Podcasts about literarily

Our passage today is from: Ephesians 2:13-22.Peace. With God, within ourselves, and with others. There's so much to talk about here in in our next Bible study on the fruit of the Spirit, as we acknowledge that almost every New Testament letter begins with 'peace' in some way. But today, we're rooting our conversation in Ephesians 2, as we press into what it really looks like to grow in both our understanding and application of peace.This episode is sponsored by Moody Publishers.A Christian publisher, they aim to resource the church's work of discipling all people, with titles spanning from Bible commentary and reference to spiritual and relational growth.You can find the book, Literarily by Kristie Anyabwile, recommended on today's episode here.You can find the questions to chat over with a friend from today's episode here.

We know that technically all Scripture is profitable, but it seems like some of it is more helpful than others. In Bible studies, we discuss what our favorite book of the Bible is and just sayin' Ezra and Numbers has never come up. Kristie is here to talk us into taking a peek into and fall in love with some of these more obscure Old Testament books.  How do we answer the question "What's your favorite book of the Bible?"  Why do you think we are automatically attracted to some books of the Bible and not others?  Why do you think people believe the books that fall within the law genre are difficult to understand?Why do we need to understand the Old Testament in order to understand the New Testament? What richness do we risk not getting if we don't read the Old Testament?  How do we lead others into loving the Old Testament? Brought to you by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Around the Ancient World⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find Kristie's book "Delighting in God's Law" or "Literarily" or find Kristie on Instagram You can find Elizabeth writing helpful hints ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on the blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Helping you love Jesus and disciple your kids ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or get access to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Bible Study" by signing up with email! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Original Music written and recorded by Jonathan Camenisch *affiliate links are used when appropriate. Thank you for supporting Sunshine in My Nest --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elizabeth-santelmann/support

Hey! We're finally back with a new episode! And, it's a book bag episode! So, sit back and be touched literarily by some of your old favorites... or not so favorite books being read by Laura and Amy!

Today is our final episode in our National Book Month series. We have a true story, don't you just love those? Those are some of my favorite books. When we share our stories they bring hope and healing for others. The best part of today's show, we have the author with us! Jacob and I didn't want to give too much of his book away, and our conversation took a turn towards discussing our identity in Christ. #owningyourcrown You're going to love it!Get the book here:https://tinyurl.com/36a769v6Previous weeks books:"Literarily" https://tinyurl.com/bdhn5pue"Chasing Jupiter"https://tinyurl.com/2p8r95zyConnect with us at:https://www.pineappleprinciple.orgYouVersion Devo:https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/28003-pineapple-principle-life

It's back my popular demand, book "reviews" have become book "recommendations"! For National Book Month, we are starting a three week series talking about books. Today kicks our series off with "Literarily" by Kristie Anyabwile. If you are looking to dig deeper into God's word, this is the book! This is one I will be recommending for years to come.Get the book here:https://tinyurl.com/j6a8crs7Connect with us at:https://www.pineappleprinciple.org

Today we are going to be talking about “How understanding Bible genres transforms Bible study.” A lot of times we treat Scripture like it's all the same from Genesis to Revelation. While it's true the Bible is unified, it is also diverse. Our guest today, Kristie Anyabwile, the author of the book, “Literarily,” will be talking about how the Bible can be grouped according to key categories, called genres, that help us read and properly interpret the Scriptures.Visit our blog comment section to share your thoughts on this podcast episode:Coffee and Bible Time Prayer JournalCoffee and Bible Time Prayer BinderFaithful Counseling (sponsor) - Get 10% off your first monthPatreon - Support us on our Patreon!Instacart (sponsor) - Free delivery for new customers on first order!Vooglam Glasses (sponsor) - Use promo code CBTPROMO for 15% offWebsite: https://kristieanyabwile.com/IG: @kristieanyabwileBook: LiterarilyBible: ESV Study Bible - Large Print - Soft CoverBible: The Literary Study BibleFavorite Pens: Ballpoint - Medium PointJournal: Soft Cover, LinedHighlightersLogos Bible Study SoftwareBibleHub.comOlive Tree Bible Study Software & AppSupport the show

In this episode of BRIDGE Radio, we are joined by author Kristie Anybwile. Kristie is editor of His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God. She is a Bible teacher and founding member of The Pelican Project. In her recent publication, Kristie shows you the immense value of studying the Bible literarily—that is, according to the literary style presented in a particular book, chapter, or passage. In Literarily, Kristie will take you through these eight distinct genres: Law, History, Prophecy, Poetry, Gospels, Epistles, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic.  

Join Leah and Te'Sheba as they chat with Kristie about her new release book, "Literarily". 

