Podcast appearances and mentions of Hope Against Hope

Romans 4:16-25

After reciting an unflattering poem about Stalin to a small group of friends, Osip Mandelstam was betrayed to the police and endured five years in exile before dying in transit to the gulag. His wife, Nadezhda, spent the rest of her life dodging arrest, advocating for Osip's work and writing what came to be known as Hope against Hope.Hope against Hope is a testimony of life under Stalin, and of the ways in which ordinary people challenge and capitulate to power. It's also a compendium of gossip, an account of psychological torture, a description of the poet's craft and a love story.Pankaj Mishra joins Adam to discuss his final selection for Human Conditions. They explore the qualities that make Hope against Hope so compelling: Nadezhda Mandelstam's uncompromising honesty, perceptiveness and irrepressible humour.Subscribe to Close Readings:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPqIn other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadingsPankaj Mishra is a writer, critic and reporter who regularly contributes to the LRB. His books include Age of Anger: A History of the Present, From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia and two novels, most recently Run and Hide.Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pastor Bryan shares the second half of a lesson from Romans 4. Dr. Chapell investigates the welcoming nature of God's family which is not limited to one specific group of people, but is open to all who believe in Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Pastor Bryan shares a lesson from Romans 4. Dr. Chapell highlights the truth that God will prevail and bring into His kingdom all who have faith in Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

A new MP3 sermon from Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Hope Against Hope Subtitle: Revival 2024 Speaker: James Keen Broadcaster: Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church Event: Camp Meeting Date: 6/26/2024 Bible: Genesis 17:15-21; Romans 4:16-20 Length: 40 min.

As a believer in Christ, you are never without hope in this world. Your hope transcends this life! Christ living in you is the hope of glory—a guarantee or an assurance that you will have all that God has promised you in Christ. This encouraging teaching is an appeal to cast not away your hope or confidence in God no matter how seemingly hopeless your situation is. Listen and get your hope revived and restored!

Episode 29 Michael and Zach discuss the 10th sermon on Romans where Paul continues to show that justification is by faith and not by works using Abraham. Original sermon here: https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55241829362522 Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/4FI-TFRqxsE Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stone⁠ License code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8 Find more Take 2 Theology content at https://take2pod.wordpress.com/

In this devotional message titled "Hope Against Hope", we are encouraged that even if there's no physical reason to keep hoping, we can believe again, knowing that our God is all-powerful.Aired on Radio HCI Today via the RadioKing App.

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MODERN ENGLISH “Blue Waves” from Ricochet Days (1984) ICICLE WORKS “Hollow Horse” from The Small Price of a Bicycle (1985) MIDNIGHT OIL “Hercules” from Species Deceases EP (1985) THE ALARM “Rescue Me” from Eye of the Hurricane (1987) FLESH FOR LULU “Slide” from Plastic Fantastic (1989) CONCRETE BLONDE “Still In Hollywood” from Concrete Blonde (1986) THE REPLACEMENTS “I'll Be You” from Don't Tell a Soul (1989) DRAMARAMA “New Dream” from Box Office Bomb (1987) DRIVIN NY CRYIN “Scarred But Smarter” from Scarred But Smarter (1986) DREAMS SO REAL “Bearing Witness” from Rough Night In Jericho (1988) THE FURLONGS “On The Water” from 2300 Ward (1988) R.E.M. “Romance” from Eponymous (1988) THE FEELIES “It's Only Life” from Only Life (1988) SWIMMING POOL Qs “Now I'm Talking About Now” from Blue Tomorrow (1987) GIANT SANDWORMS “Body of Water” from Single (1983) WALL OF VOODOO “Don't Spill My Courage” from Seven Days In Sammystown (1985) THE JAZZ BUTCHER “Big Bad Thing” from Distressed Gentlefolk (1986) THELONIOUS MONSTER “Swan Song” from Next Saturday Afternoon (1987) DINOSAUR JR. “Freak Scene” from Bug (1988) BUTTHOLE SURFERS “I Saw an X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas” from Hairway to Steven (1988) BAND OF SUSANS “You Were an Optimist” from Hope Against Hope (1988) DIE KREUZEN “Slow” from Century Days (1988) fIREHOSE “Brave Captain” from Ragin', Full-On (1986) MEAT PUPPETS “Lost” from II (1984) MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER “Stuffin Martha's Muffin” from Frenzy (1986) BEAT FARMERS “God Is Here Tonight” from Pursuit of Happiness (1987) SCRUFFY THE CAT “My Baby She's Alright” from Tiny Days (1987) JASON & THE SCORCHERS “Absolutely Sweet Marie” from Fervor (1983)

