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Posted onJul 13, 2025Jul 13, 2025Book Reviews

On the Promotion of Good Books

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on On the Promotion of Good Books

There is no end to good books and authors that are worth recommending: Any true-blue Christian booklover will know the words found in Ecclesiastes 12:12:…

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Posted onJun 28, 2025Jun 28, 2025Books and Reading

C. S. Lewis On Thinking, Reason and the Mind

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on C. S. Lewis On Thinking, Reason and the Mind

Some key quotes from the great thinker, C. S. Lewis: That C. S. Lewis was one of the great Christian minds of last century is…

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Posted onMar 26, 2025Mar 26, 2025Books and Reading

Christians, Literature, and Literary Devices

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We must be aware of how to rightly read – even the Bible: The Bible is a special book in that it has divine and…

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Posted onDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024Book Reviews

On Book Buying and Revised Editions

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on On Book Buying and Revised Editions

When should you go for a revised edition of a book? Book lovers know all about this problem, especially when it comes to works of…

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Posted onJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 2024Books and Reading

Terminators, Sowell, Background Knowledge, and Our Dumbed Down Culture

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on Terminators, Sowell, Background Knowledge, and Our Dumbed Down Culture

The deliberate dumbing down of our children: OK, so this is another eclectic piece – or at least another piece with an eclectic title! But…

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Posted onJun 1, 2024Jun 1, 2024Books and Reading

Extravagant Grace

by Bill Muehlenberg6 Comments on Extravagant Grace

“But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound” (Romans 5:20): There can be a wide divergence of opinion in the Christian community on all…

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Posted onMay 26, 2024May 26, 2024Apologetics

On Films, Books and Finding God

by Bill MuehlenbergLeave a comment on On Films, Books and Finding God

Thankfully God is in the business of disclosing himself: God works in mysterious ways. How he draws people to himself can vary greatly. He uses…

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Posted onApr 27, 2024May 8, 2024Books and Reading

At Least Know Something About Those You Criticise

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on At Least Know Something About Those You Criticise

On actually reading and listening to your opponents: It is quite easy to be an armchair critic. It is quite easy to attack something that…

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Posted onApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 2024Book Reviews

The Gentle Regrets of Roger Scruton

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on The Gentle Regrets of Roger Scruton

What we can learn from this great thinker: We are all impacted by others for good or ill. Some are quite aware of this while…

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Posted onMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 2024Books and Reading

C. S. Lewis on Writing and Writers

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on C. S. Lewis on Writing and Writers

Helpful quotes on writing from Lewis: A little while ago I wrote an article on Lewis discussing books and reading. Because I, and many of…

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Posted onFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024Apologetics

My 30 Top Authors

by Bill Muehlenberg3 Comments on My 30 Top Authors

So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…

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Posted onFeb 19, 2024Feb 20, 2024Books and Reading

C. S. Lewis on Books and Reading

by Bill Muehlenberg7 Comments on C. S. Lewis on Books and Reading

Reading, literature, and books according to C. S. Lewis: It will come as no surprise that I like to read. Nor would it be surprising…

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Posted onFeb 17, 2024Feb 17, 2024Bibliographies

On Bibliographies and Recommended Reading Lists

by Bill Muehlenberg3 Comments on On Bibliographies and Recommended Reading Lists

Looking for a good book? Let me start this by reciting a memorable line from The Fellowship of the Ring. It was delivered by Bilbo…

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Posted onJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 2024Book Reviews

Moral Education and Story Telling

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on Moral Education and Story Telling

Another must read-volume by Bennett: I am always interested in alerting people to good books. One way to do this is through book reviews, of…

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Posted onJan 7, 2024Jan 18, 2024Book Reviews

Shaping Morality Through Story Telling

by Bill Muehlenberg9 Comments on Shaping Morality Through Story Telling

We need to teach morality – this is a first-rate resource: All the great teachers made use of stories to reinforce their message and add…

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Posted onDec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023Books and Reading

Books, Libraries and My Story

by Bill Muehlenberg15 Comments on Books, Libraries and My Story

A few words about myself and my reading life: Since it is still a time when many folks are away on holiday or just wanting…

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Posted onDec 9, 2023Dec 9, 2023Books and Reading

Christians and Fiction

by Bill Muehlenberg8 Comments on Christians and Fiction

There is a place for great fiction: Last night on the social media I half-jokingly said in a post that I can’t believe some Christians…

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Posted onOct 8, 2023Nov 23, 2023Books and Reading

Tozer on Books and Reading

by Bill Muehlenberg2 Comments on Tozer on Books and Reading

Tozer was a firm believer in the value of reading: A. W. Tozer is known as a great man of God, someone who was so…

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Posted onAug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023Books and Reading

On Music

by Bill Muehlenberg13 Comments on On Music

A few thoughts (and more) on music: Necessary preface: there are some people who are genuine polymaths (‘persons of encyclopedic learning’). I will mention one…

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Posted onAug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023Book Reviews

On Home Libraries

by Bill Muehlenberg11 Comments on On Home Libraries

The importance of setting up a home library: I like big libraries and I cannot lie. That should come as no surprise to those who…

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