Recent acquisition for our personal library.
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Recent acquisition for our personal library.
pickF, by Daniel Kehlmann (2013, transl. 2014)
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Premise: A trip to see a hypnotist sends three brothers on different yet shared trajectories, when the experience inspires their father to abandon them.
Review: The odd title in theory refers to the main character in a book-within-the-book, but it could equally stand for “Fate,” “Freedom,” “Faith,” or “Fraud,” since each of the brothers‘ stories deal with all of these themes. ⬇️
When you offer peace instead of division, faith instead of fear, when you offer someone a place at your table instead of keeping them out because they‘re different or wrong somehow, you represent the heart of Christ.
If there‘s one thing I think I know for sure about 2025, it‘s that if anything good comes out of it, those are going to have been some hard fought hallelujahs!
pickThere‘s so much about this book that I liked (discussion of historical, biblical women and discussion of texts where women are mentioned), and so much that I didn‘t (the sections that felt like her own testimony and an invitation as well — that part was too long). Overall, though, I‘d give this book a pick. I wish she‘d examined the biblical passages more and given us more women‘s stories. Started Cujo as my new #audiowalk book. What a change!
I‘ve been interested in this book for awhile, so, since I found it on Hoopla, I decided to make it my new #audiowalk book. So far, it‘s interesting. The foreword is by Rachel Held Evans, who I‘ve always liked.
pickAn inspiring collection of stories about an inspiring man.
It‘s sloppy theology to think that all suffering is good for us, or that it‘s a result of sin. All suffering can be used for good, over time, after mourning and healing, by Gods graciousness. But sometimes it‘s just plain loss, not because you needed to grow or learn any kind of lesson. The trick is knowing the difference between the two.
Pain is sometimes a call for growth—and sometimes a companion of mourning.
Friendship doesn‘t always mean being partners in crime; sometimes, at it‘s best, it requires exactly the opposite—an honest word, a push, a loving correction.