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will explore "Why Does God Hate Sin?", Part 1". We will also play an interview with LIBBIE HALL. Libbie Hall, joined us to discuss her first release, "Hope Against Hope". From Her Website: "Libbie Hall is married to Brian and they have 3 children and two dogs. She has been leading worship for over twenty years. She loves to lead Bible studies, read, and drink coffee. Libbie also loves the beach. Although she is in Michigan now she grew up in Southern California and also spent a few years in central Texas. Freezing weather is not her friend. But she does love snow at Christmas. Mostly she loves Jesus and writing about her life with Him. From Her Amazon Page: "Libbie Hall is an author, speaker and founder of Called to More. Her mission is to empower women through the Word of God and help them understand that whether they are a business woman, minister or stay at home mom, they have been called to more than they could ever imagine. Libbie has faced her fair share of struggles and believes that sharing them with other women will help them overcome. As a minister and former Creative Arts Pastor, Libbie has spent over 20 years developing ministry teams and leading worship. She is married to Brian and they have 3 incredible children and one completely amazing granddaughter. She is also a dog mom, beach lover and fan of intense laughter." https://libbiehall.com

Jeremiah pens some of the most beautiful words of hope to his community. But those hope-filled words are smack in the middle of horrors. Pan back even just a few verses, and one can see that Jeremiah is writing from prison, where his people are under siege by the Babylonian Empire, their towns and cities are ravaged, homes and even palaces are in rubble, and the streets are filled with corpses. sigh. What does hope even mean in the context of such devastation and sorrow in Jeremiah's world and in ours? If hope is as puny as mere optimism, it might not mean much. But hope is a fierce practice that only makes sense in the face of the hopeless. As we engage both the expectant Advent of our communal church life, and the joyous cultural festival of Christmas in the wider community, how might we stoke and nurture our practice of hope in a broken and beautiful world?Sermon begins at minute marker 5:00Jeremiah 33.10-18ResourcesBibleWorm podcast: Episode 513 – Hope Against Hope, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr.“Why Christmas Is Canceled In Bethlehem,” analysis by Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post, November 29, 2023.Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies. “Advent, a season where we make space for grief, longing, sacred darkness, and silence…” Inhale: The world feels dim. Exhale: But we dream in the dark.Jan Richardson, “That Wild Advent Hope,” sent by email November 30, 2023.Image: First Sunday of Advent at SMC 2023, photo by Pastor MeganHymn: VT 236, Creator of the Stars of Night. Words: Conditor alme siderum, 9th c.; trans. John Mason Neale (England), 1851, rev. The Hymnal, 1940, alt., © 1985 Church Pension Fund. Music: Sarum plainsong (England), ca. 9th c. Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.

Advent teaches us to wait in the mess for Christ's return with patience and hope. (Text: Romans 8.18-25)

This week BibleWorm enters the Christian season of Advent with a reading from Jeremiah 33. The text given to us by the Narrative Lectionary is Jeremiah 33:14–18, a lovely text about a righteous king from the house of David who will restore Jerusalem. But the hope offered by that short text seems naïve in the context of the rest of Jeremiah 33, which takes place against the backdrop of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, with Jeremiah in prison, anticipating the destruction of the city yet to come. In that context, the passage speaks a word of hope, but one muted by the pain and suffering that must yet be endured for an unjust world to be dismantled and for a righteous one to take its place. We struggle with this text, to be honest, and for the first time ever one of us has added a postscript to the podcast after mulling over it for a day or two. Welcome to advent y'all. This text is painful, but it is also beautiful.

