Howard Shirley
Content by Howard Shirley
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The 16th century was an age of revolutions. The world of faith, revolving around Rome, shifted on its axis when 95 theses were nailed to a door in Wittenberg.
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Tragedy and miracles go hand in hand, intertwined in our experiences and so deeply woven that we struggle to pick out the threads of each. Why did this one survive, and this one not?
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The frenzied pace of this harried world is the disease which Out of Control: Finding Peace for the Physically Exhausted and Spiritually Strung Out seeks to treat.
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Imagine you are a boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s. Your world is full of sound. Buses growl, subways thunder, horns honk, people talk, laugh, yell, cry.
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A further, pictorial glimpse of Bruce Feiler's journey is Walking the Bible: A Photographic Journey, a beautiful companion piece to his earlier book, Walking the Bible.
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<b>A pope's legacy</b> Known largely for her work as a speechwriter for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush during the late 1980s, Peggy Noonan is also a devout Catholic who regain
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Ring the bells of Redwall Abbey—there’s another chronicle of Mossflower Wood!
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Jim Nantz's Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other, written with Eli Spielman, takes the reader on a compelling journey.
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Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots never met. Jane Dunn weaves her fascinating "dual biography" of the pair around this pivotal fact.
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You will not enjoy this book. It isn't possible to enjoy it. It is brutal. It is ugly. It is violent, callous, cruel, capricious, vicious. It is war.
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As a child, whenever I came upon a strange door, stone steps that seemed to lead nowhere, or (of course) a wardrobe, I wondered if they might take me someplace different.
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Following the ouster of Saddam Hussein, British diplomat Rory Stewart was asked to serve as the deputy governor of two southern Iraqi provinces.
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For a more literary approach to Lewis' work, take a look at Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Devin Brown, which purports to be the first in-depth
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The hosting of the Olympics in Athens, after a modern absence of 108 years, is reason enough to explore the origin of the Games themselves.
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When the world is threatened by a diabolical madman, the British Secret Service knows the name to call—Alex. Alex Rider.
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<B>Armstrong's slingshot trajectory</B> It may be the most recognized quote in the world not found in the Bible: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Dads of all ages will laugh in agreement at the predicaments in How Tough Could It Be? The Trials and Errors of a Sportswriter Turned Stay-at-Home Dad.
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Finally, the last book in the trio deals with a man for whom the myth approaches glory: Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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One cannot examine the development of either Jewish or Christian faith without considering the greatest hero of the Jewish nation, King David. The Life of David, by former U.S.
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Faith and politics have been inextricably linked since ancient kings first sought the wisdom of the priests.
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Reading The Dangerous Book for Boys by brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden is like coming across an old trunk in an attic.
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As for those adventures, which ones are more significant to a boy than those at summer camp?
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Greece, of course, is known not only as the birthplace of history and philosophy, but of classic art.
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In the 1780s, as the Founding Fathers wrestled with a new experiment in government, a handful of other men experimented with a new idea in transportation: that a boat could move with the power of
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Rather than one life, Larry King's My Dad & Me: A Heartwarming Collection of Stories About Fathers from a Host of Larry's Famous Friends offers remembrances of the many fathers,
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The stories in Tim Russert's Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons come from people you've never heard of, about dads you've never known unless they look remarkabl
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<b>Day the Earth didn't stand still</b> On December 16, 1811, around 2:15 a.m., the ground below the frontier town of New Madrid, located in present-day Missouri, began to move.
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FATHER OF THE BRIDE
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In matters of faith and the heart, Jim Palmer's Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the Unlikely People Who Help You) offers a welcome breath of fresh air.
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Originally published in the United Kingdom as a companion to a BBC television series, this informative history covers eight battles, stretching from World War I to the first Gulf War.
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Have you ever wanted your own copy of the Weasley twins' Marauder's Map?
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There's a button in my desk drawer. It's in the drawer because please don't tell anyone I have no idea how to sew it back on. That is, I had no idea.
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Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg is a convenient little volume that seeks to answer the question well known to all new fathers: "What do I do with this ?" Combi
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Christian themes and philosophy pervade Lewis' works, and the Chronicles are no exception. Jonathan Rogers' The World According to Narnia: Christian Meaning in C.S.
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When Andrew Hope’s grandfather dies, the young college professor receives an expected inheritance—the house and lands of Melstone, an ancient English estate.
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The idea that we are each made for a purpose is not new, nor are books offering to help us find that purpose. But Max Lucado's take on the common question what do I do with my life?
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Challenges for the mind, soul and heart are well and good, but as Eldredge observes in his own book, there are times when rest is needed.
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Mark Kingwell combines philosophy and fishing with aplomb in Catch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life.
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Everyone is connected, the argument goes, by a mere six degrees of separation: You have met someone who has met someone (and so on) who has met Queen Elizabeth II.
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<b>God's operation</b> If Out of Control challenges us not to be individually overwhelmed by the world, <b>Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in Everyday Life</b> by
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In times of greatest inhumanity our common humanity becomes most clear.
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The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy by Barry H.
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A few years ago, John Eldredge and the late Brent Curtis swept the Christian inspirational market with The Sacred Romance, a call to understand the Christian life as a story of adventure and r
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Sportswriter Jim Gorant takes readers on a different trip in Fanatic: 10 Things All Sports Fans Should Do Before They Die.
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<B>It's a mystery</B> Noted Greek writer Petros Markaris uses a thoroughly modern and thoroughly corrupt Athens as the backdrop for an international mystery in <B>Deadline in A
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Military historian Maj. Charles R. Bowery Jr.
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“For want of a nail,” begins the old fable about small actions with disastrous consequences. How much worse are the results when the actions are not small to begin with?
