You MUST Read This Book!

I started reading Cornelius Plantinga's "Engaging God's World" in order to have something a little different to read but still thinking along the lines of the Biblical Narrative; I fell in love with his prose and delighted in his framework for creating worldview. No matter your stage of education (this book was written for a freshman seminar/orientation at Calvin College) it will engage you, delight you in the beauties of grace and the work of Christ, and redirect you toward the framework of a Christian Worldview. Excellent reading for anyone. There is an appendix of Talking Points that could be helpful if you wanted to use this book in a study format or were leading discussion in a small group - which I highly suggest. I think that this could be an excellent book for college students to really ponder their cirriculum and vocation - if you were to do that a state/non-Christian school, there might be some objections to Plantinga's preference for Christian colleges, but his passion for excellence in educaiton is certainly far more worth stressing than a preference for a particular form of school. Educators and college ministers should also read this and remember to stress much of what Plantinga says.

Another recent read is Dorothy L. Sayers "Whose Body?" - I read this in bits and pieces on my trip to Florida; the character of Peter Wimsey was delightful from the beginning, though he was not nearly as witty as he was in "Gaudy Night". The choppiness of my reading might account for the opinion that this was certainly not Sayers/Wimsey at their best, but it is certainly a wonderful beginning and had perfectly wonderful moments (such as when Peter is reading Bunter's letter regarding Mr. Cummings).