2020 Book Log

  1. The Old Man and the Sea / Ernest Hemingway / Better Every Time
  2. Amusing Ourselves to Death / Neil Postman / Better Every Time
  3. The Aeneid / Virgil / Wonderful
  4. Spring / Karl Ove Knausgaard / Poignant
  5. An Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek / G.K. Beale / Better Every Time
  6. Every Day Matters / Brandon Crowe / Wise
  7. Station Eleven / Emily St. John Mandel / Better Every Time
  8. Truth We Can Touch / Tim Chester / Worshipful
  9. The King of Torts/ John Grisham / Better Every Time
  10. Adorning the Dark / Andrew Peterson / Outstanding
  11. Engagement / Mike McKinley / Helpful
  12. Duma Key / Stephen King / Ripping
  13. Orphan X / Gregg Hurwitz / Meh
  14. Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1 / Herman Bavinck / Quite Good
  15. “He Descended to the Dead” / Matthew Emerson / Glorious
  16. The Guardians / John Grisham / Terrific
  17. Sycamore Row / John Grisham / Better Every Time
  18. The Litigators / John Grisham / Still Amusing
  19. Coronavirus and Christ / John Piper / Helpful
  20. The Three-Body Problem / Liu Cixin / Engrossing
  21. Under the Dome / Stephen King / Timely
  22. The Firm / John Grisham / Better Every Time
  23. Beowulf: A New Translation / Tr. Seamus Heaney / Better Every Time
  24. The Heist / Daniel Silva / Better Every Time
  25. The Wages of Spin / Carl Trueman / Better Every Time
  26. The Works of Richard Sibbes, Vol. 2 / Richard Sibbes / Better Every Time
  27. The Lexham English Septuagint / Lexham Press / Fascinating
  28. Rejoicing In Christ / Michael Reeves / Better Every Time
  29. The Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 3 / Thomas Brooks / Better Every Time
  30. The Weight of Glory / C.S. Lewis / Better Every Time
  31. Joyland / Stephen King / Still Ripping
  32. Conscience / Andrew Naselli / Better Every Time
  33. Jesus: A Very Short Introduction / Richard Bauckham / Quite Good
  34. Misery / Stephen King / Still Timely
  35. Doctor Sleep / Stephen King / Intoxicating
  36. The Deep Things of God / Fred Sanders / Better Every Time
  37. The Peregrine / J.A. Baker / Elegiac
  38. Devotions / Mary Oliver / Better Every Time
  39. Why I Love The Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons / John Piper / Good
  40. None Greater / Matthew Barrett / Better Every Time
  41. Gentle and Lowly / Dane Ortlund / Heartbreaking
  42. The Works of Thomas Manton, Volume 4 / Thomas Manton / Glorious
  43. James / Daniel Doriani / Meh
  44. Exalting Jesus in James / David Platt / Okay
  45. The Message of James / Alec Motyer / Wise
  46. James / Craig Blomberg / Meh
  47. The Epistle of James / Doug Moo / Quite Good
  48. The Letter of James / Doug Moo / Quite Good
  49. ESV Expository Commentary, Hebrews-Revelation / Various / Excellent
  50. The Children of Men / P.D. James / Better Every Time
  51. Fair Warning / Michael Connelly / Ripping
  52. If It Bleeds / Stephen King / Ripping
  53. The Stand / Stephen King / Prescient
  54. Israel / Daniel Gordis / Outstanding
  55. Blue Moon / Lee Child / Dumb
  56. Midnight in Chernobyl / Adam Higginbotham / Unputdownable
  57. Apollo, the Race to the Moon / Charles Murray / Astonishing
  58. Lonesome Dove / Larry McMurtry / Magnificient
  59. Camino Winds / John Grisham / Breezy
  60. The Handy Guide to NT Greek Grammar, Syntax, Diagramming / Douglas Huffman / Helpful
  61. The Sentence is Death / Anthony Horowitz / Clever
  62. Eve in Exile / Rebekah Merkle / Beautiful
  63. The Glass Hotel/ Emily St. John Mandel / An Elegant Mess
  64. Presumed Innocent / Scott Turow / Better Every Time
  65. No Country For Old Men / Cormac McCarthy / Better Every Time
  66. The Night Fire / Michael Connelly / Ripping
  67. To Be A Christian / ACNA / Quite Good
  68. The Darkness / Ragnar Jónasson / Gloomy
  69. The Island / Ragnar Jónasson / Gloomy
  70. Forgiveness: Reflecting God’s Mercy / Hayley Satrom / Helpful
