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Books

The Best Books I Read in 2024

In no particular order, some of the best books I read this year. See 2021, 2022, and 2023’s lists. God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School by Gregory Baumer and John Cortines God and Money was written by two guys who were already incredibly

Gratitude

25 Thanks

People, patience, and grace

Life & Living

The Measure of Your Worth

Worth beyond performance and two types of vices

Religion

Am I saved? Why isn't it working?

Have you accepted Jesus as your teacher?

Life & Living

Wondering Our Way Into Truth

How to live well and not be all grown up

Humanity

Thunderclap Christianity

A different plan to save the world.

Birthday

23 Best Pieces of Advice in 23 Years

The best advice is often the hardest to put into practice, and that’s probably why it’s good advice.

Relating

Talking too Much

Coming home from social anxiety.

Relating

Soul Stitches

Our words and the people closest to them.

Life & Living

Slower, slower, slower

When faster isn't better.

Humanity

The Light Side

If fear is the path the dark side...

Books

The Best Books I Read in 2023

In no particular order, these are some gems I stumbled across this year: Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle I have read some good books on the creative work we're called to do. Steven Pressfield, Seth Godin, and others have written extensively and helpfully on the

Gratitude

25 Things I'm Grateful For

Little things

God

How Much More

if a human can...

Books

5 Books on the Kingdom of God

Some books that changed my view of Christianity

Gratitude

It would have been enough

Dayenu

Humanity

All Our Doors Were Open

Two Learned or Too Learned?

Birthday

22 Questions for Year 22

I turned 22 this year, and most of the lessons I've been learning have come in the form of questions. Here are a few I've been asking: 1. Who would I be if I didn't need to be important? 2. What would my days

Reflections

If Grace is an Ocean

Seeing God in the sea

Religion

Pull the Thread

God, religion, and the fragility of belief

Love

Loving and Liking

Can you love someone you don't like?

How to

Becoming Curious

Ask questions, wait for wonder

Craft

Clearing the Mud

Writing for the words I'll write ten years from now

Move

Beats the Couch

A philosophy

See

Nothing to Give

Greater cost leads to greater transformation