Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Immanuel – God is with Us

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr came into my life with his Enneagram book written about twenty years ago. It would be silly to call him an “early adopter” of the Enneagram considering it’s ancient (at least in some iterations of it), but he definitely is a key figure for Christian thought regarding the Enneagram. He’s also written a ton of contemplative-related books and other resources of interest for people interested in the mystical side of Christianity. The Universal Christ is Rohr’s newest work. The best way I can […]

For the cynics and realists…

Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

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Rachel Held Evans passed away earlier this year, and the world is a lonelier place without her writing. This is her most recently published book, and reading it after her death just added a layer of sadness that I didn’t expect. Growing up in a conservative Christian environment, she was always the “good church girl”… but things started falling apart in her faith when she began asking questions. How can we say that God is loving when the Bible says that He ordered the massacre […]

At the intersection of spirituality and creativity…

Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson

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For the better part of the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has been one of my favourite songwriters. Yes, his music is Christian by genre, but not the cheeseball, put on a happy face, not based in reality garbage that you’d hear on Christian radio stations when you’re driving thru the middle of nowhere and that’s the only station that comes in. He’s a brilliant lyricist that isn’t afraid to write songs about real life and all the crap that goes with it. In some […]

I Didn’t Know Jane Austen Was So Religious

The Prayers of Jane Austen by Jane Austen

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The Prayers of Jane Austen by Jane Austen My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had the pleasure of finding this book at the Jane Austen House and Museum. I was surprised to see that she wrote prayers. I know Ms. Austen foremost for her books and a few of her letters, both of which I’ve read or I’ve taught. I’ve also not known established literary writers to apply their skills to writing prayers. As the daughter of an Anglican vicar, she’s poised to have […]

Easter Readings from C.S. Lewis

Preparing for Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings from C.S. Lewis by C.S. Lewis

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Preparing for Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings from C. S. Lewis by C.S. Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Preparing for Easter” by C.S. Lewis is a thought-a-day for Lent. There’s a theme for each week and each selection from Lewis’s works ties in to this theme. When I first picked up the book, I thought it was actually written by C.S. Lewis. It does not take long to realize that this is not the case. Instead, the publishers have taken short pieces from the […]

A challenge to American foreign policy on every page

Babylon Burning: A Graphic History of the Making of the Modern Middle East by Toufic El Rassi

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Babylon Burning: A Graphic History of the Making of the Modern Middle East is a graphic novel that is not for the casual reader. It is not for anyone probably under 14 (in fact I would probably not recommend for anyone under 16-17 in some cases). It is not a book that you will find a happy, fluffy, Rah-Rah-America-is-Great mentality. Toufic El Rassi even comes out and says he never said he was not going to be biased. Arab in America (from 2008) started his […]



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