The Reading Stack

The Reading Stack reviews, "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. "Crime and Punishment" is the 1866 Russian novel about a young man living in St. Petersburg named Raskolnikov. He used to be a student, but he became so poor he had to stop studying. Naturally [I'm kidding], he plans to kill a selfish old pawnbroker for her money to fix his situation, and he acts on his plan...but then the aftermath become increasingly complex for Raskolnikov. “What do you think, would not one tiny crime be wiped out by thousands of good deeds?” ―Part 1 Chapter 6, Crime and Punishment Look for us on YouTube and Instagram, and thank you for listening!

The Reading Stack reviews and analyzes, "Slaying Leviathan" by Glenn Sunshine. Slaying Leviathan chronicles historically, over the last two millennia, the changes in Christian thought toward the role of government. The book, in surveying episodes of the past, gives Christians the tools to understand how to properly resist government when it begins to exist and act unlawfully. Slaying Leviathan faithfully answers the hard dilemma: when a government rewards evil and punishes good, what are the people to do? Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Music: https://www.bensound.com

The Reading Stack reviews and analyzes, "Run with the Horses" by Eugene Peterson. Run with the Horses is a classic compilation of lessons that Eugene Peterson extracts from the life of Jeremiah the Prophet. Peterson's reflections on Jeremiah show the reader how to get to the heart of living, and "live their best life". But to do so, he also reveals and questions many of the obstacles preventing people from living well today. Music: https://www.bensound.com

The Reading Stack reviews and analyzes, "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston. The Hot Zone is the thrilling account of the struggle between a family of deadly viruses and the people given the task to discover; isolate; and eradicate these viruses before humanity is found in the virus' cross-hairs. Music: https://www.bensound.com

The Reading Stack reviews and analyzes, "The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles",  by Steven Pressfield. The War of Art is an excellent addition to the library of anyone who desires to create anything epic or good, for anyone who desires to be unstoppably creative and emerge victorious from the creative process. Music: https://www.bensound.com