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A mix of non-fiction, contemporary mysteries, a historical mystery, literary fiction.
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#weeklyforecast
A mix of non-fiction, contemporary mysteries, a historical mystery, literary fiction.
#ARichLife Sastisfied I can't believe this song was released in 1965. It's still has lyrics that are for today. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Two favorites for November.
-Jimmy Perez returns in The Killing Stones
-John Fugelsang thoroughly lays out the case against Christian nationalism using biblical references and his unique form of humor. It may be “preaching to the choir” or it could be “teaching the choir how to sing.”
#wrapup
Random book from our personal library.
pick(2015) it's a collection of stories and homilies by a pastor with tattoos, anger issues, salty language, and a deep appreciation for human messiness. It's heavy on grace and forgiveness, light on exhortations and moralizing. I'm an ex-evangelical quasi-atheist, but this kind of humane reading of Christian tradition resonates with me still, and I am grateful for Bolz-Weber's expression of it.
pick5 Stars • The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De Imitatione Christi) is one of the most widely read Christian spiritual classics after the Bible. Written by the German-Dutch monk Thomas à Kempis (a member of the Brethren of the Common Life and the Devotio Moderna movement), composed in Medieval Latin around 1418-1427. ⬇️
pickI saw a book review call this “a deeply irreverent” takedown of the Christian Nationalist / evangelical movement. I, however, found the former VH1 VJ / comedian turned political pundit quite reverent when reviewing the Biblical texts and offering context to out-of-context talking points by the far right, as only the son of a former nun and former monk could.
Taking a quick break from back-to-back-to-back sci-fi and fantasy fiction for a little social commentary theology from a former VH1 VJ (who is also the son of a nun and a monk; I can‘t make this stuff up).
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“‘I am a Christian,‘ I concluded, ‘because the story of Jesus is still the story I‘m willing to risk being wrong about.‘”
This is a reread, and while it didn‘t feel as profound as the first time I read it, I still found so much to sit with & think through here. Her section about Paul I found especially thought provoking.
Rachel Held Evans no longer being with us & giving her voice and Christ-centered perspective feels so unfair.
pickReluctant Saint, by Donald Spoto (2002)
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Premise: A faithful yet demythologizing account of the life of St. Francis of Assisi
Review: While this biography is a bit long in the tooth now, it absolutely holds up. So much of what has been written about St. Francis is caught up in one myth-making venture or another. ⬇️
