Author Archives: Ariel Vanderhorst

The Great Emergence

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Ariel Vanderhorst

Apparently, even the best consensual social construct has a shelf life of no more than five centuries. Human systems of meaning only last so long. We all agreed the world was flat, for example, and the construct served us well … Continue reading →

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Intimate Issues by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ariel Vanderhorst

Marriage brings with it many questions, including about sex. This book offers a biblical view of sex and answers 20 different common questions that Christian wives have about it. Written by two older, wiser, Christian women, it offers a Biblical … Continue reading →

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Sheets and Other Poems

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Ariel Vanderhorst

This slim, elegant book by Beverly Foote has won the Best Christian Poetry Book award from Xulon Press. It deserves it. Ms. Foote’s honest, calm, and musical voice takes the reader to an authentic and luminous place. In the title … Continue reading →

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A Purpose Under Heaven

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ariel Vanderhorst

A Purpose Under Heaven by Derek Smith is an an engrossing tale about family, faith adn commnunity. Woven in the story he explores how technology can be used for good or evil. Technology is amoral and it will inevitably refect … Continue reading →

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A Purpose Under Heavn by Derek Smith

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ariel Vanderhorst

Derek Smith has written a wonderful book — it is an inspiration for all parents and grandparents. He introduces a modern tale about love, loss, anger, frustration and the power of forgiveness. He shows us that technology can be used … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Books of 2006 or The Books You Should Read in 2007

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Ariel Vanderhorst

Here, in no particular order, are the books themselves:

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P.D. James' Original Sin – A Mystery

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Ariel Vanderhorst

If someone asked me why I routinely read at least one P.D. James mystery book a semester (while they last), I would try to describe James’s pin-point characterizations, the Dickensian way she sweeps large sections of society and history into … Continue reading →

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