecasa
RecommendationsI know I just commented on here..but I thought of a book I just couldn't NOT put on here! I know that a lot of people say fiction isn't as important as a "Christian Living" book or something to that extent..but I have read a few fiction books that have deepened my walk with Christ in amazing ways..one, my favorite book of all time, is Safely Home by Randy Alcorn..it's about a business guy in the US who has to go to China on business and while he's there, he touches bases with an old friend..who is Chinese and is a very devout Christian. The story is about how this friend is persecuted..and how it brings the American guy to Christ..and it's one of those that isn't based upon a true story but most of the details in there are things that happen on an every day basis..it's an awesome book and it touched my life in a way I cannot even put into words.
Recommendations^^ By the way, that was from Kari :)
RecommendationsLife 101
Recommendations*the heart is a lonely hunter- carson mccullers *a heartbreaking work of staggering genius- david eggers
Recommendationsbtw- name's sally (lomomomonaru). found your page via xanga
Recommendations"My Losing Season" - Pat Conroy; "In A Sunburnt Country" - Bill Bryson; "The Return of the Prodigal" - Henri Nouwen; "Till We Have Faces" - C.S. Lewis; "Dandelion Wine" - Ray Bradbury; "Paris To The Moon" - Adam Gopnick; "The Power and the Glory" - Graham Greene; "The Gallery of Regrettable Food" - James Lileks
RecommendationsAlmost anything by Henri Nouwen--good stuff. -v
RecommendationsAtlas Shrugged - By Ayn Rand The Art of War - By Sun Tzu The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown and an excellent book for people who love reading and writing, On Writing - By Stephen King
RecommendationsAtlas Shrugged - By Ayn Rand The Art of War - By Sun Tzu The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown and an excellent book for people who love reading and writing, On Writing - By Stephen King
RecommendationsThe Karma Trail by Danny McCallan If you're looking for a really good read then check out 'The Karma Trail'. Remarkable in both style and scope, 'The Karma Trail' by Danny McCallan is a thrilling emotional roller coaster of a novel that you'll find hard to put down. The premise of the story is simple - terrorists murder an innocent family when trying to kill a member of a special covert operations unit called Omega One. The surviving father and husband, a man steeped in spirituality and peace, finds himself forced to take the law into his own hands when the killers escape justice by fleeing across the border. Alone and obsessed he uses all of his ingenuity and courage to track down and confront the killers before coming face to face with the group's leader in what is a truly thrilling and totally unexpected climax. What makes this story original and refreshing is that it works on a number of different levels simultaneously. Superficially it is an action story - and for many it will remain just that. They will read the book, smile indulgently and say 'I enjoyed that' and toss it to one side or pass it on to a friend. For others though 'with eyes to see and ears to hear' this story will speak to them on a much deeper psychological and spiritual level. Because this story is a statement about the eternity of life; a parable or metaphor for the importance of love and faith within a person's life and a testimony to how a person's character and belief system can ultimately shape their destiny. Unlike so many of the hackneyed heroes which fill the pages of today's books, McCallan's main character is a fully believable creation - he doesn't have the looks or body of a Tom Cruise or the fighting skills of a Bruce Lee or the contacts and resources of almost every detective or cop you could imagine. He is an average man, bald, a little overweight and out of condition, but a man who is suddenly plunged into a world of violence and death and deception. A man struggling to move freely within that horrific world while also trying to remain separate from it. Perhaps that in itself is what makes him so much more than an average man, because despite all of his shortcomings, all of his doubts and fears, his confusion and uncertainties he still finds within himself an ability to draw upon that which he has known since a child - his belief in a spiritual way known as the 'Shadrax Maga' - and through that path's ancient teachings to find the strength and courage to go on even when the odds against him seem insurmountable, even when he starts to experience visions and memories he cannot explain, and even when surrounded by killers, con men, undercover cops and an innocent kid. This book seems to be acquiring an almost cult like status among many people in search of enlightenment on the west coast of the States. And almost everyone I know on a spiritual path has heard of it - however how many have actually bought it and read it is another story. All I can say is that those who haven't read it are missing out on a momentous experience. Some have referred to this book as a 'parable for today' and others as 'a modern day metaphor'. Maybe that's because it shows in a truly remarkable way that this world's current thirst for acquisition, accomplishment and recognition is as nothing when love is lost, hope is lost and life is lost. But even then that something so much greater and so much more significant lies just beyond this mortal coil. In the final analysis 'The Karma Trail' is a life-enhancing, life-affirming novel that both enriches and educates. It has a riveting plot; several notable and interesting characters and is written in a fast paced style that'll keep you turning those pages. And even if you do not agree with or fully accept the spiritual message and teachings of the 'Shadrax Maga' which appear in the book, you will at least come away from it having read a really good thriller. Frankie Medhurst
