Book Tag
My friend William Weedon "tagged" me to participate in one of these…tag things. Like him, I don’t go in much for these, but I too found this one intriguing.
1. One book that changed your life:
"The Book of Concord"
"The Hammer of God" by Bo Giertz
"The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel" by Dr. C.F.W. Walther
"Confessions" by St. Augustine
[sorry, I can't pick only one]
2. One book , other than the Bible, that you’ve read more than once:
Patrick O’Brian’s novels
Book of Concord
Bible
Walther
Giertz
[sorry, again, can't name just one]
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
Bible, Hymnal, Book of Concord
Patrick O’Brians novels
4. One book that made you laugh:
Any book by Scott Adams or Dave Berry. I laugh myself silly.
5. One book that made you cry:
"Hammer of God" by Giertz
6. One book that you wish had been written:
Martin Luther’s autobiography
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
The Koran
8. One book you’re currently reading:
Lars Walker "Year of the Warrior"
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
"The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolff
10. Tag others.
Aardvark, Petersen, Pepperkorn
1. One book that changed your life:
“The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker (I wouldn’t say it changed my life, but it has changed my approach to risky situations)
2. One book , other than the Bible, that you’ve read more than once:
“Ben-Hur” by Lew Wallace
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
“The Lord Will Answer” from CPH
4. One book that made you laugh:
“Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott – especially the scene where the Black Knight visits Friar Tuck
5. One book that made you cry:
“Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo
6. One book that you wish had been written:
Aubrey/Maturin #21
If I’m not restricted to just books, I would say either the Beethoven Requiem or the fourth movement of Bruckner’s 9th….
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
“Everyone a Minister” by Oscar Feucht
8. One book you’re currently reading:
“The Americans: the National Experience” by Daniel Boorstin
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Let’s see, where to begin…
Williams’ “Obstetrics”
“The City of God” by St. Augustine
Aubrey/Maturin #17-20
“The Second World War” by Winston Churchill
“This is My Body” by Hermann Sasse
I too am reading year of the warrior by lars walker
upon the advice of this Dr. Vieth via this blog i read Blood and Judgment, Wolf Time and am currently as I said on warrior
good stuff