Author, Speaker,  and Bible Teacher - Kristie Anyabwile - joins the podcast today. Kristie discusses her new book,  Literarily.  Literarily is a resource to help us understand the Bible more effectively by understanding how to interpret the literary genres within the Bible.Tune in and listen to Kristie educate us on how reading the Bible LITERARILY versus literally leads us into a deeper relationship with God.  And she informs us on how our overall emotional and mental well-being also is enhanced also! Information on Kristie Anyabwile:https://kristieanyabwile.com/https://instagram.com/kristieanyabwile?utm_medium=copy_linkhttps://twitter.com/kanyabwile?s=21https://www.facebook.com/kristie.anyabwilehttps://kristieanyabwile.com/literarilyInformation for Dr. Gadson https://www.drmoniquesmithgadson.com/Link to order “Session Notes:  Intimate Times with God":https://www.drmoniquesmithgadson.com/store/p/k8psfln7jh72diw8i36txniwi2e05xFollow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/And-The-Church-Said-Podcast-106848090932637https://instagram.com/drmoniquesmithgadson?igshid=1bmt2hei1j6i8https://twitter.com/DrMoSmithGadsonSupport And The Church Said:Cash App:  https://cash.app/$andthechurchsaidPayPal:  https://paypal.me/andthechurchsaid?locale.x=en_US

On this episode, Kristie Anyabwile discusses studying the Bible through the lens of genre. Support the mission and vision of Jude 3 Project here: https://www.jude3project.org/donate  Grab our curriculum here: https://www.jude3project.org  Take an online course that will help you know what you believe and why here: https://learn.jude3project.org/library/

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Lordship salvation theology views Jesus' interview with the rich young ruler as the very best example of personal evangelism by Jesus recorded in the New Testament.  Lordship salvation fails to understand the story of the rich young ruler on two levels: (1) What is really happening in this story (the historical level)? (2) What is the role of this story in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke which were written to Christians (the literary level)?  The story of the rich young ruler is pre-evangelism and not evangelism.  (1) Historically, what is going on in this story is a case of pre-evangelism, where Jesus uses the call of discipleship to break through the rich young ruler's façade of self-righteousness.  (2) Literarily, the story of the rich young ruler is a warning to Christians to not allow our material possessions, to prevent our discipleship to Jesus Christ or to deprive us of heavenly treasure. Other passages: John 3:1-21, John 4:1-42; John 10:10; Galatians 6:8; Romans 3:9-20; Luke 10:25-29; Galatians 3:21; John 2:19-21; John 11:11-14; Matthew 16:5-12; Luke 8:13-17; Romans 4:5-6; Romans 3:5; Matthew 18:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6.

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Literally (actually) Literarily (relating to literature)

This podcast covers both of the sessions that Duncan delivered on the night of Wednesday 22 Jan 2020. We have removed the gap after about 29 minutes when Duncan allowed time for group discussions. There is only a 12 second period of silence before Duncan starts his second session. Here is a copy of Duncan's handout: Training for Godliness:2. Reading the Bible (Part 2) Jan-Feb 2020 A. Written to them, for us “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 ESV We need to take the original route, not the direct one:  • What questions was the author trying to answer? (These are more important than the questions I want answered!) • Find out what it meant to them back then, before applying it to us now. B. Context is King ALL Scripture is God-breathed, not just the warm and cosy verses. Beware the ‘Instagram Bible’ – “It comforts but rarely convicts. It emotes but rarely exhorts. It warms but rarely warns. It promises but rarely prompts. It moves but does not mortify. It builds self-assurance but balks at self-examination.” (Jen Wilkin, The Gospel Coalition). e.g. 1 Corinthians 2:9 – Can we comprehend our salvation? C. Genre(Genre: “a style or category of art, music or literature”) We instinctively learn to read different types of literature in different ways:• Limerick v’s news report• Comic v’s textbook• Novel v’s autobiography The Bible’s 66 books contain different genres of literature:• Historical narrative• Poetry• Prophecy• Law• Wisdom literature• Apocalyptic writings• Gospels• Epistles (Letters) Commit to reading LITERARILY (according to literary style) before reading literally. D. Literary Context• Why is this here?• What comes immediately before and after this?• How does this fit into the whole?o Look for author’s purpose statements (e.g. Luke 1:1-4; 1 John 5:13)o How does this passage contribute to the bigger aim of the book? [Also, historical context; redemptive context] E. In your group: Example 1 “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13 ESV How have you heard this verse taught/applied? What sort of ‘things’ have we heard this verse be used to refer to? Take time to consider the immediate context (i.e. what comes before and after) by reading Philippians 4:10-20. Why does Paul write this section? What is Paul’s situation (cp. 1:12-14). How does Paul want to reassure his readers? In light of this, what does Paul mean by v13?ii. Example 2Read John 2:1-11. Where have you heard this passage preached? Taken on its own, what might the author’s purpose be for recording this? Now read John 20:30-31. Why did John write his Gospel? How does John 2:1-11 contribute to that overall purpose? In light of this, what is John 2:1-11 about? F. Reading the Bible – what to do a. Bible in a Year b. Reading a Part of the Bible c. Meditating on the Scriptures (Psalm 1:2) d. Reading with others e. Apply! You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it. Martin Luther Homework. Read the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17). Think about the sort of lessons you have heard taught from this – especially the application (therefore you should…) Now read 1 Samuel 17:46-47 • What is the purpose behind this story? • Read through the whole chapter and note the ways that the author accomplishes his purpose in how he unfolds the story. What are we supposed to take from it?

