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Jared
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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. A”
― 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
“I’m not sure it’s possible to manipulate someone with candor and truth. I think you call that enlightenment.”
― Changes
― Changes
“When we open the Bible and read it, we are eavesdropping on an ancient spiritual journey. That journey was recorded over a thousand-year span of time, by different writers, with different personalities, at different times, under different circumstances, and for different reasons. In”
― 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
Jared’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jared’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
407 books
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85 friends
396 books
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15 friends
350 books
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156 friends
192 books
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0 books
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44 friends
56 books
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124 friends
162 books
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58 friends
1,060 books
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116 friends
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