Category Archives: books

Book reviews, quotes, and recommendations

Reading day (spirituality and faith)

Posted on April 24, 2008 by igalindo

Once a month I try to take a reading day at the library, either at my local neighborhood library or the seminary library across campus. Most of my reading on that day consists of pulling journals and periodicals off the … Continue reading →

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Isn’t it obvious?

Posted on April 21, 2008 by igalindo

I recently led another parenting workshop for a group of suburban parents. I’ve been doing this workshop for about fifteen years and it’s gotten to the point that I know when to pause to wait for specific questions. No matter … Continue reading →

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Reading day (ministry)

Posted on April 17, 2008 by igalindo

Once a month I try to take a reading day at the library, either at my local neighborhood library or the seminary library across campus. Most of my reading on that day consists of pulling journals and periodicals off the … Continue reading →

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Reading day (education)

Posted on April 10, 2008 by igalindo

Once a month I try to take a reading day at the library, either at my local neighborhood library or the seminary library across campus. Most of my reading on that day consists of pulling journals and periodicals off the … Continue reading →

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Book review: Understanding the Church, by Vogl and Fish

Posted on April 9, 2008 by igalindo

Well into this side of the millennial threshold, wading through the deepening waters of change, the issue of reexamining the nature and future of the church is foremost on the minds of theologians, church educators, ministers, and denominational leaders. What … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Craft of Christian Teaching, by Galindo

Posted on April 7, 2008 by igalindo

It has been ten years since my first book was published. It’s still in print and selling well. That’s a rare thing in today’s book publishing business. It’s not unusual to find that a very good book I use for … Continue reading →

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Book review: Becoming a Healthy Church, by Macchia

Posted on April 3, 2008 by igalindo

What are the two greatest gifts given to us? According to Stephen A. Macchia in Becoming a Healthy Church: 10 Traits of a Vital Ministry (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books 2003) the Word of God and prayer are the two … Continue reading →

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The Bible is not a children’s book

Posted on April 2, 2008 by igalindo

One of the things my wife asked for Christmas was the missing volumes to her series of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, that outrageously (and refreshingly) “dark” children’s books. While many adults enjoy the wry humor in Snicket’s … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Year 1000, by Lacey

Posted on March 31, 2008 by igalindo

Eight years into the new millennium has diminished the novelty of that turn of the calendar. I can’t remember when was the last article or workshop I’ve seen with a reference to how to anticipate and address some concern “in … Continue reading →

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Columbus, Philosophy, and Christian Education

Posted on March 25, 2008 by igalindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? Fiction: Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world on the Nina, the Pinta, and the … Continue reading →

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