Welcome to Dennis' Pile of Books

If you were to walk into my office, either at the church or at my house, one thing you would most likely notice many, many books. I have piles of books everywhere so it seems. I love books and surround myself with them wherever I am (at work, on vacation, in the bathroom... you get the picture). So welcome to my pile of books!

On one of my other blogs (Immersed in Mystery) I have a running list of books I have recently read, and ones I am currently reading. In the past few months I began writing short comments after each book title, these were sort of like mini-book reviews, really mini. I thought that rather than lose these comments in the future (I only keep 10 titles on the list at any one time) I would create a blog dedicated to the books I have read.

Having this blog dedicated to the books I have read will also allow me to expand on my comments, perhaps even expanding into a full book review on occasion. Each book will have its own entry, and after the initial 10 entries future books will be noted in this blog when I finish them (in other words the date of the blog entry will indicate the date I finished that book). Mostly this blog is for my own benefit (to help remember all I've read), but I also like to share good books with others. Occasionally I feel the need to warn people about a disappointing book - our free time is scarce enough as it is, no use wasting it on a book that isn't worth the time or effort.

I welcome other comments on these books, it is always interesting to hear how others react to a book I've read - so feel free to leave comments on this blog. And I'm always open to book suggestions from others, I've encountered some great books because of other people's suggestions. Enjoy browsing through my pile of books.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

A New Pile of Books

I have just returned from a month long vacation in Europe with my family.  While there I purchased a number of books (my idea of souvenirs), many of these coming from Blackwells Book Store in Oxford, England.  These books were shipped home, and were waiting for me when we arrived back in Regina after our European Adventure.  Many of these books will show up on this blog in the coming months I'm sure, but one I would like to mention that won't show up here otherwise is the Fully Revised Fourth Edition of The New Oxford Annotated Bible (New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha).  While in University and Seminary my primary Bible was The Oxford Study Bible (Revised Standard Version), and I thought it was time to get an updated version of this helpful resource.  The new version is heavier than the original, which I suspect means more annotations and commentary.  I thought it appropriate to get this Bible while actually in Oxford - that city of deep Christian history and significant theological scholarship.

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