The Return

Review: The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden: Grow Tons of Organic Vegetables in Tiny Spaces and Containers Karen Newcomb Ten Speed Press 2015 Attention, container and small space gardeners or those that are thinking of giving it try.   This book contains loads of good information for us.   The nice part of this book is that it isn’t all facts and charts.   The author has made it fun to read too.   Yes, I do recommend this book.   It does not contain all there is to know, but I think it’ll give a good start for your gardening efforts. This is a completely revised version of previous editions according to the cover information and I’ve not seen the older versions so I can’t tell you what has changed. Newcomb starts from the ground up with helpful ideas and suggestions for your planning phase.   Size, location, and soil preparation instructions get the garden off to a good start.   Discussions of various fertilizers and the symptoms of a deficiency are

Review: Jesus Swagger: Break Free from Poser Christianity Jarrid Wilson Nelson Books 2015 Swagger?   “ A person’s style---the way they walk, talk, dress” is the definition Wilson chose to use for this work.   OK.   Not liking the word much, but we’ll go with it for now.   See if works or not.   The subtitle is where the book goes with the swagger idea.   Real or fake.   Arrogant or humble.   Inclusive or exclusive even.   That’s the kind of look he explores in his book.   Perhaps the thin layer of respectable Christianity that has been around for a while has failed often enough for some folks to look for something more.   And that is where Wilson steps into the discussion.   Wilson along with other authors have explored this topic a lot recently.   Maybe it is time to step back and check out where we are in this and then decide what comes next.   I applaud him and them for saying what has been painfully obvious to those outside the church for a long time.   Talk an

Review: RVR 1960, BIblia de Estudio Holman Holman Bible Publishers 2014 Yes.   I am going to review a Spanish language Bible.   The BibleGateway site says this about the 1960 revision, “This revision of the RVR has been the basic text most used by the evangelical Spanish-speaking church. It is the most beloved translation of Spanish-speaking Christians because it retains the traditional style of the Spanish language.” ( https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Reina-Valera-1960-RVR1960-Biblia/#vinfo ).    The actual text of the Bible I will leave to the experts.   One thing I will add is that when I compared it to the NVI (the Spanish NIV) there were differences in word choices and word order.   This would be similar to the differences seen among the English language Bibles.    This particular Bible is a study Bible and a very nice one at that.   The paper weight is good and the finish smooth.   Interspersed throughout the text are color photographs, illustrations, an