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What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: September 2026

September 3, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: August 2026

August 26, 2026

TV Series: The Bear We finished the fourth and final season of The Bear. It wasn’t my favorite season, but I will say I deeply

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A collage of five book and media covers displayed side by side. From left to right: The House on the Prairie promotional artwork featuring a family seated together outdoors; Whistler by Ann Patchett, showing a saddled horse standing in a moonlit landscape; The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, with a blue cover and a glowing white figure reflected in water; The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, featuring a black cover with a gold circular design; and The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich, with a colorful illustrated cover of a young Indigenous girl surrounded by vibrant geometric patterns.

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: July 2026

July 28, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2026

June 17, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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May 2026 • Worth Your Time

May 29, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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A horizontal collage of book and movie covers displayed side by side. Visible covers include Sinners on the far left with a fiery orange-red design, On the Basis of Sex featuring a woman in a blue suit standing before courthouse columns, All the Light We Cannot See with a blue sky over a cityscape, an abstract black-and-white cover with small glowing light icons arranged in a grid, and a partially visible white cover on the far right with bold black letters beginning “BEI.”

April 2026 • Worth Your Time

April 30, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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A collage featuring several panels: a close-up of a person using a wheelchair; the book cover On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg; the book cover Flourish by Daniel Coyle; an image of two hands connected with bright green string in a web-like pattern; and a smiling Sammy Basso wearing glasses and a jacket while seated in a wheelchair.

March 2026 • Links Worth Your Time

March 26, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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Five side-by-side panels: a close-up of a colorful iPad on a desk; a teal book cover of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with two figures facing each other across an icy crevasse; the green forest-themed cover of Against the Machine by Paul Kingsnorth; a portrait of Kate Bowler with the title “Everything Happens” in yellow text; and a gray panel reading “The Ezra Klein Show” with a New York Times logo

February 2026 • Links Worth Your Time

February 20, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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How The Pitt Gets Disability Right: Realistic Representation in TV Healthcare

February 6, 2026

I’ve been noticing how The Pitt portrays people with disabilities. As with most everything else, they do a good job. First, there are the disabled

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A horizontal collage of five book and media covers. From left to right: a close-up photo of hands assembling a jigsaw puzzle on a brown rug; the bright yellow and red cover of From Behaving to Belonging: The Inclusive Art of Supporting Students Who Challenge Us by Julie Causton and Kate MacLeod; the illustrated white cover of The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi; a dark concert-style image of a person walking through a glowing doorway labeled Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – The End of an Era; and the cover of the film Deliver Me From Nowhere

January 2026 • Things Worth Your Time

January 28, 2026

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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My Favorite Books of 2025

December 31, 2025

Here are books I loved in 2025. Non-Fiction The Discipline of Inspiration by Carey Wallace. Everyone is an artist, and all art is from God.

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A horizontal banner with five book covers side by side. The titles shown are: This Is Happiness by Niall Williams, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, Think Again by Adam Grant, and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. The covers include a landscape with a tree, bold colorful text, a lit match with water where the flame should be, and a blue background with white cloud shapes. On the far left are black-and-white photos of a person holding a phone that partially covers their face.

December 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

December 17, 2025

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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November 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

November 25, 2025

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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A collage of five images. From left to right: a person using a wheelchair holding a flag at a Halloween event; a smiling man on the cover of “Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast with Pete Scazzero”; an abstract black-and-white painting featuring a blue wheelchair symbol; a woman sitting on a walker and talking to a friend using a wheelchair among a group of people in matching shirts; and a stylized blue circular logo with a dark inner section on a gradient background.

October 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

October 31, 2025

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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A collage of five images side by side. From left to right: (1) A painting-style image of figures with outstretched arms in earthy reds, blues, and browns. (2) A cartoon drawing of a roller coaster with red flags at the top. (3) A cartoon rocket with a round window pointed toward a yellow moon in a starry purple sky. (4) The cover of the book Orbital: A Novel by Samantha Harvey, featuring colorful planets and cosmic imagery. (5) The cover of the book The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri, showing two figures carrying large backpacks walking toward an orange sky with airplanes overhead. (6) A poster for the Apple TV+ show Still starring Owen Wilson, showing Wilson in a blue cap and shirt standing outdoors with a camper in the background.

September 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

September 22, 2025

Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month

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August 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

August 14, 2025

Books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to… ESSAYS ESSAY: “Canada

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A row of five covers displayed side by side. From left to right: A stylized illustration of abstract human figures interacting with oversized, open books against colorful backgrounds. How to Read a Book by Monica Wood, featuring a cozy bookshop storefront with a cat, table, and chairs outside. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, showing a close-up, colorful painted portrait of a woman’s face. Life, Animated by Ron Suskind, with a serene blue background and silhouettes of two people swinging above the title. How to Slow Down and be a Peaceful Presence When Tensions are High, a Christian leadership guide, with minimalist design featuring circular cutouts of nature imagery.

July 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

July 13, 2025

Books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to… BOOKS BOOK: The Hospitality

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June 2025 | Things Worth Your Time

June 18, 2025

Books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to… FILMS/MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES TEDxAtlanta: Cash,

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Advent e-book Prepare Him Room

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Prepare Him Room: Advent Reflections on What Happens When God Shows Up

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