Happy Advent! We're so glad you're tuning in to our podcast! This sermon is based on the Narrative Lectionary reading for this past week from Jeremiah 33:1–3, 10–18. We hope it will be a word of encouragement and blessing to you this week. To find out more about our church, you can head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.williamsburgbaptist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you have a moment, we'd also love for you to click over to follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We are a small but vibrant and growing congregation, and there are lots of ways to connect. Please don't hesitate to reach out if we can help support you in any way! Thanks so much for tuning in! **Apologies for missing last week's sermon for the podcast! The audio did not pick up on our livestream and so we don't have a recording of it, unfortunately. We are so sorry about that.**

Hoping against hope can sound impossible but that is the goodness of living a live with Christ within us. You have the ability, promise, and assurance to reach for something higher than yourself. I pray you hope against hope today. Surrender to God's love for you today. Romans 4:18 ESV 18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Following Jesus and enjoying life are not opposite ends of the spectrum. Let's connect to learn more about how that can look in your own life. Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Fr. Joseph meditates on the importance of having hope without seeing the vision that God has for us. To achieve real hope, we must have complete faith in Christ's providence and love for us. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – November 5, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

The sermon from the Sunday, October 29, 2023, worship service of Atlanta First United Methodist Church by Lead Pastor Rev. Jasmine R. Smothers. “Possible: Hope Against Hope” in the worship series “POSSIBLE.” Scripture lessons: John 11:1-44 (New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition).Support the show

This weekend, Pastor Tony shares from the stories of the woman with the issue of blood and Jairus' daughter and talks about how "bumping in to Jesus" is not enough to bring transformation in our lives.

The Scripture says that one of Abraham's keys to strong faith was that he continued to hope when there was absolutely no reason to have any hope!To watch the video of this message, you can watch us on Victory Channel (Dish 265 or DirecTV 366 or Spectrum cable) and you can always watch our broadcasts on demand on our website or our  YouTube Channel!For more information regarding David Weeter Ministries, to send prayer requests, praise reports or to become a Covenant Partner with us to get this uncompromised Word of the Living God out to the world, please visit our website: DavidWeeter.orgSupport the show

Romans 4:18 In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "So shall your descendants be.” What are the chances that you (or anyone for that matter) could stand before God with no violations to your account and a record of perfect righteousness? The chances are the same that Abraham and Sarah could have a son, much less he become a father of many nations. Impossible! Out of the question! Hopeless! But God did something in Abraham and Sarah that was beyond common sensible from a human perspective. They were beyond the age when human beings are capable of having children. Paul says here, though, that in hope, Abraham believed against all hope, that not only would he finally have a son with Sarah but that God would keep the promise to make him the father of many nations. God counted that faith in His promise as righteousness. How about you? God promises that you will be an heir of eternal life and stand before Him without blemish or spot marring your righteousness. You look at yourself, and what do you conclude? That's impossible. But then you think, “But God said it's possible. I hope He will do it, because if He doesn't, there's no way. I perish in my sins.” All hope is gone as you look at the reality of your sins, yet because of God's word, you hope against hope and trust in God's love and promise in Christ. Take heart from Paul's explanation to the Colossians of our salvation. Colossians 1:21-23 “And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard.” If you have in hope against hope believed in Christ for your salvation, then God calls you to live to love with Jesus. That same hope with which you cling to Jesus is the same hope that spurs you to live to love with Him. Believe He can and will do in you what He promises to do—express His love for the glory of God. Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com

The baseline for all promises is this: “I will never leave you or forsake you.” In God's presence, you are free to believe what He tells you. Key Scriptures: + Romans 4:18. In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” + Proverbs 3:4-5. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brilliant-persepctives/message

Craig DiBenedictis faithfully served as Calvary's pastor for over 33 years, from 1985 to 2018.  He lives in Brick with his wife, Linda, and remains active in ministry through the encouragement of local pastors and involvement in global missions.

