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Book Reviews

Posted on September 19, 2016 by fjmuniz

Though I feel like I haven’t had much time to read lately, I was pleasantly surprised to realize that I have managed to finish a few books since my last book review (months ago!).

secrets– Secrets by Paul Tournier

Excellent! …

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Book Highlights from The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery by Henri Nouwen

Posted on April 8, 2016 by fjmuniz

diaryOne of the books I snatched from my mom’s bookshelf before leaving for Japan, The Genesee Diary was a read I was looking forward to mainly because I tend to love most everything that Nouwen has penned.  And this is …

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Book Review: Finding God in Unexpected Places by Philip Yancey.  

Posted on January 1, 2016 by fjmuniz

finding GodAn excerpt from p. 208 in the paperback version:

“…I came up with a new definition of faith: paranoia in reverse. A truly paranoid person organizes his or her life around a common perspective of fear.  Whatever happens feeds that …

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Imigração Japonesa no Brasil e os Decasséguis (出稼ぎ)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by fjmuniz

Deixo com todos vocês este excelente documentário que conta a história da imigração Japonesa no Brasil, suas dificuldades, conquistas e como este fenômeno se reverteu no nascimento dos decasséguis (出稼ぎ) que traduzindo para o português equivale a trabalhador migrante no …

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Time for Book Reviews!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by fjmuniz

Time for Book Reviews

I’ve started and/or finished a lot of books recently.  Here are some thoughts on some of them:

51fRar1PvAL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_The Giver – This was made into a movie, but I don’t tend to go to movies that are …

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Face to Face with Henri Nouwen and Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Posted on February 27, 2015 by fjmuniz

Wounded-HealerI have stopped by two of the most well known books: The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen and The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

The first author, Henri Nouwen, has a very poetic approach and challenges you to see …

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The Return of Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen

Posted on January 6, 2015 by fjmuniz

Unknown“The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.” Henri Nouwen

Henri Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor and well-known writer.

I recently finished one of his books, The Return of the …

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The Color of Water by James McBride

Posted on August 4, 2014 by fjmuniz

book1 The Color of Water by James McBride

The current read for Moody Book Club spent two years on the New York Times Bestseller List.  A true story (at least from what I can tell), The Color of Water is about …

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When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor

Posted on July 31, 2014 by fjmuniz

when helping hurtsWhen Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor

by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

One of our book assignments for missionary training was to read the book, When Helping Hurts. Have you ever thought that when you give …

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The Enneagram – A Christian Perspective, Richard Rohr

Posted on June 2, 2014 by fjmuniz

enneagramHere’s a story about Jesus coming into the world.  Who do you relate to?

An Enneagram Sermon on Christmas by Dietrich Koller adapted by Andreas Ebert (taken from Richard Rohr’s book on the Enneagram)

When Jesus came into the world, …

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