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Ryan George
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What Billionaires Can’t Buy And Dictators Can’t Demand
I enjoy a sport called via ferrata. It’s a way of climbing mountains using cable systems and rungs—something halfway between rock climbing and hiking. The Italians invented it, which is why they got to name it. In English, via ferrata means “iron way.”
This summer, I invited four buddies who’d never tried the iron way to the Italian Alps. We landed Friday night, climbed a popular introductory route
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| To quote Larry the Cucumber, “I laughed. I cried. It moved me, Bob.” Kate Bowler’s poignant book moistened my eyes and made me laugh while hiking before dawn. In concise essays, she connects the triangle of (1) the ache of longing, (2) the realities ...more | |
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| Kristen LaValley’s memoir left me with a profound truth that runs counter to Christian influencer culture and Prosperity Gospel promises: not all pain will be redeemed. And not all pain needs to be redeemed or turned into a story. My problematic chur ...more | |
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| I listened to this massive book after a date-night challenge in a bookstore where my wife and I had to buy a book for the other without our partner seeing it. Then, we had to read the book the other had bought. As someone who doesn’t read much fictio ...more | |
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| As is true of other comedienne memoirs, Taylor Tomlinson uses humor to describe an origin story filled with profoundly sad realities. The Amazon and Goodreads ratings might be partially tied to trauma bonding, especially by women who’ve also responde ...more | |
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| I can’t imagine the amount of reading and culling inherent in Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s most recent book. She introduced me to historic figures whose names I’d never previously heard. She also introduced me to damning quotes from and interesting details ...more | |
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| The primary value of Erin Winters’ short book is in the final four pages of explanations to children and caregivers. The content before that forces weird lines and an irregular cadence to fit rhymes. Some of those odd sentences arrive with figurative ...more | |
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“In God we trust; all others bring data.”
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“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.”
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“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.”
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