Romans 4:16-25 The faith of Abraham is described as “Hope against Hope”.Hope against hope believes that God can give life to the dead.Hope against hope believes that God can call things into being that do not exist.Hope against hope does not waver at the seeming impossibility of what God has promised.Hope against hope praises God in advance!Hope against hope is certain that…

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The Nativity of the LordMERRY CHRISTMAS! Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King!Certainly lost without a Savior, God the Father sent His only Son born of a carpenter and a teenage girl in a little town of Bethlehem. Only would the world find out soon enough this is Emmanuel: God With Us! May this Christmas season bring great joy and hope to your lives this coming year!Scripture Readings for December 25, 2022Isaiah 9:1-6Psalm 96: 1-3, 11-13Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-14

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy continues his Sunday sermon series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon continues his Sunday series "Hope Against Hope".

Join us as Pastor Troy Smothermon starts his new Sunday series "Hope Against Hope" .

Romans is full of reminders about our identity in Christ and the hope and victory we can find in Him.In this episode, Dot and Cara share a few of their favorite passages from the book of Romans. They talk about how Romans 4 encourages them to hold onto hope, reflect on Paul's message in Romans 8, and discuss the importance of consistently spending quality time with the Lord. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and listen along.Episode Recap Start by writing down Romans 8:14-16 (0:14) Romans 4 reminds us to hold onto hope (1:36) Even when it seemed like everything was against him, Abraham trusted God (8:00) Did Abraham know that God would spare Isaac? (12:14) Sometimes God allows circumstances so that He can show us who He is (17:53) God has adopted us into his family, and He cares for us (24:31) When we don't spend quality time with the Lord, we'll feel the difference (27:45) Romans reminds us that we have victory through Jesus (34:06) Resources:The Breathe Retreat is a retreat in every sense of the word, intentionally designed to allow you space to breathe in your Heavenly Father's love! Registration for the 2023 Breathe Retreat opens October, 11 2022. Learn more here. Send us an email to let us know what you're learning - hello@dotbowen.com Find Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook

How we are justifed by God's gift to us through faith in Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

How we are justifed by God's gift to us through faith in Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Hope Week 2 "Hope Against Hope"  Pastor Gil Dirmann See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Scott and William talk to Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family and the soon-to-be-released Abolish The Family A Manifest for Care and Liberation (out in October, 2022) about the current political moment that is characterized by attacks on trans people and peoples reproductive abilities. They also talk through what creates this moment, where trans people come into the target of State power being weaponized by the far right, as well as the connections among these attacks against LGBT education, access to transition, access to abortion and critical race theory. Also discussed are some limitations of a legalization framework around abortion, as opposed to a decriminalization, the limits of liberalism (particularly liberal feminism), and also the ways that certain strains of feminism contribute to an anti-trans discourse. Finally, there is chat about how to approach people needing support people who need access to healthcare, whether it be transition or abortion, outside of the hands of the state. You can find Sophie on twitter at @ReproUtopoia and support her on Patreon at Patreon.com/ReproUtopia. You can find a children's book Sophie co-translated called Communism For Kids or a compilation she contributed to on the ecological crisis called Hope Against Hope. Opposing Torture [01:11:19 - 01:17:44] In Sean's segment, he mentions his new book, Opposing Torture, available from LittleBlackCart.Com . ... . .. Featuerd Track: Trans Girls Need Guns by Flummox Roe v World by War On Women

