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Star Mother

“You have taught me what it is to love… It is truth, it is promise, and it is sacrifice.”

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St. Patrick’s Day Reads

It’s International Green Things Day so read a book that’s green!

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This is Going to Hurt

“However a health-care system might be set up or funded, the experience of being a doctor is utterly universal. The same heartbreak, the same hilarity, the same damaging work schedule, and, of course, the same baffling array of objects getting constantly inserted into orifices.”

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The Bletchley Women

“The times are changing and we don’t know where it will toss us. All that we know is that it’s time to take matters in our own manicured hands and handle them.”

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Perspectives on Atonement

Was the crucifixion an act of violence against Christ by the Father?

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When Words Matter Most

“You, and your words, are significant and necessary for the building up of his church… We build up the body of Christ by reminding one another who Christ is and what he’s done for us.”

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The Maidens

“We all secretly hope that tragedy will only ever happen to other people. But Marianna knew, sooner or later, it happens to you.”

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Dune: The Graphic Novel

Dune was a book. And then a movie. And now it’s a movie-book— a.k.a. a graphic novel. Check it out.

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9 Books I Read in February

There’s some new releases for 2022 in here!

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Just As I Am

“For six decades, Ms. Tyson has shown us who we are; vulnerable, magnificent, pain-ridden, and beautifully human. Time and time again, she has put our humanity on display, never compromising her dignity while creating a new chapter in Black history.”

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The Night Shift

“There’s only one thing sneakier than criminals… teenage girls.”

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Even If

“Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.” (1:5)

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The Match

“Sometimes, the secrets did indeed wither and die— but other times, they grew stronger, too strong, taking nourishment from the sunlight and wreaking destruction.”

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Suffering Wisely and Well

“The world is both far worse and far better than we ever suspected… But God’s assurance of victory over that [chaos and evil] is far calmer and happier than we ever suspected.”

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Everything We Didn’t Say

Unsolved double homicide in a rural Iowan farming community. Let’s do this.

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Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

“You rarely see messaging encouraging one to sit still, breathe, and please don’t think about buying anything at all.”

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Before You Lose Your Faith

“Yes, God is a mystery. But he can also be known. He is known in Jesus. He is known in the pages of Scripture. And when we seek him with all of our heart, we will find him.”