This is just one of 6 bookcases in my home. It’s a “situation” and I blame my enneagram 5 wing for being an information-hoarder. Also, I’m trained as a historian; we tend to hold onto words since the historical record depends on it. #excuses
Right now, I’m slowly working my way through The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson, M.D. It’s powerful and very layered, but not a quick read.
I find that when life is extra busy, as it’s been the last 6 weeks with both work and family, my brain struggles with reading that requires deep focus and reflection. So I had to set this one aside for a while and I’m picking it back up.
Two books I’ve recently read and loved:
• Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. by Laura Tremaine.
• Will the Circle Be Unbroken? A Memoir of Learning to Believe You’re Gonna Be Okay by Sean Dietrich. I listened to the audible of this and his narration is an experience in its own right.
• ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for both of these books!
Though not a book, I’m re-reading four articles that Dr. Timothy Keller wrote during the course of 2020 that deal with social justice. They are lengthy, thorough, nuanced, and have been incredibly helpful as I seek to love the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. (Mark 12:30-31)
Wherever you are on the political spectrum, if you’re looking for something that confirms your own bias, you probably won’t find it in these essays. The truth is, Biblical justice doesn’t fit neatly into any of the finite socio-political categories we’ve created.
I reformatted the articles for printing and put them in a binder for easy reading and note-taking. The articles are:
• The Bible & Race
• The Sin of Racism
• A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory (This one is extra helpful & probably not what you think from the title.)
• Justice in the Bible
Go to quarterly.gospelinlife.com. Scroll down and you’ll see the Race & Justice Series. I put a link in my profile. I also recommend his book that came out in 2012, Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just.
What are you reading? 📚
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This post is part of a series on Instagram, #OneDayMay, hosted by @laura.tremaine.
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