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Current Reading

Hey just thought I’d mention the new sidebar widget that features the books I am currently reading or have recently read. Web 2.0 is so much fun. (Did I mention I hate coding? I like copy and paste though which is all I have to do to benefit from a lot of Web 2.0 technology)

Posted on July 12th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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Ordinary Days: Family Life in a Farmhouse (book review)

I’ve been reading through an interesting collection of brief anecdotes by Dorcas Smucker about her and her husband Paul’s experiences raising a family of six children, on a grass seed farm in Oregon.  She does an amazing job of creating “snapshots” of the dynamic tapestry of life.  I have found it to be a particularly [...]

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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On Life and Literature – A Book List

I was thinking recently of the effects of the written word on our lives as people. Books have shaped my understanding of the world I live in profoundly, more so than the average American I think. Growing up without internet, television, movies, public school, and for the most part without public libraries, any book that [...]

Posted on January 11th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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The Heavenly Man – Book Review

I recently finished reading a truly amazing book dealing with a slice of history from the Chinese house church movement called, The Heavenly Man. It had an impact on my life like perhaps no other book other than the Bible itself. To see how God worked in the lives of individuals through the Holy Spirit [...]

Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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Book Review – 20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish & Mennonites

I came across this interesting book entitled 20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish & Mennonites. First published in the late 1970′s, it deals with the most commonly asked questions, some of which I hear all the time, about Anabaptist-type groups such as the Amish, Mennonites, Hutterites, and so forth. I found it a fascinating [...]

Posted on July 24th, 2006 by Josh Champagne
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