I'm always reading, all day long and well into the night. My friend Sarah D. came over the other day & said she always looks to see what's in my reading stack. What she can't see is my long list of things to read on the web. Here's a little glimpse into what is catching my eye (pun intended) this week:
C.J. Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministry had a great blog article about the words we use (or don't use) to confess our sin. It really made me stop and take stock of what I say when I have to 'fess up. His starting point is the Roger Clemens/Andy Pettitte steroid controversy and C.J. comes up with some practical applications for all of us.
My Language Arts class & I are studying political rhetoric at the moment. As I told my students, it's all about the words, baby! Today we will begin dissecting speeches made by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain & Mike Huckabee. Everyone except Huckabee has their speeches on their web sites. I've had to dig for his but have found some. (I guess because he doesn't have as much money as the others he is limited on what he can put into his web site.) The kids are pretty excited but that may change when they actually have to read the speeches, most of which are quite long!
Speaking of elections, Britain's Daily Mail has an interesting article on Michelle Obama. It was fun to read the Brit's take on her, compared to what Newsweek had to say in it's cover story about her. (Thanks to Barbara Curtis for the link.)
Hard-print wise I'm finishing up John Grisham's The Appeal, which I am greatly enjoying. Also I'm working my way through the 900-ish pages of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, which takes place in my favorite time period, the Middle Ages.
What are you reading these days? Anything caught your eye? Feel free to share with us!
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