

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one.
#Genesis #ChrisCarter #SeriesLove2025
The killer has a list and the murders were horrendous. Hunter and Garcia had to quickly find the killer before he killed again. The autopsy reveals a poem left by the killer inside the body of the victim. Another body is found when a second part of the poem is found. Hunter and Garcia must catch the most disciplined killer that he has ever encountered, someone who thrives on victim‘s fear.
This is beautiful, thoughtful & reflective—just what I‘d expect from Marilynne Robinson! I read it slowly, and found myself referencing it frequently in conversations. I lead an Education for Ministry (EfM) group at my church, and year after year my first year participants have such a hard time with reading the Hebrew Bible—not only because it‘s long & often dry, but because there‘s so much that‘s hard to stomach: patriarchy, violence, legalism.⤵️
It‘s shaping up to be a very nonfiction-y September, with these two #BookSpin picks!
I have five in-progress books going right now, and they‘re ALL nonfiction—highly unusual for me! Planning to finish up at least two of those five this week. And I simply must get some fiction on deck ASAP!
I feel oddly validated when a reading list from someone I respect intersects with my own reading. I felt that way looking at Obama's just-released summer reading list! James and The Ministry of Time? Standouts from my summer reading. The God of the Woods? Just started it last night. Reading Genesis? It's on the side table waiting for an opening in my nonfiction reading. 🙌
https://bookriot.com/barack-obama-releases-his-summer-reading-list-for-2024
#5JoysFriday!
1. My husband‘s jazz combo on Sunday
2. My EfM (Education for Ministry) group‘s last meeting of the year—it‘s been such an incredible group this year + we had a delicious potluck dinner!
3. A big library haul brings me joy and stresses me out at the same time 😆
4. A panel from an MG comic my friend is writing—which she shared at our creative writing group this week
5. Book gift (tagged!) from a woman in my EfM group
I didn‘t realize what this was, and if I did, I bet I would have passed. However, I‘m so glad I didn‘t- it was so enjoyable and unique. Robinson processes the meanings of the stories in Genesis in a manner that I rethought the message that i learned about the Old Testament God. Meandering and thoughtful.