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Listened to Heretic on audio while taking walks over the last week often finding myself at a cafe to scribble in my journal & gather my thoughts as much of this hit very close to home coming from a similar background and subsequently leaving the evangelical church when I was in my early thirties. It's a lot to unpack; even a decade later, I still find myself unpacking more and more. I appreciated hearing someone else's experience and perspective.

A beautiful collection of prayers written by Jane Austen. It also includes a brief bio of her life. The final prayer is my favorite and is one I'll return to. I love her novels so much, it was sweet to see this different side of her writing.

I‘m not sure about this one yet.

I added it to my list when going through #AuldLangSpine recs with a fine-toothed comb. I asked my husband to buy it for my birthday. I decided to dive in now to scout it as a potential gift for my stepmom. I think I support the author‘s overall message. I‘m not sure (yet) whether I‘m here for her *tone.* TBD.

It might not have been a natural follow-up to “A Well-Trained Wife.” Religious content is tricky atm…

Loved this one. Easy to listen to

Jay Lombard, MD is a neurologist and Christian. In this book he explores the link between the two and he explains, using the scientific method, how he came to his conclusions about hard existential questions that plague the human mind. I love how he bridged the gap between the two and allows the reader to make their own conclusions about the facts. 4/5 ✨

This book was a tough read (reading via my vintage kindle added to the challenge), but I stuck with because it was good. I have personal experiences that gave me specific interests in the author‘s details and I think that was essential to my positive opinion of this book. Kathleen is a poet and how that juxtaposed with her time spent in the theology of Benedictine monasteries was fascinating. #NunLitQuarterly

“instead of saying I am ugly, I am weird, say I am smart, I am beautiful. Things you say will always come back to you“

This book made me want to cancel my lunch plans yesterday and stay home all day and read. I am so glad the higher praise Wait get on Litsy convinced me to give her another try after not loving another of her books because this story about a young mother and her daughter‘s journey through their involvement with a cult was fantastic.