Currently reading:
In the stack of books I'm currently reading is The Lutheran Study Bible which is the English Standard Version translation with amazing notes that make Law/Gospel connections throughout both the Old and New Testaments as well as quotes from the Church Fathers, scholarly notes, articles, maps, beautiful engravings, prayers and more. Don't confuse The Lutheran Study Bible with Lutheran Study Bible . The Lutheran Study Bible is published by Concordia Publishing House (CPH)and views scripture as inerrant while Lutheran Study Bible is published by Augsberg Fortress and has serious (heretical) problems with its notes.
I'm also reading The Lord Will Answer: A Daily Prayer Catechism ,also published by CPH, which features a part of Luther's Small Catechism each day along with a short devotional and prayer for each day.
The last book is Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying . If you read this, don't expect your typical book on dating. This work is more like a college text--a collection of essays by authors ranging from Plato to C.S. Lewis. It's divided into chapters that address the meaning of love, our (society's) current view of "relationships" and how this view came to be, the blessings of marriage and more. I don't agree with all of the articles in the book but that's okay. I learn more and am better able to articulate my views when I'm not always nodding "amen" to everything.
Plan on reading:
The books I plan on reading: Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (Neil Postman), The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School , How to Sell Anything (Joe Girard), and The Anonymous God: The Church Confronts Civil Religion and American Society . To be fair, I started reading the two Postman books about a year ago but put them down and have not read much of them since then. They are both excellent books, but other things have just taken precedence. I also plan on reading Natalie's book Quest for the High Places (Natalie Nyquist Ferrence), but I'm waiting for the expanded edition to come out before I buy it. Hopefully, I'll get to review a few of these books sooner or later!
