Citizen of Heaven Hal Hammons

When I buy a book, I weigh three considerations: my level of interest, the cost, and the. book’s length (more or less in that order). I will never read a book I don’t want to read. I will rarely pay anywhere remotely close to retail (Hal Hammons, famous tightwad; you know my schtick by now) And I would rather read a short book than a long book; if you saw my To Be Read stack, you’d understand why. My “surprising books” tend to be ones where either my level of interest was pretty low and...

A knife is like most tools – helpful when used properly, dangerous when used by the wrong person or with the wrong training. This week we’ll discuss the strangest knife story in the Bible and what it says about our connection to God; the strangest and most beautiful knife story on my bookshelf; the debate over whether sharp knives are worth the price you pay (and I don’t mean at the store); and an updated version of a kid’s game that will send you running for the first-aid kit.Hal Hammo...

Today we wrap up my conversation with Edwin Crozier and Tyler Sams, from Lutz, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas, respectively; I hope you’ve gotten as much out of it as I did. Links to the great work they do are included in the show notes. Here we discuss the centrality of Jesus in the life and work of a Christian, how we can forget about that from time to time, and how we find our way home when we do. Check out Text Talk at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/text-talk/id14987080...

We’re back with more of my conversation with Edwin Crozier and Tyler Sams. Links to the great work they do are included in the show notes. In our second session, we discuss the problems that may come when growth is the actual goal, and when we accomplish our goal in even more remarkable fashion than we had hoped. If you’re just wishing the church where you are had that kind of problem, stick around to the end and see if you change your mind.Check out Text Talk at https://podcasts.apple.com/us...

This week I’m blessed to be joined by Edwin Crozier and Tyler Sams. Edwin works with the Christians that meet on Livingston Avenue in Lutz, Florida, and cohosts Text Talk, one of my favorite podcasts. Tyler preaches for the University Oaks church in San Antonio, Texas. In the first segment, we discuss the smallest seed in a Jewish garden and what it can teach us about the kingdom of Jesus Christ that may or may not be growing in our hearts.Check out Text Talk at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...

My plan this month was to start my halftime report on the books I’m reading this year, but that’s going to have to wait. The plan now is for a show on my most thought-provoking books, another for surprising books, and then one for my best books. I’ll be sharing those with you in June, Lord willing, instead of the regular monthly report. But I just finished “Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea,” by Charles Seife, and I had too much to say to just leave it to an item on a list. So I’m shari...