I really should rename this episode to something more descriptive. Year End Reflection can mean anything. This little tradition is really a long term book review where I just sit, reflect and consider out of all the books I have reviewed, which books have made a lasting influence. Hi, my name is Terence and this…
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After many long years, I finally ticked one book off my great books list. Instead of reading excerpts and quotes and never being sure whether they were taken out of context or not, I have read for myself John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for…
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In a list of books to read before I die, Augustine’s City of God would rank high on that list. I tried reading it 20 years ago, but I didn’t manage to get very far. Over the years, I considered taking it up again, but… 1,000 pages! I needed a big reason to start this…
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You have heard of the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John but have you heard of the Gospel according to Jesus? Today’s book shatters the idea that you can have Jesus as your Saviour without him being your Lord and Master. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading and…
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Long before there was an app for everything, we had a word of wisdom for every situation we found ourselves in. In this age of search engines and AI, never has it been clearer that we need wisdom. Hopefully, we will get some today. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading…
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If John, the writer of Revelation, was a reporter he would be fired for publishing fake news. He is not a reporter. He is a highly intelligent and creative writer who used the apocalyptic genre to reveal the truth of God. Did John see what he claimed to see? Find out in today’s episode. Hi,…
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Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. I missed the 4th year anniversary date. That’s a sign that the romance has faded. No more roses and daring do, just dishes and things to do. Instead, I find myself scrolling endless…
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A letter from an apostle to a slave owner; a letter brought to the owner through his runaway slave. The apostle never asks his friend to release the slave, only to receive him as a brother in Christ. But what does that request mean for the slave, for the owner, for the rest of us?…
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There is an old Chinese Proverb, “化干戈为玉帛” which translates to, “Turning weapons of war into gifts of jade and silk”. It means turning hostility into friendship. That’s what today’s book is all about. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you….
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The Old Testament is all about the Law; the New Testament is all about Grace. That statement over-simplifies the relationship of the Law in the Christian life. If you have questions that need answering, I have a book for you. Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast…
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