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โ€œChristianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its apologia for the weak. โ€“ I feel that Christianity is rather doing too little in showing these points than doing too much. Christianity has adjusted itself much too easily to the worship of power. It should give much more offence, more shock to the world, than it is doing. Christianity should take a much more definite stand for the weak than to consider the potential moral right of the strong.โ€
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, from a sermon on 2 Cor. 12:9

“To simplify before you understand the details is ignorance.

To simplify after you understand the details is genius.” ~ James Clear

Finished reading: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson ๐Ÿ“š

Another fun tale in the Cosmere. I really appreciate Sandersonโ€™s handling of religion.

My next non-fiction read will be Will of the Many by Islington.

This is the best book I read last year. What was the best book you read?

Finished reading: Slow Theology by A. J. Swoboda ๐Ÿ“š

"You can't make time go faster or success come sooner. The only thing you can control is the next action." ~ James Clear

I appreciate this idea. There are so many things that we canโ€™t control. What we can control is our next action.

Finished reading: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson ๐Ÿ“š

This was one the most fun reads! Canโ€™t wait for the next! Western meets fantasy and a continued development of the Mistborn mythology. The characters are so fun!

Currently reading: Dominion by Tom Holland ๐Ÿ“š

As I work my way through this work, I am struck by the reality that the good and the bad of Christianity becoming yoked with Empire exists in no vacuum.

Finished reading: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson ๐Ÿ“š

Another fun read from Sanderson! Such an enjoyable take on the superhero genre.

“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.” - James Clear

Currently reading: Revelation for Everyone by N.T. Wright ๐Ÿ“š

Sharpening up my Revelation perspectives. Beginning in January 6, I will be teaching Revelation and renewing the Beyond Sunday School podcast. #HereWeGo

Finished reading: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson ๐Ÿ“š

Another really fun read from Sanderson. A very different take on the superhero genre meets a coming of age tale. I enjoyed it! On to the nextโ€ฆ