By Trevin Wax on Jan 2, 2007 in Reading | 0 Comments
Though I didn’t quite make my goal of reading 100 books in 2006 (I was 14 short!), I’m going to keep 100 books as my goal in 2007. I plan on writing brief reviews of every book I read this year, so be on the look-out for plenty of book reviews. As a sneak peek, [...]
By Trevin Wax on Dec 26, 2006 in Reading | 0 Comments
Here they are! Out of the 86 books I managed to read (and finish) this year, I have chosen ten that stand out as my favorite reads of 2006. This list differs somewhat from previous years. In 2004, several of the books were either New Testament studies or about developing a Christian worldview. In 2005, three [...]
By Trevin Wax on Dec 19, 2006 in Reading | 12 Comments
I didn’t quite make my goal of reading 100 books this year, but I got close enough. The more you are in school, the more you have to read. Here are some tips that have helped me read faster. 1. Use a bookmark or your finger. Studies show that the split seconds it takes for [...]
By Trevin Wax on Oct 31, 2006 in Reading | 0 Comments
1. Christianity Today - It’s the standard for evangelical Christians who want to know what is going on in the wider evangelical world. Sometimes broader than I like… but still very informative and thought-provoking. 2. World Magazine - Terrific analysis of today’s news and culture through the perspective of a Christian worldview. Sometimes World is too much in the Republican [...]
By Trevin Wax on Oct 27, 2006 in Reading | 0 Comments
I just finished reading a great article from Christian History about why it is important to learn about our Christian heritage. One of the issues that kept coming up in the article centered on “old books,” and the importance of understanding where we’ve come from and what has been debated and studied in our past. [...]