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My Complete 2021 Book List
Introduction This blog post contains a complete list of all the books I read in 2021. I finished all the books I began reading this year except for two for various reasons, which I listed next to them on my book list. This brings me to a total of 32 books read this year. As in past years, I read more fiction than non-fiction, but the non-fiction books I read I generally found helpful and encouraging, or informative and interesting, depending on the genre. My book list doesn’t include the children’s books I read out loud to the kids, just the books I read on my own or initiated reading…
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The Mystery of Godliness: A Song for My Church Family {New Music Monday}
The church doesn’t have a great reputation these days. Some churches are divided on current events, some are facing the moral failures of their leaders, and some have left the doctrines of Christianity far behind and replaced them with worldly wisdom. It can be challenging to find a church that still holds to basic biblical beliefs, such as the inerrancy of Scripture, the power of the gospel to save sinners and transform the world, and the sovereignty and immutability of God. I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in…
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The Year Behind and the Year Ahead
As the New Year rolled in over the weekend, cold temperatures also descended on us here in the Midwest. The parking lots are full of salt stains and ice, snow is jumbled up in hard, frozen piles, and when I walk outside, I can feel the inside of my nose begin to freeze. I even imagine the pine trees shivering, their cold needles swaying in the winter winds. I know many people who dislike our cold Midwestern winters, but I think they’re beautiful. The snow reflects the light from the sun and sends it scattering in a brilliant diamond dance, just like the water does in the summer. We build…