Reading and Recently Read

What is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible's Story, Symbolism, and Patterns by Jim Hamilton - This book isn't long, and it's an excellent overview of the different components of the biblical narrative. It's divided into three parts, just as the subtitle implies. Dr. Hamilton is a seminary professor. He's a smart guy, and he could have made this book far more technical than it is. But it reads like an introduction to the great story of the Bible, inherently theological and easily accessible.

The Hiding Place: The Amazing True Life Story of Corrie ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill - My mom has been trying to get me to read this for two years now, but I've always put it off - not necessarily because I didn't want to read it, more because I had other things to read. But now that I am reading it, I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is truly a mighty testament of faith under trial.

If We Survive by Andrew Klavan - I enjoy a good action movie every once in a while, but I'm not really much into the action/adventure/thriller books. Give me a classic murder mystery any day. But I could not get enough of Klavan's If We Survive. Mom and Dad bought it for Travis for Christmas, and recently Mom, Travis, and I all read it together. It follows the story of sixteen year old Will who goes with his church group to Costa Verde in South America to build a school wall. But when revolution strikes the country, plans unravel fast and Will and his friends have to do all they can to fight to survive.

Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl by N.D. Wilson - I don't want to give too much away from this book as there will be a review soon enough, but this is a most interesting book. Most interesting indeed. Like his dad, Douglas Wilson, N.D. is not conventional. He breaks some traditional boundaries, but he knows how to display the gospel in vivid ways. Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl reads like his beautiful, reflective rambles on God and life and the world. It is not your average theology book, not by a long shot. But its uniqueness is one of its greatest strengths.

What are you reading?