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A decade or so ago, I lived in Bahrain, and my address was incredible. It was something like Villa 9, compound 2207, road 2755, block 327, Adliya, Manama, Bahrain. As of the day I'm writing this review, Road 2755 is not listed as such on Google Maps,
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in 2025 I did the New Testament, one chapter per day with weekends off, and it was ok. Decided to do the whole bible in 2026 with YouVersion, and it was 4 or 5 chapters per day, pulled from different places, and Psalms and Proverbs are completely rep
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"I think it's actually more because I'm already repeating Psalms/Proverbs." — 23 hours, 10 min ago
"I think it's actually more because I'm already repeating Psalms/Proverbs." — 23 hours, 10 min ago
“when fertility rates began collapsing in the late 1960s, another demographic transition was occurring, the result of a fundamental restructuring: People no longer put children at the center of their lives. Instead, they put themselves there.”
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“The most dangerous thing you can give evil is free time,”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“All those years of remembering, carrying, and suffering over this person, and he probably hadn't thought about me at all since I'd moved away. I was willing to bet all my tormentors were also suffering from this kind of amnesia-- they didn't think about, care about, or remember what they'd done to me. The axe forgets; the tree remembers.”
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
“The enemy of our souls wants us to be isolated and alone. He knows that when we're isolated, we're easy prey. Why? When we're alone and vulnerable, we feel afraid. When we're together and vulnerable, we become brave. A brave group of vulnerable people acting together in faith is not easily overcome by anxiety and stress.”
― Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose
― Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose
“The kids of well-off parents, bored and dulled by easy pleasure, find that hit of dopamine every time they cancel a nobody or, better, a non-nobody on Twitter.
It's entirely possible that the misery junkies fueling cancel culture are doing it because they have nothing else going on in their lives. And that "nothing else" could be beyond their control-- consequences of a society that paradoxically offers dwindling opportunities for fulfillment despite offering huge opportunities for distraction.”
― The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help
It's entirely possible that the misery junkies fueling cancel culture are doing it because they have nothing else going on in their lives. And that "nothing else" could be beyond their control-- consequences of a society that paradoxically offers dwindling opportunities for fulfillment despite offering huge opportunities for distraction.”
― The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help
Melanie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melanie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
885 books
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4,694 books
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271 friends
1,710 books
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