I wrote more about it here. bookwi.se/let-god/
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But despite some theological disagreements, it is helpful to read others talk about the spiritual life.
I picked this up because it was part of the Renovare book club and I wouldn't have picked it up otherwise. But I did enjoy and recommend it.
I spent about five months slowly reading a collection of letters of spiritual direction. Let God: Spiritual Conversations with François Fénelon by Winn Collier
I don't love letter collection because I get bored and I tend to rarely finish them.
Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible by Sandra Glahn $2.99 amzn.to/3ORv7A4
March 7 Sale Kindle books
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland $4.99 amzn.to/4s1Pbyg (today only, first time below $15 since it came out 7 years ago. I just wrote about it this week bookwi.se/dominion/ )
...the kids edition Paperwhite, Basic and Colorsoft are all cheaper than the regular versions which don't have any of those things.
The Kindle Colorsoft is $220, $30 less than the regular colorsoft. And if you have an old kindle to trade in, you can get an additional 20% off
I know there are good reasons to not buy from Amazon, but if you are interested in a Kindle, I tend to recommend buying the Kids editions because they come with a 2 year accidental damage warranty, no ads and a case (although they are very kid oriented cases.)
Right now...
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith $2.99 amzn.to/4ldCxJX
Two Towers and Return of the King by JRR Tolkien are each $1.99 amzn.to/4b5lQLZ
The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition by Manisha Sinha $1.99 amzn.to/4ss4VdF
March 6 Sale Kindle Books:
The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor by Jonathan Rogers $2.99 amzn.to/4aVbzDw
C. S. Lewis -- A Life by Alister McGrath $3.99 amzn.to/4ubfjIs
The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks $1.99 amzn.to/4ljxzvo
I always remind my kids that they don’t get Pulaski day off school. (We do not live in Chicago but I used to)
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt by Andi Ashworth & Charlie Peacock $1.99 amzn.to/4u3F6lQ
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon $2.99 amzn.to/477nMCx
The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch $1.99 amzn.to/4056thC
The Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature by Kazuo Ishiguro $1.99 amzn.to/4ciKH1j
When Among Crows (Curse Bearer Book 1) by Veronica Roth $2.99 amzn.to/4sh0NNx
A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology by Kelly M. Kapic $3.99 amzn.to/4rD8g9M
Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves by Chanequa Walker-Barnes $1.99 amzn.to/4clrFaD
Call of the Camino: A Novel by Suzanne Redfearn $2.99 amzn.to/4snZVHc
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis $1.99 amzn.to/3OHOF9U
Sale Kindle Books:
Why I Am Protestant (Ecumenical Dialogue) by Beth Felker Jones $3.99 amzn.to/4cUR8rq
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading & Life by George Saunders $1.99 amzn.to/4u3EXyO
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke $1.99 amzn.to/4u3rE1l
Theological Authority in the Church: Reconsidering Traditionalism and Hierarchy by Steven Nemes $2.99 amzn.to/46ul5e7
Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson $3.99 amzn.to/4cSQef1
Feb 28 Sale Kindle Books
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight $3.99 amzn.to/4rKuua7
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert: A Novel by Bob the Drag Queen $1.99 amzn.to/4r1cXZS
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin $1.99 amzn.to/4bfdxP4
Facebook memory from 8 years ago: "At the park again and the only ones here are a pair of grandparents with their young grandchild. And my two year old is still only calling me grandpa" My then 2 year old only called me grandpa in public for about 3 weeks.
Facebook memory from 8 years ago: "At the park again and the only ones here are a pair of grandparents with their young grandchild. And my two year old is still only calling me grandpa"
My then 2 year old only called me grandpa in public for about 3 weeks.
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates $1.99 amzn.to/3ZQv0qA
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro $1.99 amzn.to/4qTZYJF
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson $1.99 amzn.to/4qUmLVn
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner $1.99 amzn.to/4axeFNP
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen $1.99 amzn.to/4aKY2x0
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin $1.99 amzn.to/4tL7DN3 (I have a zoom book group that meets on Thursday nights that is going to start discussing The Fire Next Time this coming week if anyone wants to join)
The Tiger's Wife: A Novel by Téa Obreht $1.99 amzn.to/46pomLM
Feb 22
The Modern Saints: Portraits and Reflections on the Saints $4.99 amzn.to/4crSfPt
Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism's Nonessentials by Michelle Van Loon $4.85 amzn.to/4c9o67o
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy $1.99 amzn.to/3ODuDgE
Because the biggest factor in US voting security is its inefficiency by being run by widely diverse state and local govts. There just is no way to hack all of those independent systems, unless the voting system gets nationalized.
Again, this is to solve a problem (illegal voting) that is minuscule, and that has never been shown to impact a race. The best argument is that this will lead to increased confidence in voter integrity, but that won't change the rhetoric of false insecurity.
And then if you have a birth certificate that meets the requirements, you still need documentation to prove name changes and the acceptable documentation isn’t specifically detailed.
And no matter how popular the idea of voter ID is, the specific proposal matters.
People say, I have my original birth certificate, but many birth certificates which are 20+ years old don’t meet requirements, so you need to get a new one, unless you have a passport, which half the country doesn’t have….
This SAVE act conversation is driving me nuts.
People out hear talking about “everyone has an ID” while ignoring that the actual requirements being proposed mean that 90% of state’s ID don’t meet the requirements of the law.
So then you have to show a passport or birth certificate…
Evangelical Anxiety: A Memoir – A Spiritual Story of Struggle, Transformation, and Peace by Charles Marsh $1.99 amzn.to/4ciJBSZ
Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women by Carolyn Custis James $1.99 amzn.to/4agVzdd
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders $1.99 amzn.to/4tnXSUJ
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs $6.99 amzn.to/4a42lnU (only out six months, first time below $16)
Mere Christianity (amzn.to/4tnCleD) or Four Loves (amzn.to/3M1tcIa) by CS Lewis are $1.99