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great book so far. getting tired of this 19th century british ‘side character death leads to unexpected inheritance that fixes everything’ trope
a far less riveting and fare more common version of Tolkien’s ‘eagles swooping in and saving the day’

generally, remarkably entertaining so far

rapidly oscillating between feeling the great fire of what is possible in the Kingdom and discipleship, and feeling like ive been rather inadequate, lukewarm in my commitment to discipleship. Dallas Willard wins again

nah I’m way to dumb to listen to this on audio and understand anything about it. major flop

this book has gone from kind of bland stuff I’ve heard already to a perhaps life-changing shift in perspective.

‘The Pharisee takes as his aim keeping the law, rather than becoming the kind of person whose deeds naturally conform to the law’

That’s some Primetime Dallas Willard right there.

wow reading takes so long when you can’t just have someone read it to you.

‘Think of what it would mean to be a weenie, or for someone to love you as they ‘love’ a hot dog… If you are willing to be a weenie to be loved, what else would you be willing to do?’
- Wallas Dillard

‘… their rejection of Tradition, was itself, a Christian Tradition.’
- Tom Holland (not spiderman)

enrapturing

JRR Tolkien’s prose is just so delightful and whimsical, quite a nice change of pace.