Author/Translator: Sophus Helle Rating: 5/7 (Good, don’t go out of your way, but enjoyable Date Finished: 2026-01-26 Part of my ongoing project has been reading the world's oldest literature. It helps me understand the world of the Bible, and ultimately, the world in general. Enheduana
Anthony Parrott
Reading the Bible for Love and Liberation
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John 3:16, the most famous verse in the Bible. You've seen it on signs at sporting events, heard it quoted in evangelistic appeals, maybe even memorized it as a kid. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
Author: Cal Newport Rating: 6/7 (Good Plus, Worth Repeating) Date Finished: 2026-01-24 Newport argues that knowledge workers have trapped themselves in "pseudoproductivity"—using visible busyness as a proxy for actual accomplishment. His alternative philosophy rests on three principles: do fewer things, work at a natural pace, and
"God only reveals Himself in masculine and fatherly terms in Scripture." I hear this a lot. It gets stated with such confidence, like it's obvious, like anyone who suggests otherwise is importing some progressive agenda into Scripture. But it's just not true. If you
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.
John 2:13-22 and Martin Luther King, Jr
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 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have
Look, I'm not saying King Herod is a perfect role model. I wouldn't want him to be my rabbi or boss. But let's be honest—he has a responsibility to protect his people. And from what he learned from the magi, there was a