“It's tempting to get lost in the study, to turn to books and study groups and classes, to know all about God but not know God himself, to read about the Bible rather than read the Bible itself.”
― Spiritual Misfit: A Memoir of Uneasy Faith
― Spiritual Misfit: A Memoir of Uneasy Faith
Black Writers & Readers Connect
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JRL’s 2025 Year in Books
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