Friday, November 16, 2012

Not Surprised by N.T. Wright

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the ChurchSurprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I expect anything from N.T. Wright to be deep, passionate, and thoroughly Biblical.  I was not disappointed in this book.  I used his DVD lessons in a class I taught at church.  He has a wonderful accent and the lessons were delivered in wonderful English settings of cathedrals and countryside. I found he content very informative and edifying but the book was definitely a neck-stretcher for my students.  I commend them for wading through it.  It deserves to be abridged for "ordinary" readers who need to be exposed to the core points he makes without having to run down all the side bars he follows answering arguments that regular church folk do not face.  Keep writing Professor Wright and I'll keep reading!



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One of Three Ways to Change America for Good

The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRSThe FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS by Neal Boortz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Way to go Neal Boortz!  Your book depicts one third of my dream to change (i.e. breakup) the political-economic power game that has evolved over the last 100 years in America.  Such power is dangerous if held by the same person too long.  We need this and two other firewalls against the human tendency to evil.

1. The Fair Tax (as so wonderfully described in this book) would place economic power back into the hands of working individuals.  www.fairtax.org/

2. The Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution (another barrier to uncontrolled government spending.)  www.balanceourbudget.com/

3. Term Limits on US Senators and Representatives would keep politicians focused on the task at hand, not worrying about getting re-elected again and again.  I'd also apply this limitation to Federally appointed judges who too often become legislators from the bench. termlimits.org/



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