Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace

 Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner Wallace

336 pages

"Detective J. Warner Wallace listened to a pastor talk about Jesus and wondered why anyone would think Jesus was a person of interest.

"Wallace was skeptical of the Bible, but he’d investigated several no-body homicide cases in which there was no crime scene, no physical evidence, and no victim's body. Could the historical life and actions of Jesus be investigated in the same way?"  --from the publisher

If you have questions about Christianity or want to better inform your faith, this is an excellent book. The author uses historical evidence and information sources outside the Bible to examine the life of Jesus. I give it five out of five stars.

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
320 pages / 9 hrs, 1 min

"'The Cost of Discipleship' is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty." --from the publisher

I've always admired the faith and courage of Bonhoeffer, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this classic work.  I must say the book raised as many questions for me as it answered.  I just hope some of his brilliance soaked in as I plodded through.