Author Archive for Rylan McQuade

Future Men

%u201CAs much as it may distress us, our boys are future men.%u201D
Douglas Wilson touches all the bases in this book. In chapter one, he outlines his premise. He points out that boys are future men and that as men their calling is summed up in five terms: Lords, Husbandmen, Saviors, Sages, and Glory-Bearers. He gives […]

Left Behind

I have no idea why this book has been acclaimed by so many people– even by many Christians– as a great work of literature. The plot is weak and chock-full of bland, superfluous details. Buck’s part of the story is particularly uninteresting. There are just too many things going on all at once. His part […]

Right Behind

Nate Wilson packs a powerful punch in his small book. He shows in a very compelling way some of the flaws of evangelicalism, of which all of Christendom is a part. He points out the shallowness of the sentimentalism which causes a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings but never really drives anyone to action (James […]

The Case for Faith

Was God telling me the truth when he said, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart?”
In his book, “The Case for Faith,” Strobel sets out to answer the eight main emotionally-charged objections to Christianity. To do this, he travels all around America, interviewing some of the most […]

Between Heaven and Hell

On Nov. 22, 1963, three prominent leaders of the 20th century all died within hours of each other: C.S. Lewis (a Christian Theist), John F. Kennedy (a modern humanist), and Thomas Huxley (an Eastern Pantheist). This book records an imaginary discourse between these three great men. The dialogue is even humourous at times as the […]