Author Archives: Paul Dubuc

Prayer in the Night, by Tish Harrison Warren

Posted on Monday, 15 January 2024 by Paul Dubuc

Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a wonderful unpacking of the deep meaning in a common prayer at compline that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Three New Year’s Resolutions for Americans

Posted on Monday, 1 January 2024 by Paul Dubuc

I’m going to take this one more to heart in the future. In the past I’ve been too preoccupied with differences I’ve had on these matters with people I’ve loved and still care about. I’ve struggled with a root of … Continue reading →

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Love Your Enemies, by Arthur Brooks

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June 2020 by Paul Dubuc

Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt by Arthur C. Brooks My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can’t think of a more timely book than this one; or a book that could … Continue reading →

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The Message of Lamentations, by Christopher Wright

Posted on Thursday, 9 April 2020 by Paul Dubuc

The Message of Lamentations by Christopher J.H. Wright My rating: 5 of 5 stars During this Lenten season my scripture reading guide took me through the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations. To get more out of my reading, I read … Continue reading →

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First Fruits of Prayer

Posted on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 by Paul Dubuc

First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew by Frederica Mathewes-Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars Praying through the Canon of St. Andrew has been a blessed experience for me during Lent. This … Continue reading →

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The Downward Ascent by Edna Hatlestad Hong

Posted on Thursday, 5 March 2020 by Paul Dubuc

The Downward Ascent by Edna Hatlestad Hong My rating: 5 of 5 stars This little book is among the best Lenten reading that I have found. Edna Hong wrote this in response to overhearing a clergyman’s opinion that the season … Continue reading →

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Loving Jesus, by Mark Allan Powell

Posted on Saturday, 11 March 2017 by Paul Dubuc

Loving Jesus by Mark Allan Powell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book very much. I couldn’t help comparing it to Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. Mark Allan Powell has … Continue reading →

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The Skeptical Believer

Posted on Friday, 23 December 2016 by Paul Dubuc

The Skeptical Believer: Telling Stories to Your Inner Atheist by Daniel Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars My name is Paul … and I am a Skeptical Believer. I’ve been savoring this book. Its short chapters and conversational style … Continue reading →

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The Gospel According to Job

Posted on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 by Paul Dubuc

The Gospel According to Job by Mike Mason My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading Mike Mason’s book, The Gospel According to Job, along with the biblical book of Job has been quite an experience for me. When the book … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Voting for Gary Johnson for President

Posted on Saturday, 15 October 2016 by Paul Dubuc

I have voted in every election since the 1980 presidential election. I’ve often been unhappy with the choices presented by the two major parties. This time both of those choices have fallen far below an acceptable level for me and … Continue reading →

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