Books I’m currently reading
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“So many books, so little time.”
-Frank Zappa
“The Hole in our Gospel”
by Richard Stearns
“The world’s problems just seem too big and too hard for most of us; it’s so much easier to retreat from them than to take them on. On Sunday morning, safe in our church pews and surrounded by friends, it can be all too easy to leave the world’s violence, suffering, and turmoil outside — out of sight, out of mind. But wait — as Christians, are we really given the option of turning away from the world’s problems? Does God permit that?… I believe that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). And if Jesus was willing to due for this troubled planet, maybe I need to care about it too. Maybe I have a responsibility to do my part to love the world that Jesus loves so much.”
“If your personal faith in Christ has no positive outward expression, then your faith — and mine — has a hole in it. As Johnny Cash sang, “You’re so heavenly minded, you’re not earthly good.” The apostle James felt strongly about this person. “Show me your faith without deeds,” he challenged, “and I will show you my faith by my deeds (James 2:18). In other words, make your faith public.”
“Let This Radicalize You”
by Kelly Hayes + Mariame Kaba
