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Intentional
Book Review

Intentional

by Chris Bailey

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Day 16 Change the Narrative

I'm almost done with my 20-ish Verses to Rebuild Your Faith book. To receive the final 6 chapters (as well as all

· 5 min read
Enheduana: The World's First Author
Book Review

Enheduana: The World's First Author

Author/Translator: Sophus Helle Rating: ★★★½ (Good, don’t go out of your way, but enjoyable Date Finished: 2026-01-26 Part of my ongoing project

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Slow Productivity, Cal Newport
Book Review

Slow Productivity, Cal Newport

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

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She Is Already in the Text

She Is Already in the Text

"God only reveals Himself in masculine and fatherly terms in Scripture." I hear this a lot. It gets stated with such confidence, like

· 13 min read
Book Review

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.

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Water Into Wine
john 2

Water Into Wine

John 2:1-11, NRSVUE On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2

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