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Glimmers of Grace: A Doctor's Reflections on Faith, Suffering, and the Goodness of God

by Kathryn Butler

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May 25, 2026 07:38PM

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Fasting

by Cassie Achermann

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May 23, 2026 08:54AM

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On Magic & Miracles: A Theological Guide to Discerning Fictional Magic

by Marian A. Jacobs (Goodreads Author)

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Joanna’s Quotes

“I couldn't imagine it was possible for something so beautiful to exist in the same world as me.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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“Why does this person, who doesn’t even speak our language, care so much about us that he is willing to risk his life for us? It moved us both to tears. I said a silent prayer of thanks as we became a part of the night.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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“It amazed me how quickly a lie loses its power in the face of truth.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

tags: inspirational, lies, power, truth

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“I was beginning to realize that all the food in the world, and all the running shoes, could not make me happy. The material things were worthless. I had lost my family. I wasn’t loved, I wasn’t free, and I wasn’t safe. I was alive, but everything that made life worth living was gone.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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“and I particularly loved biographies because they were about people who had to overcome obstacles or prejudices to get ahead. They made me think I could make it when nobody else believed in me, when even I didn’t believe in myself.”
― Yeonmi Park, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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2018 Mystery Mania — 15 members — last activity May 10, 2018 12:06PM
This is a group to discuss the mysteries we read in 2018. We have put together a reading challenge list of 25 prompts to complete during this year. Th ...more

VICTOBER 2025 — 1922 members — last activity Nov 04, 2025 02:35AM
Greetings all! Victober is a month-long readathon hosted each October all about reading Victorian literature. The Goodreads group remains in place, ...more

Lord of the Readalong 2020 — 167 members — last activity Jul 12, 2020 04:32AM
Maybe you've had the Lord of the Rings trilogy on your shelves for quite some time, but haven't yet read it. Maybe you've read it over and over and ar ...more

Geneva Alumni Book Club — 6 members — last activity Feb 22, 2015 03:32PM
Hello friends! So, I've really been missing how easy talking about books with friends was when I was always surrounded by them at college. So I had a ...more