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January 22, 2019
The big project reveal!
In the summer of 2018, I had to take an unexpected blogging break, but I couldn’t tell any of you all why exactly, beyond “I was working on a really big project.” Then a few weeks ago, I shared the contractually obligated contract photo: the big project was something for B&H Publishing; but at the time, I still couldn’t say what it was.
But now, I can—in part because Dave (my friend, co-host on Table of malContents, and head of B&H Marketing) spoiled it toward the end of this week’s episode (...
January 21, 2019
Setting reading goals, throwing books, & terrible audiobook narrators
By now, most of us have probably failed at some New Years resolution. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you recover, and recommit. Listen in as we discuss:
How do you set reading goals?What’s the biggest shot we hear about fiction?Are choose-your-own-adventure books the worst things ever written?What books have we thrown across the room in frustration?Who is the worst person to read an audiobook?What is the Shawinigan handshake?We introduce a hot new segment.January 18, 2019
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Kristen Wetherell:
To think rightly about what we deserve, we must start with God. Our flesh wants to make everything about us, as if the world revolves around humans, but creation tells a different tale: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). If we pause to consider the grandeur of a starry sky, the delicate beauty of a sunrise, or the diversity of plant and animal life, we must confess that ou...
January 15, 2019
A Bible Study for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
We know that justice is real because God made it.
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is fast approaching, a day that serves as a reminder of our call to uphold the dignity of the unborn and the infirm. Every year, The Gospel Project offers a special Bible study for adult groups to explore what the Bible says about this issue. This year, I was asked to write the study, focused on Psalm 10.
Read this excerpt from the Daily Discipleship Guide:
In many ways, the Psalms are the most “human” part of th...
January 14, 2019
Book babies, contract photos, & Scarlet Hiltibidal stops by!
Well, friends, we were planning on talking about how to set reading goals, but then something incredible happened: we had a special guest join us instead! Friend (and five-star reviewer) of the podcast Scarlet Hiltibidal stopped by the studio to chat with us about her new book, Afraid of All the Things. Listen in as we discuss:
How you write a book with really small, highly engaging children.A better way to show off your author contracts on Instagram.What reading more widely looked like for...January 11, 2019
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Michael Kelley:
Why You Shouldn’t Stop Blogging (or...It’s that last line that should make us especially cautious – that the love of money is a lure that has caused, and will cause, many to wander away from the faith. As we accumulate more and more, we should be very aware that with that accumulation comes the lure to wander.
But why? Why does money have the potential to make us wander from the faith? Here are four reasons for you to consider.
January 9, 2019
A snapshot of the writer’s life
Late last week, I was able to share the image that every writer loves and seems obligated to share on the social medias. The discreet contract image:
In the latter half of 2018, I was working on a big project that required me to redirect my time away from the blog so that I could knock it out! The project was a lot of fun to write, and is related to the image that is above. In fact, it’s actually going to be released soon.
But I still can’t tell you what it is.
Not yet.
But very soon; pr...
January 7, 2019
5-star reviews, re-reading books, sucker-punches
If you ask group of readers questions about their favorite books, you’re in for a treat. We had a lot of fun when Dave asked Barnabas and Aaron a series of questions from Goodreads a few episodes ago, so by popular demand (i.e. we wanted to), we’re answering a few more on today’s show! We’re also answering some by our good listeners, too. (Thanks, Richard and Megan.)
Listen as we answer:
What does a 5-star review mean to each of us?Which book (or books) have we re-read the most?Which book (...January 4, 2019
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David French:
By measure of active users, it’s a lightweight. Facebook is the behemoth, with more than 2.2 billion people on the platform. YouTube has 1.9 billion, Instagram 1 billion. Twitter is all the way down below China’s Qzone and TikTok at a mere 335 million. But in public influence it punches far above its weight. Why? Because it’s where cultural kingmakers congregate, and thus where conventional wisdom is formed and shaped — often instan...
January 2, 2019
Favorites from 2018
Although “best of” season has more-or-less come and gone, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites from the year that has ended from a few different categories.
BooksObviously I read a lot of books, which you all know. On Table of (mal)Contents, I shared a short list of my favorite reads of the past year—that is, some of the books I enjoyed reading most. In addition to those, though, I had a few others that really stood out.
The High Divide by Lin Enger. I started and finished this one ove...
