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Reading Ever On – 2018, 1st Quarter

April 23, 2018July 22, 2019 Gowdy Cannon, Ben Plunkett, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle, D.A. Speer and Nathan Patton 4 Comments Free will, Parenting, Harry Potter, Resurrection, 1984, Reading, Children's Literature, Robert Picirilli, Christian Rock, Brandon Sanderson, Book Review, Timothy Keller, A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle, Jonathan Haidt, Lev Grossman, Stephen M. R. Covey, George Orwell, John Granger, Glory Road, Don Haskins, Leviticus, Joseph Augustus Siess, Gary R. Habermas, Michael Licona, The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells, Larry Norman, Gregory Alan Thornbury, The Stormlight Archive, Rob Rienow, The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell, A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis

Here are the books we read from January to March 2018

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cover

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500 Words or Less Reviews: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

July 19, 2017July 8, 2019 Ben Plunkett 3 Comments Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, Children's Literature, Review, Literature, Half-Blood Prince

Ben Plunkett reviews the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. (500 words)

Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan book cover

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500WoL: The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan

June 28, 2017July 8, 2019 David Lytle 4 Comments Reading, Books, Literature, Immortal Irishman, Timothy Egan, Book Review

David Lytle reviews Timothy Egan’s The Immortal Irishman. (492 words)

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Reading Ever On: March 2017

April 12, 2017July 18, 2019 Gowdy Cannon, Ben Plunkett, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle and Nathan Patton 7 Comments Andrew Peterson, Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, The Wingfeather Saga, Tim Keller, Brandon Sanderson, Book Review, Robert Alter, Michelle Alexander, Wayside School, Louis Sachar, Timothy Keller, Mistborn, Stephen Lawhead, The Pendragon Cycle, Candice Millard, James Garfield

These are the books we read in March.

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500 Words or Less Reviews: Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

March 29, 2017July 8, 2019 Ben Plunkett 2 Comments Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, Children's Literature, Review, Literature

Ben ponders the greatness of this veritable Monster Book of Monsters.

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Reading Ever On: February 2017

March 1, 2017July 22, 2019 Gowdy Cannon, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle, Nathan Patton and Jonathan Postlewaite 6 Comments Andrew Peterson, Harry Potter, Reading, J.K. Rowling, The Wingfeather Saga, Holy Spirit, Brandon Sanderson, Book Review, Mistborn, The Reckoners, Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne, Blink, Malcom Gladwell, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance, Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Donald Miller, A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle, Ruth Soukup, David Sedaris, El Deafo, Cece Bell, Tom Brokaw, U.S. Navy, Ian W. Toll, John F. MacArthur Jr.

These are the books we read in February.

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Reading Ever On: January 2017

February 1, 2017July 22, 2019 Gowdy Cannon, Michael Lytle, Phill Lytle and Nathan Patton 8 Comments Seinfeld, Parenting, Reading, J.R.R. Tolkien, Nintendo, Brandon Sanderson, Book Review, Snape, Lorrie Kim, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, The Reckoners, Thermopylae, Ernie Bradford, Sega, Blake J. Harris, Gene Stone, Marie Kondo, Roverandom, Cosmere, Bill Bryson, Cycling, Bike Snob, Kim John Payne, Lisa M. Ross, Larry Olmsted, Real Food, Neil Gaiman, Michael Ruhlman

Our brand new feature! These are the books we read in January.

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500 Words or Less Reviews: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

January 5, 2017July 8, 2019 Ben Plunkett 5 Comments Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, Children's Literature, Review, Literature

Ben Plunkett tackles the second Harry Potter book for the first time.

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500WoL Reviews: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, or Don’t Be A Dursley, or a Review for Literary Snobs

November 21, 2016August 13, 2019 Ben Plunkett 13 Comments Harry Potter, Reading, Books, J.K. Rowling, Children's Literature, Literature

There is a deep, dark part of me that is a bit of a literary snob. That is the part

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On Stories, Questions, and the Power of the One True Myth

October 23, 2016September 3, 2020 Phill Lytle 7 Comments Scripture, Harry Potter, Christianity, Reading, Books, Hope, Faith, Truth, Story, Sovereignty, True Myth, Doubts, J.K. Rowling, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Fantasy

Is God powerful enough to take our wounds and our brokenness and turn them into something beautiful? Can He redeem our suffering and give us our own happily ever after?