Join The Underlines // The Best Of What I Read

A batch of the best highlights from what Joshua's read, .

A marriage is not a joining of two worlds, but an abandoning of two worlds in order that one new one might be formed.

The Mystery of Marriage 20th Anniversary Edition

Mike Mason

Imagine having a sacrament named “thanks”! We are on the receiving end, without accomplishment, achievement, or qualification. It is a gift, and we are grateful!

Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition With Study Guide

Walter Brueggemann

The core claim of this book is that liturgies[8]—whether “sacred” or “secular”—shape and constitute our identities by forming our most fundamental desires and our most basic attunement to the world. In short, liturgies make us certain kinds of people, and what defines us is what we love. They do this because we are the sorts of animals whose orientation to the world is shaped from the body up more than from the head down. Liturgies aim our love to different ends precisely by training our hearts through our bodies.

Desiring the Kingdom

James K. A. Smith

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