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The Stacks

A growing list of books and short stories I’ve read, loved, or am exploring.

  • The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)

    The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)

    Katherine Rundell

  • The Flourishing Family

    The Flourishing Family

    David Erickson, Amanda Erickson

  • The Marriage You Want

    The Marriage You Want

    Sheila Wray Gregoire, Dr. Keith Gregoire

  • Impossible Creatures

    Impossible Creatures

    Katherine Rundell

  • The Sex Talk You Never Got

    The Sex Talk You Never Got

    Sam Jolman

  • Peace Like a River

    Peace Like a River

    Leif Enger

  • The Good Thieves

    The Good Thieves

    Katherine Rundell

  • Brunelleschi's Dome

    Brunelleschi’s Dome

    Ross King

  • How to Stay Married

    How to Stay Married

    Harrison Scott Key

  • Hold Me Tight

    Hold Me Tight

    Sue Johnson

  • Men and Women in Christ

    Men and Women in Christ

    Andrew Bartlett

  • The Great Sex Rescue

    The Great Sex Rescue

    Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, Joanna Sawatsky

  • Liturgy of the Ordinary

    Liturgy of the Ordinary

    Tish Harrison Warren

  • The Secret Lives of Color

    The Secret Lives of Color

    Kassia St. Clair

  • Buchanan-Smith's Axe Handbook

    Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook

    Peter Buchanan-Smith

  • “Of the Just Shaping of Letters”

    “Of the Just Shaping of Letters”

    “Albrect Dürer”

The Grove →

A digital garden—notes, essays, and things still taking root.

  • A failure of “A Failure of Nerve”

    A failure of "A Failure of Nerve"
    • culture
    • theology
    • books
  • Intent doesn’t matter more than actions

    Intent doesn’t matter more than actions
    • culture
    • theology
  • Why a Digital Garden?

    Why a Digital Garden?
    • culture
    • technology

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