  71. The Certainty of Faith / Herman Bavinck / Beautiful
  72. Leadership: In Turbulent Times / Doris Kearns Goodwin / Invigorating
  73. Paul Revere’s Ride / David Hackett Fischer / Brilliant
  74. The Magicians / Lev Grossman / Still Ripping
  75. The Magician King / Lev Grossman / Still Ripping
  76. The Order / Daniel Silva / Meh
  77. The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom / Samuel Renihan / Outstanding
  78. The Magician’s Nephew / C.S. Lewis / Still Venerable
  79. John Calvin’s Exegesis of the Old Testament / David Lee Puckett / Fascinating
  80. Forgotten Songs / Ed. Richard Wells / Forgettable
  81. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy / Mark Vroegop / Better Every Time
  82. The Silence of the Lambs / Thomas Harris / Still Ripping
  83. Blacktop Wasteland / S.A. Cosby / Fast and Furious
  84. Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945 / Volker Ulrich /
  85. Demonic Foes / Richard Gallagher / Keen
  86. A Time for Mercy / John Grisham / Full of Mercy
  87. The Narrows / Michael Connelly / Ripping
  88. Speeches and Writings (1859-1865) / Abraham Lincoln / Magnificent
  89. Congo / Michael Crichton / Better Every Time
  90. The Cuckoo’s Calling / Robert Galbraith / Better Every Time
  91. The Silkworm / Robert Galbraith / Better Every Time
  92. Career Evil / Robert Galbraith / Better Every Time
  93. Lethal White / Robert Galbraith / Better Every Time
  94. ‘Salem’s Lot / Stephen King / Better Every Time
  95. The Restoration of the Jews / Herman Witsius / Outstanding
  96. None Like Him / Jen Wilkin / Better Every Time
  97. Colossians and Philemon / G.K. Beale / Awesome
  98. The Works of Stephen Charnock, Volume 2 / Stephen Charnock / Glorious
  99. Eternal God / Paul Helm / Timely
  100. Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition / Craig A. Carter / Tremendous
  101. Does God Suffer? / Thomas Weinandy / Outstanding
  102. Breaking Bread with the Dead / Alan Jacobs / Outstanding
  103. The Works of John Newton, Vol. 6 / John Newton / Wonderful
  104. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self / Carl Trueman / Brilliant
  105. Let Slavery Die / Henry Highland Garnet / Heartbreaking
  106. Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 / Beeke & Smalley / Wonderful
  107. Troubled Blood / Robert Galbraith / Ripping
  108. How to Become a Federal Criminal / Mike Chase / Hilarious
  109. The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien / John Garth / Brilliant
  110. Jesus’ Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews / Bobby Jamieson / Illuminating
  111. Does God Change? / Thomas Weinandy / Outstanding
  112. Irreversible Damage / Abigail Shrier / Valiant
  113. Rise and Kill First / Ronen Bergman / Riveting
  114. The Trinity / Scott Swain / Wonderful
  115. A Sportsman’s Notebook / Ivan Turgenev / Beautiful
  116. The War Poems / Siegfried Sassoon / Heartbreaking
  117. The Pastor of Kilsyth / Islay Burns / Timely
  118. The Wonderful Works of God / Herman Bavinck / Wonderful
  119. The Ascension of Christ / Patrick Schreiner / Invigorating
  120. On the Apostolic Preaching / Irenaeus of Lyons / Fantastic
  121. Bavinck: A Critical Biography / James Eglinton / World-class
  122. The Crucified King / Jeremy Treat / Great
  123. Moonflower Murders / Anthony Horowitz / Clever
  124. A Few Quick Ones / P.G. Wodehouse / Ripping
  125. Devoted to God’s Church / Sinclair Ferguson / Wonderful
  126. Every Moment Holy / Douglas K. McKelvey / Beautiful
  127. The Brass Verdict / Michael Connelly / Ripping
  128. K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches / Tyler Kepner / Enthralling
  129. A Rule Against Murder / Louise Penny / Wise
  130. Piranesi / Susanna Clarke / Enchanting
  131. Annihilation / Jeff VanderMeer / Weirdly Wonderful
  132. The Children of Ash and Elm / Neil Price / Excellent