BOOKS. Once again, I'm going to combine short blogs on different subjects. Ready? Here goes!!
For my birthday this week, I got the newest bio of J.C. Ryle, my all-time favorite Christian author. New bios of Ryle seem to be coming out ANNUALLY now...hard to believe that this one could be better than the LAST two, but I got it, anyway. I also ordered my friend Dennis Gundersen's new book "A Praying Church, The Neglected Blessing of Corporate Prayer" (Larry Dean helped write it.)
Looking forward to reading THAT when it comes!!
I have only STARTED the new Ryle book, but I will say this...like the much-beloved bishop, himself, the author's work is eminently easy to read.
I looked and looked for an acknowledgment regarding who did the great COVER art, and could not find it. Perhaps it was the AUTHOR, or, perhaps the artist is UNKNOWN?? (Either way, I think it should SAY. It's a GREAT portrait of Ryle!!)
Last year I mentioned that I was reading "The Hospitable Leader" by Terry A. Smith, a book I only bought because my SON designed the cover, but I read it and loved it. In fact, I loved it so much that I finished it (Lol), and here is my review on Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2P8W5C76U4EYN/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0764232142
BASEBALL'S BACK!! Pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training on my birthday, and I'm thrilled!! I'm also pleased that the Yankees never got Manny Muchado (see my blog about him from late last year.) I've been joking that f I'm elected Deacon (the vote is in March), I may suggest to the Board that we take a COLLECTION for Manny...he expected to get a 300 mil free agent contract and the best offer someone gave him was "only" 175 million. (Again, this is a JOKE, of course) I mean, how can Manny possibly SURVIVE on only 175 million?? He'll just have to tighten his belt, Lol!! It's getting ridiculous, these high salaries for today's "superstars."
My one regret for the 2019 season is that my two favorite Yankees announcers have left off the TV broadcasts. Kenny Singleton retired, and Al Leiter left the YES (Yankees') station. But I can't wait till a week from today, NEXT Saturday, when the Yanks-Red Sox play an exhibition game on TV!!
"BILLY IN PHILLY." Mercedes and I are going to see Billy Joel in concert (AGAIN), this time at the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark, on May 24th, Lord Willing!! (We had previously caught his act at The Garden, in NYC, in 2007.) THIS gig will be MUCH closer to our home, HALF as far away, it'll only cost HALF as much, and it's outdoors...a nice way to kick off what will be the beginning of Memorial Day weekend.
BOOKS, PART 2. Now to a book I'm WRITING, or, rather, REwriting!! I mentioned last year that I was redoing my John Lennon book, adding new material, etc well, I've added three new (but short) sections to it. It's being professionally edited this time, TOO. I hope to have it republished, and on Amazon, this year. (again, LORD WILLING.) Also there is ANOTHER book I am praying about writing for the FIRST time. Can't go into details on THAT yet, except to say it's 44 years in the making IF I make it (I'm praying about whether to write it, and if you are so inclined please pray WITH me. Thank you!!)
BTW, here's a book I wrote several years ago, "Gentle Men of God," with MY portrait of J.C. Ryle on the cover. Unlike the book pictured above this was NOT a bio of Ryle, but rather it's biographical sketches of a couple of OTHER exemplary, but not well-known, Christian men that I knew personally.
Lol, also, in this book (now out of print, by the way) I DID identify the one who did the cover artwork, Lol!!
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