tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post8141548423915598510..comments2023-06-24T06:54:23.141-04:00Comments on The Chestnut Tree Cafe: The Word for Friday, April 9Jim Wetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-50626420481476600422010-04-11T21:52:16.901-04:002010-04-11T21:52:16.901-04:00woah, a kindle? I'm still figuring out my ipo...woah, a kindle? I'm still figuring out my ipod. You're going to leave me in the dust!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-25475698658627720212010-04-11T21:41:28.063-04:002010-04-11T21:41:28.063-04:00Thanks so much! I'll try to get hold of those...Thanks so much! I'll try to get hold of those titles. I'm currently fighting the temptation to acquire a Kindle -- my head tells me it's a bad idea, but that commercial devil perched on my off shoulder keeps whispering to me about how cool it would be.Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-89844481746587792032010-04-10T20:38:16.099-04:002010-04-10T20:38:16.099-04:00I don't know, my friend. When I read this pas...I don't know, my friend. When I read this passage, I hear something like "Leave behind the weapons of the world, and use the ones that really work." But that could just be me.<br /><br />FYI, the Lord recently led me to two books that I think you'd really find interesting. They both deal with the intersection of Christianity and politics, and they're both available on Amazon. Maybe your reading for the end of the semester break - if you have an end of semester break? I miss your presence, brother.<br /><br />Gregory A. Boyd: <em>The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church</em><br /><br />D. Eric Schansberg: <em>Turn Neither to the Right Nor to the Left: A Thinking Christian's Guide to Politics and Public Policy</em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com