QUOTE“Genesis 1 isn’t just telling you about what type of world you’re living in; it’s showing you, as a Israelite reader, that your life of worship rhythms are woven into the fabric of the universe.”KEY TAKEAWAYSThe idea of resting and the number seven are intimately connected in the Bible.In Genesis 1, the word or number "seven" has two key symbolic meanings: seven represents a full and complete world, and getting to seven is a linear journey from one to seven.The rhythm of practicing sabbath or resting every seventh day is one way that humans can imitate God and act like they are participating in the new creation.SHOW NOTESWelcome to our second episode tracing the theme of seventh-day rest in the Bible!In part 1 (0-18:30), Tim shares some of the numeric symbolism in Genesis 1. The opening line of Genesis 1 has seven words, and the central word, untranslated in English, is two Hebrew letters, the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet: aleph and taw.When one isolates the theme of time in Genesis 1, another design pattern emerges that provides a foundation for all of Israel’s rituals of sacred time.Tim points out that there are many other ways the number seven is symbolic in the Genesis narrative: there are seven words in Genesis 1:1, and fourteen words in Genesis 1:2. There are seven paragraphs in Genesis 1:1-2:3 marked by “evening and morning.” The concluding seventh paragraph in Genesis 2:1-3 begins three lines which have seven words each (Gen 2:2-3a).In part 2 (18:30-28:30), Tim summarizes a series of details about the literary design of Genesis ch. 1 from Umberto Cassuto's commentary on Genesis:"In view of the importance ascribed to the number seven generally, and particularly in the story of Creation, this number occurs again and again in the structure of our section. The following details are deserving of note:(a). After the introductory verse (1:1), the section is divided into seven paragraphs, each of which appertains to one of the seven days. An obvious indication of this division is to be seen in the recurring sentence, And there was evening and there was morning, such-and-such a day. Hence the Masoretes were right in placing an open paragraph [i.e. one that begins on a new line] after each of these verses. Other ways of dividing the section suggested by some modern scholars are unsatisfactory.(b–d). Each of the three nouns that occur in the first verse and express the basic concepts of the section, viz God [אֱלֹהִים ʾElōhīm] heavens [שָׁמַיִם šāmayim], earth [אֶרֶץ ʾereṣ], are repeated in the section a given number of times that is a multiple of seven: thus the name of God occurs thirty-five times, that is, five times seven (on the fact that the Divine Name, in one of its forms, occurs seventy times in the first four chapters, see below); earth is found twenty-one times, that is, three times seven; similarly heavens (or firmament, רָקִיעַ rāqīaʿ) appears twenty-one times.(e). The ten sayings with which, according to the Talmud, the world was created (Aboth v 1; in B. Rosh Hashana 32a and B. Megilla 21b only nine of them are enumerated, the one in 1:29, apparently, being omitted)—that is, the ten utterances of God beginning with the words, and … said—are clearly divisible into two groups: the first group contains seven Divine fiats enjoining the creation of the creatures, to wit, ‛Let there be light’, ‘Let there be a firmament’, ‘Let the waters be gathered together’, ‘Let the earth put forth vegetation’, ‘Let there be lights’, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms’, ‘Let the earth bring forth’; the second group comprises three pronouncements that emphasize God’s concern for man’s welfare (three being the number of emphasis), namely, ‘Let us make man’ (not a command but an expression of the will to create man), ‘Be fruitful and multiply’, ‘Behold I have given unto you every plant yielding seed’. Thus we have here, too, a series of seven corresponding dicta.(f). The terms light and day are found, in all, seven times in the first paragraph, and there are seven references to light in the fourth paragraph.(g). Water is mentioned seven times in the course of paragraphs two and three.(h). In the fifth and sixth paragraphs forms of the word חַיָּה ḥayyā [rendered ‘living’ or ‘beasts’] occur seven times.(i). The expression it was good appears seven times (the seventh time—very good).(j). The first verse has seven words.(k). The second verse contains fourteen words—twice seven.(l). In the seventh paragraph, which deals with the seventh day, there occur the following three consecutive sentences (three for emphasis), each of which consists of seven words and contains in the middle the expression the seventh day:And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work whichHe had done.So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.