C.H.E. Sadaphal's Blog, page 35

PERILOUS HOBBIES

We have reached a pivotal juncture in America’s legal journey—one that will decide if the government has the legal authority to compel you and me to participate in behaviors that directly violate our religious beliefs. I find the conundrum paradoxical…Read more ›

JOHN: INTERPRETATION by GERALD S. SLOYAN

♦♦♦♦ (of 5) The bottom line: Read this book. Anyone looking to expand their knowledge base on the fourth chapter of the synoptic gospel would be satisfied with the book. The author makes frequent side-references to scriptures and traditions relevant…Read more ›

WHY DIETERS FAIL

Quite simply, dieters fail because the human body is not designed for dieting. Our bodies need calories for fuel, and physiologically, voluntary calorie restriction is a direct threat to this natural self-preserving mechanism. Our bodies embrace the life-sustaining sustenance in…Read more ›

GENESIS: INTERPRETATION by WALTER BRUEGGEMANN

♦♦♦♦♦ (of 5) The bottom line: A must read for anyone serious about laying a foundation for biblical study. This is the second book I have read in the Interpretation series (John), and I am equally impressed with the wealth…Read more ›

THE FATAL CONCEIT by F.A. HAYEK

  ♦♦♦ (of 5)   The bottom line: Not a classic like The Road to Serfdom but an adequate argument against the logic of socialist theory, and the principles of socialist thought.   The book’s main argument can be summed up…Read more ›

NARRATIVES

Words have tremendous power, and those who have become adept at using and manipulating words wield ever more power. Political narratives can be terribly controlling, because regardless of what is really happening, a story can be concocted in order to…Read more ›

RACE AND CULTURE by THOMAS SOWELL

♦♦♦♦ (of 5) The bottom line: A thought provoking, if not a thought challenging, analysis on the way race has shaped the past and continues to influence the dynamics of the modern world.   Sowell takes a very economic approach…Read more ›

EPOCH DAWNING: THE BLIP

Below is a free sample chapter from the novel Epoch Dawning. Enjoy! In the future, the man painfully awoke from the recurrent nightmare that plagued his sleep for the past few weeks—he remembered being in the village square when the…Read more ›

PLAN AHEAD

Now that the first installment of Obamacare has been rolled out, we have all been subjected to the grand mess it is turning out to be. Even if we assume (in a fantasy) that everyone behind government-mandated health care is…Read more ›

EXODUS: INTERPRETATION by TERENCE E. FRETHEIM

♦♦♦♦ (of 5) The bottom line: An excellent commentary worth reading, and highly recommended for in-depth hermeneutical analysis of the book of Exodus. I have yet to be disappointed by any of the volumes in the Interpretation series. Let’s face…Read more ›