: Finished reading: God and the Cosmos by Harry Lee Poe π
: Finished reading: Leading Small Groups That Thrive by Ryan T. Hartwig π
: Finished reading: Erasure by Percival Everett π Really great
: Finished reading: American Carnage by Tim Alberta π A sad story told well
: Finished reading: Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller π
: Finished reading: The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller π
: Finished reading: The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life by Robin S. Sharma π
: Finished reading: The Looking Glass War by John le CarrΓ© π Didn’t enjoy this one as much. β¦
: Finished reading: Faithful Endurance by Collin Hansen π
: Finished reading: Kingdom Calling by Amy L. Sherman π Very good!
: Finished reading: A Little Book on the Christian Life by Jean Calvin π
: Finished reading: Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan π Liked it, didn’t love it. Fuel for β¦
: Finished reading: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot π Lovely, as per the others.
: Finished reading: How Ike Led by Susan Eisenhower π Learned a lot about leadership, both successes β¦
: Finished reading: Monsters by Claire Dederer π Learned a lot. Appreciated her candor of her own β¦
: Finished reading: The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith π Listened to the audiobook with my wife. β¦
: Finished reading: Timothy Keller by Collin Hansen π
: Finished reading: How Not to Be a Politician by Rory Stewart π Rory is a political hero.
: Finished reading: How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key π Beautiful
: Finished reading: The Hunt for Vulcan by Thomas Levenson π Fun, accessible science narrative for β¦
: Finished reading: The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood by Philip Barton Payne π
: Finished reading: The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The path to power by Robert A. Caro π Took me β¦
: Finished reading: Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical β¦
: Finished reading: Soul Boom by Rainn Wilson π I applaud Rainn’s endeavor and share many of β¦
: Currently reading: The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The path to power by Robert A. Caro π
: Finished reading: The Running Man by Stephen King π Was wondering if there’d be some great β¦
: Finished reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi π He describes it as pop music, by β¦
: Currently reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi π
: Finished reading: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarrΓ© π Oh man, the ending.
: Currently reading: Essays on Religion, Science, and Society by Herman Bavinck π
: Finished reading: Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life by Richard Baxter π One thing to β¦
: Finished reading: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain π Very entertaining and confirming that I β¦
: Up to 45 pushups and 1:30 planking. Finally got in a run, too, after days of Canadian smoke clogging β¦
: Currently reading: Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life by Richard Baxter π
: Currently reading: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain π
: Finished reading: The Possibility of Prayer by John Starke π
: Finished reading: Two Hours by Ed Caesar π Another fun running book.
: Did a slower run today to start the week but increased pushups to 40 and planks to 1:25.
: 24:30 - just a few seconds shy of my PR.
: Workout and poetry Up to 35 push ups and 1:20 planks. Did a slower, untamed run because I was on my feet all day β¦
: My first go at a personal best that came up short. 25:02, just 7 seconds shy of my record. Might β¦
: 24:55 run - new time to beat. I know the gains won’t be as consistent or easy before too long.
: Folk Remedies for Baldness QUACK ideas about rubbing your SCALP with olive oil and DRIER sheets twice and day βtis sheer FOLLY: β¦
: 26:02 run today. New time to beat. The cooler weather definitely helped.
: Currently reading: Two Hours by Ed Caesar π
: Currently reading: The Possibility of Prayer by John Starke π
: Priorities HAZEL eyes widen in surprise to REACT to news hard to believe when I SPOKE about taking more time β¦
: Today’s run: 26:55. That’s the first benchmark for time to beat.
: Ran the same run as yesterday (with some variation) with my brother-in-law Taylor. Ended with a jump β¦
: Doubts QUELL my doubts that come in the GUISE of faint praise or UNDUE criticism, a PALER reflection of β¦
: Brazilian Steak BRICK fire pit becomes grill, TIGHT with cuts I’ve never heard of before, SHOWY display of β¦
: Reading Murakami on running inspired me to start running again more seriously rather than β¦
: Finished reading: Haruki Murakami Collection 3 Books Set (Men Without Women, What I Talk About When β¦
: Finished reading: Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin π Enjoyed this one a lot.
: Finished reading: The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World β¦
: Reedy River Falls in Greenville
: Fun times at Split Creek Farm
: Hartwell Damn in South Carolina
: Currently reading: The Life We’re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological β¦
: Finished reading: Reformed Ethics : Volume 1: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity by Herman β¦
: Currently reading: Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin π
: Finished reading: All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot π These stories are as charming β¦
: Finished reading: People My Teachers by John Stott π A meandering, charming collection of spiritual β¦
: Finished reading: Faithfulness and Holiness by J. I. Packer π Lots of gold here.
: Currently reading: People My Teachers by John Stott π
: Currently reading: All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot π
: Finished reading: Walkable City by Jeff Speck π I’m sold.
: Finished reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel π Beautiful, as everyone says. But also long! Took me a β¦
: Finished reading: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson π Super fun listen.
: Chicago, looking (south)west, part 2
: Currently reading: Faithfulness and Holiness by J. I. Packer π
: Currently reading: Faithfulness and Holiness by J. I. Packer π
: I think this would be called Mid Century, but I don’t know any details. On the northwest side β¦
: Finished reading: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger π A lovely book
: Liturgical Folk in concert. I met Ryan in Oxford, and it was a happy time to reconnect.
: Currently reading: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger π
: Root Canal Daily Quordle Poem 3/10/23 dailyquordlepoem.com/2023/03/1… MOLAR more painful than yesterday? β¦
: A satirical poem about nuclear armament. Daily Quordle 3/8/23 dailyquordlepoem.com/2023/03/0… ATOLL absolutely ballinβ spot for β¦
: Currently reading: Reformed Ethics : Volume 1: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity by Herman β¦
: Finished reading: The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck π
: Looking south from Paulina Brown Line stop
: Dark Eyed Junco this morning
: Currently reading: The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck π
: Currently reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel π
: The story of Daily Quordle Poems I got into the Wordle, Quordle, Octordle, etc., games last year. On a whim I took the answers to β¦
: Influencers ANNOY me with your influencer vibes, why donβt you? FLUSH with cash from targeted ads, I see you β¦
: The Mission of the Church From this week’s church newsletter: I’ve been thinking a lot over the past few years β¦
: Giving Micro.blog a try Going to give micro.blog a try, with a hat tip to Alan Jacobs for making me aware of it. I think β¦