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Jonathan Puddle

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Jonathan is passionate about helping people live in abundant freedom and self-sacrificial love. A writer and popular podcast host, Jonathan and his wife also pastor children at a thriving community church in Kitchener, Ontario. Having spent much of his career in non-profit leadership, Jonathan is a visionary thinker with a strategic mind, who is just as comfortable speaking to large audiences as he is mentoring one-on-one. Raised by missionary parents, living in five countries and being exposed to a broad range of faith traditions, Jonathan teaches from a rich and inclusive Christian framework. A father of three, Jonathan loves dance music, science fiction, good food, dark beer, and long walks on the beach. He was born in New Zealand, so he ...more

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Jonathan Puddle It's a toss-up between Lord of the Rings, where I would hike from The Shire to Rivendell (and back again), and Dune, where I would try and ride a worm…moreIt's a toss-up between Lord of the Rings, where I would hike from The Shire to Rivendell (and back again), and Dune, where I would try and ride a worm!(less)
Jonathan Puddle This year I read A Canticle for Leibowitz, a classic 20th-century sci-fi novel. I also read some Kameron Hurley (The Stars are Legion) and a historica…moreThis year I read A Canticle for Leibowitz, a classic 20th-century sci-fi novel. I also read some Kameron Hurley (The Stars are Legion) and a historical novel on the Battle of New Orleans, focused on Andrew Jackson.(less)
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In the last 10 years, the Enneagram has become an extremely popular tool for understanding your personality and your hidden motivations, especially in Christian circles. Today you can find everything from mugs and t-shirts with silly Enneagram quips on them, to deeply esoteric books on the subject. The Enneagram has been powerfully transformative in my own life: 

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Fascinating history and detail, told with Palin's wry wit. Growing up in NZ we had a steady diet of Antarctica stories, and now living in Canada (and having lived in Finland), this felt like coming home in a good way. ...more
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I found this to be devastatingly beautiful... not strictly in its content but in the hauntingly accurate observation of man's mind and man's perspective on themselves in this world. Many times I had to pause, and take a breath, as I encountered descr ...more
Season of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski
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Very satisfying read, a worthy addition to the Witcher canon. I certainly preferred it to Season of Storms, and would generally recommend it now as the first book to read. Loads of fun.
Crossroads of Ravens by Andrzej Sapkowski
"A wonderful insight into the beginnings of one of fantasy's most beloved and iconic characters, Geralt of Rivia. This is a great read. Immersive, exciting and emotional. Crossroads of Ravens is not to be missed."
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Very satisfying read, a worthy addition to the Witcher canon. I certainly preferred it to Season of Storms, and would generally recommend it now as the first book to read. Loads of fun.
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James MacDonald
“To disrespect a person made in the image and likeness of God is a lot worse than desecrating a flag. We should be offended and repulsed in the same way when God's image bearers are desecrated – abused, beaten, neglected, discriminated against, and not loved and taken care of as they should be.”
James MacDonald, Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Brené Brown
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”
Brené Brown

Rob Bell
“Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, "God, you don't know what it's like! You don't understand! You have no idea what I'm going through. You don't have a clue how much this hurts."

The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.

The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, "Me too.”
Rob Bell

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God,
But only he who sees takes off his shoes;
The rest sit round and pluck blackberries.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

G.K. Chesterton
“And the more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.”
G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

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