The Irresistible Revolution

This is how Christians should live. This is the second time I've read Shane Claiborne's debut book The Irresistible Revolution and it was just as phenomenal as before. Looking for a comfortable book? Don't read this. Looking for a feel good book? Find another one. This book, which chronicles some of Claiborne's experiences and The Simple Way's experiments in actually living the gospel, will make most people's ideas of Christian life turn pallid. It will light a fire beneath the asses of all the lazy people in this world. It may just remind you that being a Christian isn't supposed to be easy. After all, how easy is it to carry a cross? And, if you let it, it might just inspire you to be the change you want to see in this world, instead of just dreaming about it.

Barabara Wood's "Daughter of the Sun"

Finally, finally! Between classes, work, and the rest of the chaos that makes up my life, I got a chance to read a book. What a concept, huh?

To be honest, I was looking for a mindless romance novel when I picked up Barbara Wood's Daughter of the Sun. A romance novel it is not, though there are some Shakespearian inspired relationships in it. It's a story that takes a look at one of the most confounding historical mysteries of the American Southwest. The abandonment of one of the Anastazi people's largest cities. This fictional account of why the Anastazi left is rich with their cultural traditions. This book is not a page turner, but the cultural details are facinating enough to make it an interesting, if not riveting read. If there's nothing pressing on your reading list this is a good one to fill the space until you find something more interesting.

The paths that all lives take.

To live, to love, to learn, to die. The path that all lives take. Not completely a fatalistic thought, because we each choose how we live, choose whom we love, choose what we learn, and choose how we face death by all that has come before. So, what form will your path take?