Day 3 God Is Patient, God Is Kind

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way. It is not irritable. It keeps no record of wrongs. It does not rejoice in injustice but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things, trusts all things, hopes for all things, endures all things. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, translation my own)

Getting Our Terms Straight

My group of friends once asked Todd to bring "a mix" for our road trip. He showed up with trail mix—cashews and raisins—while we were expecting a playlist. Simple miscommunication, but it highlights something crucial: definitions matter.

When we say "God is love," we're making a pretty big theological claim. But what does that actually mean? If love can mean anything—if it can somehow encompass violence, exclusion, or harm—then we might as well say it means nothing. The word becomes empty, a spiritual platitude that justifies whatever we want it to.

Fortunately, Scripture doesn't leave us guessing.

But What If Herod Had a Point?

Look, I'm not saying King Herod is a perfect role model. I wouldn't want him to be my rabbi or boss. But let's be honest—he has a responsibility to protect his people. And from what he learned from the magi, there was a

Jan 9

Renewing the Christian Mind

Author: Dallas Willard Rating: 6/7 Date Finished: 2026-01-09 I hadn't read a substantial Dallas Willard book in about six years. That's a long time to leave an author who fundamentally changed your life on the shelf. When I was in undergrad, Willard's The

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Day 13 Reading Inside the Story (Watson)

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Among Others

Author: Jo Walton Finished Date: December 28, 2025 Rating: 5/7 One Sentence Summary: Follows Mor a disabled Welsh teenager who, after losing her twin sister in a magical confrontation with their abusive mother, finds solace in science fiction novels while navigating grief, isolation, and the complexities of magic at

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