covenant-man

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

the inveterate reader

for some reason, i never officially posted this first attempt from awhile back so here you go.


those who know me, know i love books (a real bibliophile and even bibliomaniac at times...see hobrook jackson's landmark book on the subject). it appears a number of bloggers enjoy reading or maybe it's just the bloggers i like to read.
i have a number of books i'm skimming through now and a few i'm taking my sweet time in or really consuming. here are some highlights:
shape of living- one of my favorite works on christian growth written by an outstanding, lucid anglican theologian. when scholars like wolterstorff or hauerwas recommend it, you know you're in for a treat. i read this "devotionally" a few years at a retreat center in st. louis.

abba's child by brennan manning. i was finally inspired to finish this one after hearing him at a conference last weekend in lebanon, pa. it's my mother-in-law, debbie's book. i was glad to return it to her...alas, i still have a few other books from her library. (by the way, brennan is an incredible, passionate speaker and story-teller. i'm glad to have heard him!) and yes, i did name our second son in part after him as well as st. brendan (my wife just liked the name and denies this reasoning).


Friday, September 03, 2004

first new blog

greetings,
i tried this about a year ago to no avail so here we go again as i take a little break from work.
this looks new and improved. i titled this blog covenant-man for lack of a better idea as i went to covenant seminary (mdiv in 1997) and am bound to god and fellow christians by by god's eternal covenant (life and love bond cf. o. palmer robertson et al.)

so, i look forward to blogging my thoughts, musings, and books i'm reading or interested in.
kudos to clemsontigerblog (t. chris) and others who have inspired me in this endeavor.