We're Reading and Writing but no 'Rithmetic

The last 2-3 books I had to force myself to finish. I just don't think they were written well. I'm currently in the middle of Impeachable Offense which is Left Behind related. I'm liking it pretty well.

Anyway just updating on my reading

-OldEnough2Read

Just finished Desecration. I am committed to finishing this series.



One thing I did want to share (using Wikipedia for a source - for what that is worth) are some of the criticisms about this book/series



Controversies and criticisms
Some evangelicals are seriously concerned about the message of the genre. Their objections are based on the paucity of scriptural evidence for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture which forms the basis for the story. The supposition is that the Christian Church will not be present for the "final witness" nor need to prepare themselves in the faith for that possibility. It forms a growing basis for discussion among evangelicals who hold to a Post Tribulation Rapture, amillennialism, or forms of preterism.
Other evangelicals object to the message of Left Behind because they say it is not a Christian message, though framed as a Christian series. Loren L. Johns, the Academic Dean of the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, writes: "At the end of the day, this series is ultimately a rejection of the good news of Jesus Christ. I say this because it rejects the way of the cross and Jesus’ call to obedient discipleship and a new way of life. It celebrates the human will to power, putting Evangelical Christians in the heroic role of God’s Green Berets. ... Love of enemies is treated as a misguided strategy associated not with the gospel, but with the Antichrist."[3]
The Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) reported that "the ideas expressed in the Left Behind series are in many ways contrary to the teaching of holy scripture. Though containing a fictional story line, the books promote a theology that is, in important respects, at odds with the biblical revelation."[4]
Lisa Ruby, writer of over 50 investigative articles about the Left Behind Series, and a book, God's Wrath on Left Behind, insists the novels are filled with soul-subverting messages: "My focus is not on the author's eschatological bent, but rather, the apostate thinking and behavior of the allegedly Christian characters. The Left Behind Series is conditioning people to believe that Christians may work at Satan's headquarters and even "pretend" to worship the Antichrist during the Tribulation without forfeiting their souls."[5]
Other Christians find the focus on the Rapture as a dramatic device in a "Christian" film gives too much credence to this debatable theory. Some Christians find the use of Biblical interpretations for commercial entertainment somewhat exploitive and disingenuous, in spite of the claims of some that the books and movie have helped bring new believers to Christianity.

Life has been keeping us busy. It seems that we've had so many library videos to try to get through we haven't had time to get back to our book on tapes. I miss that because it is something we usually do as a family and I value family time.

Anyway, today was able to finish up #6 in the Left Behind series: ASSASSINS, Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist. The middle part lagged for me but by the time I was at the end I was kicking myself for not having #7 ready. So I'm about to head to the library website and put it on hold and hope it comes in sooner rather than later.

We are really enjoying the Magic Kingdom of Landover Novel Series. It is something I would definitely recommend for families and those who enjoy fantasies. We just finished The Black Unicorn which is book #2 and I'm online now hoping one of the libraries in our area has book #3. Summer really is a great time for reading especially series so pick up a book or audiobook and make the most of your day

We've started another series (well actually completed book one). This one is part of The Malloreon series by David Eddings. We just completed Guardians of the West. It was enough to have me try to get book two. I want to see how some of the storylines turn out

Although it had 438 pages, Dragons of the Dwarven Depths (The Lost Chronicles, Volume 1) seemed to be breezed through over here. It is by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman and was another library find (To be honest, I saw the cover and hoped it would appeal to someone at home). We seem to do a lot of series over here and this one is no exception. I'm about to hit the library website now to see if I can put Volume 2 on hold). Evidently this is part of DragonLance, which I believe is a universe. They are definitely Fantasy books. You can find a list of the DragonLance novels at this Wikipedia page and more on Dragonlance in general here.

Here are the 3 novels of The Lost Chronicles trilogy:

The Lost Chronicles Trilogy

• Dragons of the Dwarven Depths (July 2006), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, (ISBN 0-7869-4099-9)
• Dragons of the Highlord Skies (July 2007), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, (ISBN 978-0-7869-4333-3)
• Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (July 2008), by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Looking it over I think I need to go back to the first trilogy? Think I will look around on the website more and see exactly which one should I do a library hold on. Wish me luck. If there is anyone who has read these books and know which one I should start with, please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated. Evidently there are over 190 novels in the Dragonlance series - thank goodness we love to read!

-Love2Read

We started (or maybe I should say re-started) the series again. We are working off of BOCD since it fits better with our time. We hope to do 1 CD each day. So it should take about 2 weeks. Right now this is review. I believe we left off at the 4th or 5th installment in the series.