Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War by Joseph Loconte

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Micah Everett

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes, and while I am unable to devote the time to books that I would like during the academic year (at least, to books beyond my immediate academic area), summers are a time when … Continue reading →

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Great Books: C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Micah Everett

Though he lacked formal training as a theologian and did not claim that title for himself, Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) is rightly remembered as one of the twentieth century’s greatest Christian writers. His works on theology—or, perhaps more properly, Christian … Continue reading →

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Great Books: Understanding the Mouthpiece by John and Phyllis Stork

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Micah Everett

I was a music education major as an undergraduate student, and for most of my undergraduate career was aiming toward a career as a school band director. I probably practiced a little more than most music education majors I knew … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Eyes Wide Open: Enjoying God in Everything by Steve DeWitt

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Micah Everett

As a music professor, a performing trombonist, and a Christian, I continually seek books that address fulfilling or considering my vocation in a God-glorifying manner. Books about “Christian music” are common, but often limited to discussing corporate worship, rarely inviting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Every Trombonist Needs to Know About the Body, by David Vining

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Micah Everett

Vining, David. What Every Trombonist Needs to Know About the Body. Flagstaff, Arizona: Mountain Peak Music, 2010. 134pp. After recommending this volume in an earlier post with summer reading suggestions, it occurred to me that I had not yet read … Continue reading →

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