496 books
—
312 voters
“When the silence and the aloneness press down and around me, crushing me, carving through me like ice, I need to speak aloud sometimes, if only for proof of life.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“Without the theological aspect, the emphasis on adoption too easily is seen as mere charity. Without the missional aspect, the doctrine of adoption too easily is seen as mere metaphor.”
― Adopted for Life (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney): The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches
― Adopted for Life (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney): The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches
“When we adopt—and when we encourage a culture of adoption in our churches and communities—we’re picturing something that’s true about our God. We, like Jesus, see what our Father is doing and do likewise (John 5:19). And what our Father is doing, it turns out, is fighting for orphans, making them sons and daughters.”
― Adopted for Life (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney): The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches
― Adopted for Life (Foreword by C. J. Mahaney): The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches
“The demonic powers hate babies because they hate Jesus. When they destroy “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40, 45), the most vulnerable among us, they’re destroying a picture of Jesus himself.”
― Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches
― Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches
“You can't have too much dog in a book.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Reading the Classics
— 4042 members
— last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
Christian Theological/Philosophical Book Club
— 1905 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2025 06:15PM
The primary guidelines for this group are a sincere love for the true God of the Bible and a commitment to relying on the Word of God (the Bible) as t ...more
Dallas Theological Seminary
— 9 members
— last activity Jul 18, 2021 05:25PM
A group for students of Dallas Theological Seminary.
Bethany’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bethany’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Bethany
Lists liked by Bethany












