Lauren W. will be co-hosting this non-fiction quarter of Reading Envy Russia. We share books we have already read and freely recommend, and also chat about the piles and shelves of books we are considering. Let us know your recommendations and where you hope to start in the comments, or join the conversation in Goodreads.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 244: 2nd Quarter - Russian Non-Fiction Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books we can recommend: Memories from Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me: The Best of Teffi by TeffiSecondhand Timeby Svetlana AlexievichThe Unwomanly Face of Warby Svetlana AlexievichLast Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Pevear & VolokhonskyZinky Boysby Svetlana AlexievichVoices of Chernobyl (also titled Chernobyl Prayer) by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Keith GessenOther Russias by Victoria Lomasko, translated by Thomas CampbellThe Future is History by Masha Gessen Never Rememberby Masha Gessen, photography by Misha FriedmanWhere the Jews Aren't by Masha Gessen Pushkin's Children by Tatyana Tolstaya The Slynx by Tatyana TolstayaImperium by Ryszard Kapucinski, translated by Klara GlowczewskaA Very Dangerous Woman: The Lives, Loves and Lies of Russia's Most Seductive Spy by Deborah McDonald and Jeremy DronfieldPutin Country by Anne GarrelsLetters: Summer 1926 by Boris Pasternak, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Rainer Maria Rilke Sovietistan by Erika Fatland The Commissar Vanishes by David King Gulag by Anne Applebaum The Iron Curtain by Anne Applebaum The Magical Chorus by Solomon Volkov, translated by Antonina Bouis  Shostaskovich and Stalin by Solomon Volkov The Tiger by John Vaillant Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan Slaght How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution by Lee Alan Dugatkin and Lyudmila Trut Please to the Table by Anya von Bremzen Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya von Bremzen Books we are considering: All Lara's Wars by Wojchiech Jagielski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-JonesGulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by Eric Ericson (there is a unabridged 1800+ pg, and an author approved abridged version, 400-some pages) Journey into the Whirlwind by Eugenia Ginzburg, translated by Paul Stevenson, Max Hayward Kolyma Tales by Varlam Shalamov, translated by John GladRiot Days by Maria AlyokhinaSpeak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov The Life Written by Himself by Avvakum Petrov My Childhood by Maxim Gorky Teffi: A Life of Letters and Laughter by Edythe Haber Hope Against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam, tr. Max Hayward The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin Putin's Russia: life in a failing democracy by Anna Politkovskaya ; translated by Arch Tait. A Russian diary: a journalist's final account of life, corruption, and death in Putin's Russia by Anna Politkovskaya Notes on Russian Literature by F.M. DostoevskyThe Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece by Kevin Birmingham The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses by Kevin BirminghamLess than One: Selected Essays by Joseph Brodsky Tolstoy Together by Yiyun Li The Border by Erika Fatland Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson Red Plenty by Francis Spufford Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire by David Remnick Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder The Last Empire: Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii PlokhyThe Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii PlokhyChernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe by Serhii PlokhyNuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Serhii PlokhyMan with the Poison Gun: a Cold War Spy Story by Serhii PlokhyBabi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel by Anatoly Kuznetsov, tr. David Floyd Manual for Survival: An Environmental History of the Chernobyl Disaster by Kate Brown Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters by Kate BrownA Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland by Kate BrownOctober: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Mieville Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia by Peter Pomerantsev Across the Ussuri Kray by Vladimir Arsenyev, translated by Slaght An Armenian Sketchbook by Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army by Vasily GrossmanThe Road by Vasily GrossmanStalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and Depraved of Chernobyl by Markiyan Kamysh Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia by David Greene Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & beyond by Olia HerculesRed Sands by Caroline EdenBlack Sea by Caroline Eden Tasting Georgia by Carla Capalbo  Other mentions:PEN list of writers against PutinNew Yorker article about Gessen siblings Thanksgivukkah 2013  League of Kitchens - Uzbek lessonLeague of Kitchens - Russian lessonMasha Gessen on Ezra Klein podcast, March 2022Related episodes:Episode 067 - Rain and Readability with Ruth(iella) Episode 084 - A Worthy Tangent with Bryan Alexander Episode 138 - Shared Landscape with Lauren Weinhold Episode 237 - Reading Goals 2022Episode 243 - Russian Novel Speed Date Stalk us online:Reading Envy Readers on Goodreads (home of Reading Envy Russia)Lauren at GoodreadsLauren is @end.notes on InstagramJenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. You can see the full collection for Reading Envy Russia 2022 on Bookshop.org.

It's Part One of our four-part series, “Understanding Christmas” — a fresh look at the deeper meanings of one of the world's biggest holidays, and what it says about Jesus, hope, and the ancient library we call “the Bible.”