February 2011 Entries
The author of Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian, was a lawyer for the Justice Department working in the Civil Rights division in the 1990's. He also was the director of the United Nations genocide investigation in Rwanda. In 1997 he left all that behind to step out in faith to start a non-profit organization to seek justice around the globe. International Justice Mission now has 14 field offices around the world and over 300 people on staff, 90% of whom are nation
Those who know me well are aware that I lost my sister to cancer a few years ago. While this loss isn't the same as the loss of the fictional character Mack in The Shack, I strongly related to The Great Sadness he struggles with in the story. In addition, the spiritual journey that he traveled during his sojourn at the shack closely mirrors many of the thoughts and revalations I have experienced in the past two years. For me, reading William Paul Young's novel was a very personal experience.
Son of Hamas is the gripping story of a young man who is the son of one of the founders of Hamas. He tells his own story, going all the way back to his grandfather and his father as imam's in the Muslim faith all the way through his seeking asylum in the United States because of his work for Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security force tasked with finding terrorists within the homeland. The amazing transformation of his life from son of a Hamas leader to working for the Israeli intelligence c
The Love & Logic method of parenting can take a lot of the stress out of parenting. Foster Cline and Jim Fay apply their principles of parenting to the ever scary teen years in Parenting Teens with Love & Logic. The basic premise of Love & Logic is that children should be raised to be responsible yet most parents take actions that keep this from happening. By ensuring that kids feel loved and by applying logical thought to situations, Cline and Fay believe kids can learn from their own mistak
The Man Who Lied to His Laptop is a fascinating look into the world of human computer interaction. Clifford Nass has done extensive research into the concept of computers as social actors. For several decades he has explored the idea that people interact with computers in much the same way as they interact with other humans. This goes far beyond just the simple anthropomorphization that we witness when a frustrated user says his computer is stupid or when a bank customer yells at an ATM for n