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Member: deanc

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Favorite authorsShelby Foote, C. S. Lewis, James A. Michener, Dallas Willard, Philip Yancey (Shared favorites)

About meI am a student affairs administrator at a large public university. While it's a fine job, my career doesn't define me. Normally when somebody asks what my job title is I just say, "A Guy Who Works Here (or There)." That's good enough.

I'm blessed with the best wife and two kids (now grown) in the world. They're a better family than I deserve.

Besides reading, I enjoy classical music, classic movies, vintage television, and baseball. I also strum on the guitar a little, and I recently obtained certification as a massage therapist. I like to write occasionally, and have a blog site (see below) that between 2 and 3,000 people regularly read. It's closer to 2 people than 3,000. In fact, I think there may be 3 regular readers.

My wife and I love California's Central Coast, and would retire there in a heartbeat if we could figure out how to afford it.

About my libraryI have too many books, but no matter how many there are, it's never quite enough. My reading tastes are fairly broad, but I particularly enjoy history and biography, biblical studies, and America's pastime (baseball, of course!).

My wife enjoys Christian fiction, so many from that genre belong to her (GLC). She's read just about everything written by Bodie (and Brock) Thoene.

I also included a few books I've held onto since I was a kid, such as the Hardy Boys, because memories of reading them are among my happiest from those years. They helped set me on the enjoyable path of lifelong reading, and for that I'll always be grateful.

However, in the end, I must concur with Thomas a Kempis, who wrote this in his 15th Century classic, The Imitation of Christ: "Certainly, when Judgment Day comes we shall not be asked what books we have read, but what deeds we have done."

Homepagehttp://www.deanwordinseason.blogspot.com/

Real nameDean Christensen

LocationCalifornia

Emailchairete777-bookwormyahoo.com

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Member sinceNov 26, 2005

Currently readingThe Message of Ephesians (The Bible Speaks Today) by John R. W. Stott
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N. T. Wright
Commentary on Ephesians: The Greek Text with Introduction, Notes and Indexes by J. Armitage Robinson