Dean's updates http://www.goodreads.com/user/updates_rss/1100134 en-US Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:05 -0700 60 Dean's updates http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 32337563 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:05 -0700 Comment1294235 <![CDATA[new comment from Dean]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27334064 Dean's review of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (Plus)
by Jim Wallis

No Rob, I haven't yet, but I'll take that as a recommendation. In fact, why don't you recommend it to me here on GoodReads so I remember to read it.

This one does seem rough at times (I'm about 50% through it) but I'm hearing things I don't remember hearing back when they happened. Coming from a pretty run o' the mill conservative evangelical community, it's nice to see what the Church of England and the mainline US Prots and Catholics said.

The biggest "life-changer" book for me has been Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne. If you haven't read it, you can borrow it, but you'll have to get in line. :-) ]]> 31426242 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:37:26 -0700 Review27334064 <![CDATA[Dean added 'God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27334064 God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (Plus) by Jim Wallis
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]]> 31426196 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:37:08 -0700 Review27334023 <![CDATA[Dean added 'Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27334023 Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals (Paperback) by Shane Claiborne
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]]> 30488732 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:43:45 -0700 Rating607534 <![CDATA[Dean Simmer voted on a quote]]> http://www.goodreads.com/ Quote_tiny Dean added a quote:
"Redeemed humanity is still young, it has hardly come to its full strength. But already there is joy enough in the little finger of a great saint such as yonder lady to waken all the dead things of the universe into life." — C. S. Lewis
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]]> 24320977 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:42:24 -0700 Review21779736 <![CDATA[Dean added 'More Than a Dream: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21779736 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to: More Than a Dream: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World (Hardcover) by G. R. Kearney
What started as an idea in the early 1990s has grown to become a growing national network of high schools in many of America's toughest urban environments. GR Kearney tells the story of the Cristo Rey Network which started as the small Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago in 1994 and has grown to include nearly 2 dozen schools nationwide. Kearney tells the story from several perspectives, interviewing founding members of the faculty, staff and board of the school as well as weaving tales of students throughout the pages. Kearney himself volunteered at the original Cristo Rey school and lends a perspective that is critical to understanding the Cristo Rey story.

This book is a must read for those looking to make a difference, or at least want to read about some people who have, in the lives of thousands of innercity youth in America's urban battlefields. ]]> 30388373 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:05:29 -0700 Review20597371 <![CDATA[Dean added 'Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20597371 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to: Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church (Paperback) by Philip Yancey
This is one of my favorite books that encompass modern "saints of the faith." (my term, not Yancey's) I love how he covers a variety of believers, from Dillard to Nouwen and tons in between, and even spends a chapter on Ghandi, explaining how he influenced Yancey's faith despite his own rejections of Christian belief. It's very personal and revealing, explaining Yancey's own Pilgrim's Progress away from a bigoted chhurch to a more loving, honest walk with Christ.

I'd recommend it to anyone/everyone, especially those who are frustrated with a bitter, hostile "Christianity" and are looking for encouragement and mentorship within the faith. ]]> 30333314 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:50:27 -0700 Review26488215 <![CDATA[Dean added 'The Four Loves']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26488215 The Four Loves (Paperback) by C.S. Lewis
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]]> 30206685 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:39:56 -0700 Review26385186 <![CDATA[Dean added 'The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26385186 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (Paperback) by Shane Claiborne
I would say that this is a "Top Five" book for me. Shane goes into depth about the passionate, loving way he and others are living for Christ in the world today. Skeptics and critics call them crazy or "radical," I came away encouraged and with the feeling that I need to reevaluate how I'm living and see how it meshes with God's Word. Awesome. ]]> 27677715 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:17:07 -0700 Comment958402 <![CDATA[new comment from Dean]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24287146 Jennifer's review of Roaring Lambs
by Robert Briner

One of my favorites. He says a ton of good things about living in culture. I'd recommend it to anyone. ]]> 24381734 Wed, 07 May 2008 20:14:37 -0700 Review21827442 <![CDATA[Dean added 'Hood']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21827442 Hood (Hardcover) by Stephen R. Lawhead
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