Books

How to Live

How to Live

by Derek Sivers

Intentional

Intentional

by Chris Bailey

Enheduana: The World's First Author

Enheduana: The World's First Author

Author/Translator: Sophus Helle Rating: 5/7 (Good, don’t go out of your way, but enjoyable Date Finished: 2026-01-26 Part of my ongoing project

Slow Productivity, Cal Newport

Slow Productivity, Cal Newport

Author: Cal Newport Rating: 6/7 (Good Plus, Worth Repeating) Date Finished: 2026-01-24 Newport argues that knowledge workers have trapped themselves in "pseudoproductivity"

Paul: A Biography

Wright's biography rescues Paul from caricature and presents him as a relentless, brash church-planter who created radically egalitarian communities—and reading it made me feel less alone in wondering whether all my work is worth it.

Renewing the Christian Mind

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'

Among Others

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

Favorite Books of 2025

Favorite Books of 2025

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell This is one of those beautifully devastating books that's impossible to describe. Yes, at its bare essentials, it&

2024 Book Report

2024 Book Report

This was the year I rediscovered fiction. Ever since seminary, I've struggled picking up a fiction book and have it maintain my attention.

2023 Book 1: A More Christlike God

Book 1 for 2023 ✅ I read A More Christlike God by Bradley Jersak back in 2015 when it came out. Since then, Jersak has become