Friday, January 18, 2008

Friday Five: Read any good books lately?

The website promoting this piece of art says, "For the first time, the worlds most influential religious texts are brought together and presented on the same level, their coexistence acknowledged and celebrated”. The shelf is made of reclaimed wood that contains seven religious books. The designers have put them – literally – on the same level.

Well, pish posh! I think that some books ARE better than others! How about you?
  1. What book have you read in the last six months that has really stayed with you? Why?

  2. What is one of your favorite childhood books?

  3. Do you have a favorite book of the Bible? Do tell!

  4. What is one book you could read again and again?

  5. Is there a book you would suggest for Lenten reading? What is it and why?

And because we all love bonus questions, if you were going to publish a book what would it be? Who would you want to write the jacket cover blurb expounding on your talent?

It's supposed to snow here this weekend, so I think I'll just check out your answers and hope to find a good book! Please let us know that you've played by creating a link to your blog. The secret code is <a href="the url of your blog post goes here">what you want the link to say goes here</a>



69 comments:

RevHRod said...

I've posted here.

Looking forward to reading what you have to say!

RevHRod

Diane said...

wow, this is EARLY. I'll see what I can do.

RevHRod said...

I know I was early. Tomorrow will be an early day for getting to work and I didn't want to keep you waiting. ;-)

Cathy said...

I did play this and thank you for getting it up early. Fridays are jammed packed for me so I am glad it is here.

If anyone has my favorite children's book, well, I will be your friend forever if you send it to me. :)

Hot Cup Lutheran said...

another friday...
bbook it on over!

mompriest said...

I played poetry and photos.

Also, I have posted a picture of the babies here.

Diane said...

okay, I have read some good books lately

thanks for the early push!

Shalom said...

I'm never this early! And this was fun, fun, fun. Happy Friday, all - my play is here.

leah sophia said...

horses, habits and hope--thanks for being so early, heidi!

Deb said...

Have I read any good books lately? YUP YUP YUP!

Deb
P.S. I appreciate the early posting! I doubt I will get to non-work stuff tomorrow until late in the day!

Singing Owl said...

Go hereto read my bookworm post.

Yawn...it is midnight. Back in the a.m. to read what you all have to say.

Molly said...

I have mine here.

Mother Laura said...

Great one, thanks H! Read all about it here.

1-4 Grace said...

Yay! Great Post!
Book-It over to my
PLACE
and see what I have been reading!
I need a good Lenten book, so can't wait to see some ideas.

Barbara B. said...

I played right over here!

Sally said...

This was great, I played here

Songbird said...

I'm going through my stack of books over here.

Mrs. M said...

Wow! I'm late to the party, but I still had fun here.

Counselor in Process said...

I played and it was fun. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be accepting my link today.

Queen Mum said...

Happy Reading!

QuakerPastor said...

I'm here

God_Guurrlll said...

ooohhh how I love a snow day. With the two hour delay I was to play

God_Gurrrlll played here

Widening Circles said...

I played here.

Althea N. Agape said...

I played here

Rivkah said...

I read some good books here.

LawAndGospel said...

IT's a snowy day and there is no school- I got to sleep in! THanks for a great Friday Five, HRod. I played here

RevAnne said...

I tried to be concise...just didn't have it in me.

Presbyterian Gal said...

Here's mine. I'll be back to read the rest.

revabi said...

No matter how hard I try to get this done and posted early, I am without fail not the first. Wah. Thanks revhrod, for such a great Friday Five. I really enjoyed it. But I got a question, just what website was it that had the picture and put all the religious texts on the same level?

Any hoo here is my best of the best books post.

Betsy Whaley said...

I played here. Happy Friday!

Michelle said...

Classes haven't begun yet, and I'd scheduled a morning to write, so I got to play, too! Reading about my reading here.

Thanks for a great set of questions, revhrod, I can't wait to see what other books I can discover this way!

ajt said...

First blog post since Halloween! Yikes! It's about time!

LutheranChik said...

I played!

Muthah+ said...

I played. www.foraseason.blogspot.com

Noon on the Gaza Road said...

I had fun playing here

will smama said...

Good questions. My answers can be found here.

Rev Scott said...

Wow, this one looks cool. I'll play in just a minute over at my place.

Mary Beth said...

I am reading madly over here.

Wyldth1ng said...

I have participated here.

molly said...

If you want, come see what I had to say.

Sunny B. Ridings said...

Great Friday Five. I played at my blog: revsunnybridings.blogspot.com

Sue said...

Oh, this is so much fun!! I love books!!

I posted here.

I hope you like it in a box.
I hope you like it with a fox...

Rev SS said...

Wow! Early Birds abound! My play is here Now I'm off to read some of yours.

mid-life rookie said...

I played. As usual, I have multiple answers .

JSanchez said...

I played.

Teri said...

I played for the first time in a long time...

imngrace said...

I cracked a few spines here

Reverend Dona Quixote said...

I played here.

Auntie Knickers said...

I've read a lot of good books lately, but mostly mystery stories; however, in playing this Friday Five I tried to reach for a higher plane.

Certified Healing Coach said...

I played here.

Grace thing said...

I love love love books

RevHRod said...

For those who want more info about the book shelf: go to http://www.blankblank.net/collection/mikeandmaaike/religion/index.php.

It is titled Juxtaposed and is a mere $2500. It is the first in a series of "curated bookshelves." They also show the shelf with the books in place.

Thanks to everyone who has played so far. You've read some great books!

Jan said...

It seems rather late to post my books, but here it is.

Gord said...

Better late than never! I love books

Rev. Sharon said...

I played--and never mentioned baseball once! :)

Diane said...

by the way, this was a great one!!!

Crimson Rambler said...

OK! I'll look forward to checking all the other responses tomorrow morning; but for now, I've posted right here!

dust bunny said...
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dust bunny said...

I'm very late but finally posted my link HERE

writing as eliza said...

I have played here!

Kievas said...

After a break of a few months, I played.

RevHRod said...

It is almost tomorrow, so I am signing off for the night. (If you post after this, I do promise to check your blog in the morning.)

In celebration of all the reading we've done, here's a poem for the night.

Reading in Bedm by Helen H. Moore

Oh, what could be better
Than reading in bed,
Or thinking about
All the books that you've read?

With someone who loves you,
A father, a mother,
A doll, or a pet,
Or a sister or brother,

A grandma, a grandpa,
An uncle, an aunt -
(Can you think of anything better?
I can't!)

While outside the sky
Is all twinkling with light,
From stars that shine down
As we sleep through the night.

Oh, what could be better
Than sleepin in bed,
When the books that you love
Fill the dreams in your head?

Rev Dr Mom said...

I'm late, but I played here

RevDrKate said...

I started out to do this at seven this morning and finally made it here.

Coffeepastor said...

I played, a little late.

zorra said...

Ususally when I'm this late I just let it go, but not this topic!

The Vicar of Hogsmeade said...

I finally had time to play here

carol holland said...

My favorite book in childhood was
"Swiss Family Robinson". Just now
I've been reading "Three Cups of
Tea". Some of it is hard, but some
very inspiring.

Kathryn said...

Is this the latest Friday Five ever???