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<b>Life lessons for Father's Day</b> <b>Big Shoes: In Celebration of Dads and Fatherhood</b> by Al Roker and Friends offers a charming compilation of memories and obs
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<b>Life lessons for Father's Day</b> Tom Mathews' <b>Our Fathers' War: Growing Up in the Shadow of the Greatest Generation</b>, is a moving look at the struggles betwee
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<b>Life lessons for Father's Day</b> This book explores another growing gap today the gap between what our fathers thought would make a boy a man, and what many of us now believe.
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The day Warren Harlan Pease returns home from the war in Iraq, the first person he meets is Jesus.
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If you just can't wait until July 16 to get a pinch of Potter, there are a few other options.
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In Genesis, the first task God gives man is to name the living things of the Earth.
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<b>Mr. Rogers' gift of friendship</b> In 1995, journalist Tim Madigan made a phone call to interview a well-known television host.
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Where Spivey cleans away the myths of the Olympics, Phil Cousineau seeks to restore them.
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A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father is a collection of memories and stories from the shared lives of Jack Lemmon and his eldest son, writer and actor Chris Lemmon.
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In a more philosophical vein is Reynolds Price's Letter to a Godchild: Concerning Faith.
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We are in a patriotic month in a patriotic age. Our nation displays its colors, sings its songs, honors its past and argues its present.
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We are in a patriotic month in a patriotic age. Our nation displays its colors, sings its songs, honors its past and argues its present.
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We are in a patriotic month in a patriotic age. Our nation displays its colors, sings its songs, honors its past and argues its present.
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We are in a patriotic month in a patriotic age. Our nation displays its colors, sings its songs, honors its past and argues its present.
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Nat does not have a normal life. He's an orphan. It's been years since he stepped inside a school. And he's a young teenager living alone in a creepy house in Seattle.
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On the heroes' roll of the American Revolution, names like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin head the list.
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For the United States, 1942 was both the first full year of active warfare in World War II, and the most crucial.
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Christian authors Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz believe more skeptics might be willing to search for the truth if only some Christians would get out of the way. In I'm Fine With God . . .
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Redemption is the theme of Story: Recapture the Mystery by Steven James.
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This book takes a look at one of the oldest religious traditions: the Sabbath the day of rest.
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It is your character, and your character alone, that will make your life happy or unhappy. . . .
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From 1939 through the last months of the war, the Nazi army seized priceless paintings, sculptures, tapestries and more, from museums, palaces, cathedrals, private homes, even tiny chapels—th
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John Dean, who served as Nixon's counsel during the Watergate era, takes a look at another president with a troubled reputation in Warren G. Harding.
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<B>Scouts' honor</B> One can't say "Be prepared" without acknowledging the originator of the phrase: Lord Robert Baden-Powell.
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Science writer George Johnson's The 10 Most Beautiful Experiments includes Newton's illuminating splitting of light into colors; Galileo's experiment with gravity; Lavoisier's work with ox
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In February of 1910, two trains set out to cross the Cascade Mountains of Washington state, steaming from Spokane to Seattle through the remote Stevens Pass.
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The old saying that politics makes strange bedfellows is even truer when applied to international politics.
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Jack Lucas never let any barrier keep him from what he wanted to do. As a teenager in the midst of World War II, he was determined to fight for his country.
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In 1980, the possibilities of artificial insemination inspired a strange experiment, mixed with elitism, an overdose of eugenics, a smattering of racism and the barest dollop of science.
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War reporters are a breed apart. Armed with guts and a notebook, they seek out the action, eagerly ignoring bullets and bombs for a story.
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In January of 1776, no one knew what the outcome of the American rebellion would be or could be. In the midst of this confusion, Thomas Paine published Common Sense.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first hundred days in office came during the country's worst moment in history.
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On November 11, 1918, at 10:59 a.m., war raged in Europe. One minute later, the guns went silent. This book is the story of that moment and that war.
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<b>The general's story</b> The year is 1971. Army Lieutenant Ezell "EZ" Ware Jr. is the copilot of a Huey Cobra gunship, assigned to do covert missions in Vietnam.
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All right, you maggots, listen up! You say you don't know what MRE stands for? Can't tell an RPG from a BAR? Wonder how to dig a foxhole?
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The United States of America officially gained independence from Great Britain in 1783 but the nation itself was not yet fully born.
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For nearly 2,000 years The Epic of Gilgamesh was considered the greatest poem ever written.
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In 1769, a young Englishman named Joseph Banks arrived on the island of Tahiti, serving as the official botanist of the HMS Endeavour under the command of Lt. James Cook.
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John Eldredge's bestseller Wild at Heart challenged men in particular to pursue an epic, active life with God that involved mind, soul and heart.
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<b>The Yanks who joined Britain's battle</b> January, 1940. England would fall. Everyone in America knew it. The Germans were too powerful.
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When a jumbo jet roars overhead, it's easy to forget that 100 years ago, airplanes were barely bigger than automobiles and made mostly of wood, wire and cloth.
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For a six-year-old boy in 1950, says Sam Posey, the world was divided into two main categories: fort guys and train guys. Posey grew up as a train guy, a disciple of Lionel.
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The Bible covers thousands of years of history, culture and religion.
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Jim Palmer and John Eldredge both write about getting back to the heart of Christianity. In What Paul Meant, Garry Wills writes about getting back to its theological core.
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What did you have for breakfast this morning? How about on June 11, 1997? You probably can't answer that one. But Jill Price can.
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Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion is Bruce Feiler's sequel to his best-selling Walking the Bible.
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James K. Polk deals with one of the most unique men in American political history: a president who deliberately chose to serve a single term.
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Guidance for a boyish soul can also be found in Hugh Downs' Letter to a Great Grandson: A Message of Love, Advice, and Hopes for the Future.
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