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Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A creative and unique story about potential apocalypse and a dramatic attempt to save the world. I enjoyed the way the story played out as Grace slowly began to...

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Book Review: Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying by Joseph Monninger

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Tragically, a friend has recently been diagnosed with cancer.  So the topic has been on my mind as I have prayed for her and tried to offer her what support I c...

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Book Review: The Man in the Corduroy Suit by James Wolff

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Wolff places his characters in unique and extreme circumstances and allows the reader to see how they react. As you read you are trying to work out who you can ...

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Book Review: Mr. Breakfast by Jonathan Carroll

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I enjoyed it and found it pretty quick read but it didn’t wow me. It is interesting to think about how various lives can be intertwined and how our choices shap...

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Books for Juneteenth on Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If I was a competent book blogger or reviewer I would have put together some intelligent thematic thought for today's holiday. Instead, I offer Goodreads notes ...

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Quick Take: Jesus Wars by Philip Jenkins

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

In the end it is the story of how the church fought a bloody war over Christology, split apart, and settled on the so-called orthodox or Chalcedonian view only ...

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