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I’ve been loving listening to Cory Doctorow’s podcast. I’ve enjoyed his novels previously, but thanks to Mark Hurst (HT-for-life) and an interview he did with Doctorow a little while ago, I’ve been getting into more of his non-fiction. I don’t agree with everything, but there’s a lot that inspires!

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Finished reading: Attensity! by The Friends of Attention 📚 Powerful words and inspiring! The last chapter in particular was a home run. It is making me think about “attention” in completely new ways.

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Finished reading: Affirming by Sally Gary 📚 I’ve read and really enjoyed a couple books by Sally’s wife, Karen Keen. Loved reading Sally’s story – beautifully written and very thought-provoking.

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Finished reading: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 📚

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Happy to have submitted my paper about the Brethren in Canada – I’ve loved diving deep into the history of this movement, but I am glad to have a bit of a break now (as is my family)!

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Finished listening to a couple of great interviews on the consistently fantastic Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU: Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity!” and Noah McCormack from The Baffler: “We used to read things in this country”. Mark Hurst is a gift!

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Working on an extremely niche history paper, but grateful for the handful of people who are as interested in the topic as I am!

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Watched: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers🍿 in theatres last night – truly a masterpiece. I would love it if they showed it in theatres every year.

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This looks extremely good. HT to Mark Hurst for the recommendation! Attensity! by The Friends of Attention 📚

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Made a bunch of recent updates to my blog, including a follow-up to an earlier post about reading the Bible.

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I’ve been inspired recently from a number of directions: Mark Hurst’s Techtonic.fm radio show, August Lamm’s anti-tech activism, and the Luddite Club NYC. Lots to be hopeful about! thegivenworld.substack.com/p/the-par…

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Recently, I unexpectedly encountered some distant relatives while reading Dante.

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Is there a better phrase to describe what is happening in the church today than the one Jesus warns us to watch out for: “the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod”? Lord, preserve us.

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#bible

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Loving this podcast about Jesus and the Jewish Law, but stressed that it only has seven episodes. I’ll try to really stretch out the last 4 as long as I can.

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Posted the first of two sermons about reading scripture: “How Does God Speak Through Scripture?”. I draw in several places on Karen Keen’s excellent 2022 book, The Word of a Humble God.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.livecontent.ca/2025/10/08/posted-the-first-of-two.html","date_published":"2025-10-09T02:48:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeffrey King","url":"http://livecontent.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F66084.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"livecontent"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-09 02:48","date_timestamp":1759978089,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75341952","content_html":"Finished reading (actually a few months ago): Lamb of the Free by Andrew Rillera 📚\n\nI was reminded of it, though, while listening to this great interview with Rillera on the It Means What It Means podcast. The book is a great example of slowing down and reading texts deliberately rather than just tossing e... social.livecontent.ca","summary":"","url":"https://social.livecontent.ca/2025/10/08/finished-reading-actually-a-few.html","date_published":"2025-10-09T00:14:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeffrey King","url":"http://livecontent.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F04%2F66084.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"livecontent"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-09 00:14","date_timestamp":1759968891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75301576","content_html":"

You know it’s going to be a special day when someone at work has put Cinnamon Dolce Latte Starbucks creamer in the shared fridge…

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Currently reading: Father of Faith Missions by Robert Bernard Dann 📚

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Deconstructed Philly Cheesesteak really does make perfect sense for breakfast! (And it’s a great way to do brunch with my daughter for her bday.)

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The interpretative footnotes in the NIV Study Bible are 🤯. About Matt 25:34-40, it says, “There is no hint of merit here, for God gives out of grace, not debt.” That may be true at the level of doctrine, but it is obviously wrong about the text at hand.

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#bible

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I used to think it was all about the fear that God was watching, but really Psalm 139 is such a beautiful picture of our longing to be known. And it expresses a trust that we are known.

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You know when I sit and when I rise;\nyou perceive my thoughts from afar.

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#bible

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Reading Robert Dann’s biography of Norris Groves, I am struck yet again by the essential role played by people like Bessie Paget, who live “hidden lives” but function like leaven in the dough. Thankful for them!

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Why Alfrid? social.livecontent.ca

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Had a piece go up recently in Corner Bar Magazine: “The Forgetting”. I’ve been working off and on on this story for well over a decade.

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Alright. I’m back on micro.blog five years later. Not too sure about this, but really love that bookshelf feature!

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