Free Book by Brian Tome: A Review

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Free Book Brian TomeBrian Tome’s Free Book is an interesting book that talks about a believer’s freedom in Christ. While he said early in the book, in a rather harsh tone that “we don’t need another book on the cross,” Free Book is actually about Jesus, his cross and how people can tap into this amazing source of freedom and strength, let go of spiritual strongholds and live a life of freedom, which is like riding a motorcycle without a helmet on.

I think that Brian Tome has a clearly defined audience niche in mind when he was writing this. His language is edgy, somewhat angst-ridden and definitely unconventional. It was written for conservatives. But what caught my attention is the way Brian took some “conventional Christian wisdom” tidbits and turned them upside down. He says that some Christians tend to ‘over-spiritualize’ mundane things and that could be a source of bondage, instead of freedom.

Yet, Brian uses scriptures solidly to back up his story. The first half of the book tends to just meander along. But the second half of the book can capture you as Brian relates some personal stories and examples of how you can live the life of freedom that can only be found in Christ. I also love how he discussed the marriage of grace and truth and how that can make a difference in our Christian witness.

Do get a copy of the book. It’s worth it.

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The Skinny on Declaring Bankruptcy

So you owe a lot of people a lot of money, and you fear being sued by all of them at the same time, and you don’t have money to pay the lawyer, because the recession took it all. So what do you do? Think bankruptcy protection.

You are not alone. The US economy has been going through its most difficult phase after the credit crisis hit in the summer of 2007. This has been the worst phase since the Great Depression of 1929. There have been job cuts. Consumer spending, which was the backbone of the US GDP growth, has been lower, and there have been bankruptcy filings from individuals as well as large companies.

Books I Read in January 2010

One of my goals for 2010 is to read more books. Sure I already read a lot but I don’t really know how many books I’ve read last year. So beginning January, I will document all the books I’ve read. I want to include a variety of books and genre in my repertoire. I also have to read more Filipiniana books. Here are the books I’ve read in January 2010.

1. Day Watch (Watch, Book 2) by Sergei Lukyanenko. t’s vampires and werewolves and dark magicians (the Dark Ones) against shapeshifters, light magicians and enchantresses. No cheesy Twilight lines and emo blah. This is Russian by the way!

2. The Magic Goes Away by Larry Niven. Once upon a time, the world was full of mana. Gods, goddesses and magicians walked the earth. But the magic goes away due to greedy magicians and irresponsible gods.

3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. This can be a bit intimidating because of its length and the bulk of great information it has to offer. Thankfully, I’ve read parts of it before and I just had to refresh my memory.

4. Three Little Words on Life, On Love, On Laughs by Francis Kong. Just like a devotional book full of heartwarming and smile-inducing stories from one of Philippines’ best business motivational writers.

5. The DETECTIVES. Their Toughest Cases in Their Own Words. by Peter A. Micheels. It’s a good read. Detectives in New York City talk about their toughest cases–homicide, sex crimes, murder, gang wars and drug-related crimes! It was like reading some testimony from CSI.

Five books for January 2010. I will read 5 books also for February. If I keep up this habit, I’ll read a total of 60 books in 2010! I wish I could write a review for each book I read. But I’m busy right now. I have another blog project and as much as I want to develop both blogs, the other one is under development stage for now. So its’ gonna demand more attention for now.

On my way to the Kannawidan Festival

This is a really really short post.

I am on a GV Florida bus bound for Vigan, Ilocos Sur. I’m going to attend the third Kannawidan Festival of Ilocos Sur! It’s also my first time to really set foot on Vigan and explore this World Heritage City. Needless to say, I’m excited.

Here’s the schedule for the event. Too bad, I won’t be able to see the other events.

Poetry #8 Estatwa iti Kalye Kanluran

Lumlumgaken ti init
ngem nasileng latta
ti bronse a kudil

ti estatwa

Poetry #7 Diskoneksion

Diskoneksion

Simmangpet ti electric bill
Nakaimalditan ti utang–
nasurok talloribu a piso
Daytat’ balor ti lawag
a nausarta.

Poetry #6 Iti Likudan dagiti Napuskol a Tawa

Iti Likudan dagiti Napuskol a Tawa

Ilukaismo
dagita kurtina
Bay-am ta lam-ek nga agkaradap
Ditoy uneg.

Poetry Project #5 Ka’no?

Ka’no ngata nga agsubli
ti berde?

Poetry Project #4 Tulnek ken Uged

30-Day Poetry Project #4: Tulnek ken Uged

I apologize folks, there won’t be English translations for a while. But as soon as I get through this training program in Dallas, I’ll update these poems.

Poetry #3: Aparador

Okay, I feel that this one is still incomplete but this is the one I’ve got for today. I gotta work on this one tomorrow or maybe refine it after this 30-day challenge.

Aparador

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