RecommendationsIf you're looking for a really good read then check out 'The Karma Trail' by Danny McCallan. Remarkable in both style and scope, this is a thrilling emotional roller coaster of a novel that you'll find hard to put down. The premise of the story is simple - terrorists murder an innocent family when trying to kill a member of a special covert operations unit called Omega One. The surviving father and husband, a man steeped in spirituality and peace, finds himself forced to take the law into his own hands when the killers escape justice by fleeing across the border. Alone and obsessed he uses all of his ingenuity and courage to track down and confront the killers before coming face to face with the group's leader in what is a truly thrilling and totally unexpected climax. What makes this story original and refreshing is that it works on a number of different levels simultaneously. Superficially it is an action story - and for many it will remain just that. They will read the book, smile indulgently and say 'I enjoyed that' and toss it to one side or pass it on to a friend. For others though 'with eyes to see and ears to hear' this story will speak to them on a much deeper psychological and spiritual level. Because this story is a statement about the eternity of life; a parable or metaphor for the importance of love and faith within a person's life and a testimony to how a person's character and belief system can ultimately shape their destiny. Unlike so many of the hackneyed heroes which fill the pages of today's books, McCallan's main character is a fully believable creation - he doesn't have the looks or body of a Tom Cruise or the fighting skills of a Bruce Lee or the contacts and resources of almost every detective or cop you could imagine. He is an average man, bald, a little overweight and out of condition, but a man who is suddenly plunged into a world of violence and death and deception. A man struggling to move freely within that horrific world while also trying to remain separate from it. Perhaps that in itself is what makes him so much more than an average man, because despite all of his shortcomings, all of his doubts and fears, his confusion and uncertainties he still finds within himself an ability to draw upon that which he has known since a child - his belief in a spiritual way known as the 'Shadrax Maga' - and through that path's ancient teachings to find the strength and courage to go on even when the odds against him seem insurmountable, even when he starts to experience visions and memories he cannot explain, and even when surrounded by killers, con men, undercover cops and an innocent kid. This book seems to be acquiring an almost cult like status among many people in search of enlightenment on the west coast of the States. And almost everyone I know on a spiritual path has heard of it - however how many have actually bought it and read it is another story. All I can say is that those who haven't read it are missing out on a momentous experience. Some have referred to this book as a 'parable for today' and others as 'a modern day metaphor'. Maybe that's because it shows in a truly remarkable way that this world's current thirst for acquisition, accomplishment and recognition is as nothing when love is lost, hope is lost and life is lost. But even then that something so much greater and so much more significant lies just beyond this mortal coil. In the final analysis 'The Karma Trail' is a life-enhancing, life-affirming novel that both enriches and educates. It has a riveting plot; several notable and interesting characters and is written in a fast paced style that'll keep you turning those pages. And even if you do not agree with or fully accept the spiritual message and teachings of the 'Shadrax Maga' which appear in the book, you will at least come away from it having read a really good thriller. Frankie Medhurst
RecommendationsLife of Pi by Yann Martel, and I agree with you about Bel Canto. Today I was thinking how great it would be to make it into a film. ~Miss Melizma from Xanga
Recommendationsslaughterhouse five - vonnegut on writing - dillard sacred journey - beuchner magnificent defeat - beuchner ---- i've enjoyed your writing...thanks for sharing.
Recommendationsslaughterhouse five - vonnegut on writing - dillard sacred journey - beuchner magnificent defeat - beuchner ---- i've enjoyed your writing...thanks for sharing.
Recommendationsoh, one more great one: simone weil's _Waiting For God_, which leads me to another great one, Kierkegaard's _Fear and Trembling_.
RecommendationsAnything by Wei Wu Wei (aka: Terrence Gray)
RecommendationsThe Chess Garden - Brooks Hansen. Wistful, fanciful, lingering, warm, poignant. young-me
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