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Jaime
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“Sweating bullets to line up the Bible with our exhausting expectations, to make the Bible something it’s not meant to be, isn’t a pious act of faith, even if it looks that way on the surface. It’s actually thinly masked fear of losing control and certainty, a mirror of an inner disquiet, a warning signal that deep down we do not really trust God at all.”
― The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
― The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
“The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists. I’ve”
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“the story the Psalms tell is the story Jesus came to complete. It is the story of the creator God taking his power and reigning, ruling on earth as in heaven, delighting the whole creation by sorting out its messes and muddles, its injuries and injustices, once and for all.”
― The Case for the Psalms: why they are essential
― The Case for the Psalms: why they are essential
“Faith involves believing that certain things are true, of course. But (here’s another caricature we have to put firmly to bed) this isn’t about odd, detached dogmas. It’s about certain things in the light of which everything else at last comes into focus.”
― Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good
― Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good
“Israel isn’t chosen in order to be God’s special people while the rest of the world remains in outer darkness. Israel is chosen to be the light of the world, the salt of the earth. Israel is chosen so that, through Israel, God can bless all people. And now Jesus is calling Israel to be the light of the world at last. He is opening the way, carving a path through the jungle towards that vocation, urging his followers to come with him on the dangerous road.”
― Matthew for Everyone, Part 1: Chapters 1-15
― Matthew for Everyone, Part 1: Chapters 1-15
Jaime’s 2024 Year in Books
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