John Brugaletta's latest book of poetry, With My Head Rising Out of the Water, is a delight to read, not only because of his usual humor and superb use of language, but also because of the various and splendid voices he employs. Not only are there contemporary voices as in "Coffee Shops," which ends with "We have always stopped at shrines like these/for a rest, or because we're hungry." Brugaletta also often calls on voices from the classical world, as in Artemis... To see-and hear-so many voices brought together in one collection will please his confirmed fans as well as readers new to his protean verses. Alfred W. Landwehr (California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo)

In Transformed Thinking: Loving God With All Your Mind, Dr. Edward M. Curtis argues that every believer needs to take seriously Paul's exhortation in Romans 12 and avoid assimilating from our world and culture values that are contrary to God's truth revealed in Scripture. At the same time Curtis maintains that human perception and the human mind are wonderful gifts from God that he expects us to use to the full. There are significant truths to be learned from the study of our world and through human experience. It is only as we integrate the knowledge available to us through both general and special revelation that we can transform our thinking by loving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and truly glorify his name.