Category Parchment Reviews

Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham Let me just say it outright. Don’t buy this book. It’s one of the dullest, most uninspirational leadership books you’ll come across. Truly. I ran out of toothpicks propping my eyes open with…

House of Dark Shadows: Dreamhouse Kings, Book #1 by Robert Liparulo I was pretty excited when approved by Thomas Nelson Publishers to be one of their book reviewers. I recently wrote about Holding Fast as part of that program. When…

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church by Reggie McNeal Although I’m only giving this book 3 stars out of 5, it is definitely worth a read for folks wanting to know why the “church” seems to have…

Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy by Karen James In 2006, avid mountain climber Kelly James and two friends planned a climb of Mt. Hood outside Portland, Oregon just before Christmas. Holding Fast is the story…

Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller I almost put it down. The first three chapters, while very humorous, just left me wondering what I was doing wasting my time reading this when there are so many good books…

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars by Mark Batterson Mark Batterson is the founding pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. Carolyn and I missed the opportunity…