(m). The words in the seventh paragraph total thirty-five—five times seven.To suppose that all this is a mere coincidence is not possible.§ 6. This numerical symmetry is, as it were, the golden thread that binds together all the parts of the section and serves as a convincing proof of its unity against the view of those—and they comprise the majority of modern commentators—who consider that our section is not a unity but was formed by the fusion of two different accounts, or as the result of the adaptation and elaboration of a shorter earlier version."U. Cassuto, A Commentary on the Book of Genesis: Part I, From Adam to Noah (Genesis I–VI 8), trans. Israel Abrahams (Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, 1998), pages 13–15.Tim says all of this numerical symbolism is completely intentional. The authors want us to learn that seven represents both a whole completed creation and a journey to that completeness.In part 3 (28:30-41:00), Jon asks why the number seven became so symbolic in ancient Hebrew culture. Tim says the origins of the number seven being associated with completeness is likely tied to the lunar calendar of moon cycles. The biblical Hebrew word for “month” is “moon” (חדש). Each month consisted of 29.5 days, and each month consisted of four 7.3-day cycles, making a “complete” cycle of time. However, the sabbath cycle is independent of the moon cycle, and sabbaths do not coincide with the new moon. It is patterned after creation, and stands outside of any natural cycle of time.Tim then makes an important note on Hebrew word play. Seven was symbolic in ancient near eastern and Israelite culture and literature. It communicated a sense of “fullness” or “completeness” (שבע “seven” is spelled with the same consonants as the word שבע “complete/full”). This makes sense of the pervasive appearance of “seven” patterns in the Bible. For more information on this, Tim cites Maurice H. Farbridge’s book, Studies in Biblical and Semitic Symbolism, 134-37.In part 4 (41:00-52:30), Jon asks what it means for God to rest?In response, Tim says there are two separate but related Hebrew concepts and words for rest.The Hebrew word shabat means “to cease from.” God ceases from his work because “it is finished” (Gen 2:1). Compare with Joshua 5:12, “The manna ceased (shabat) on that day….”The Hebrew word nuakh means “to take up residence.” Compare with Exodus 10:14, “The locusts came up over the land of Egypt and rested (nuakh) in all the land.” When God or people nuakh, it always involves settling into a place that is safe, secure, and stable. 2 Samuel 7:1 says, “Now when King David dwelt in his house, for Yahweh had provided rest from his enemies….”The drama of the story, Tim notes, is the question as to whether humans and God will nuakh together? All of this sets a foundation for later biblical stories of Israel entering in the Promised Land, a land of rest.In part 5 (52:30-end), Tim asks what it means that God blessed the seventh day?Tim cites scholar Mathilde Frey:“Set apart from all other days, the blessing of the seventh day establishes the seventh part of created time as a day when God grants his presence in the created world. It is then his presence that provides the blessing and the sanctification. The seventh day is blessed and established as the part of time that assures fruitfulness, future-orientation, continuity, and permanence for every aspect of life within the dimension of time. The seventh day is blessed by God’s presence for the sake of the created world, for all nature, and for all living beings.” (Mathilde Frey, The Sabbath in the Pentateuch, 45)Tim says in Genesis 1, the symbolism of seven is a view that the “seventh day” is the culmination of all history. Tim cites scholar Samuel H. Balentine.“Unlike the previous days, the seventh day is simply announced. There is no mention of evening or morning, no mention of a beginning or ending. The suggestion is that the primordial seventh day exists in perpetuity, a sacred day that cannot be abrogated by the limitations common to the rest of the created order.” (Samuel H. Balentine, The Torah’s Vision of Worship, 93)Tim also cites scholar Robert Lowry: “The seventh-day account does not end with the expected formula, “there was evening and morning,” that concluded days one through six. Breaking the pattern in this way emphasizes the uniqueness of the seventh day and opens the door to an eschatological interpretation. Literarily, the sun has not yet set on God’s Sabbath.” (Richard H. Lowery, Sabbath and Jubilee, 90)Show Music:Defender Instrumental by TentsOptimistic by Lo Fi Type BeatKame House by Lofi Hip Hop InstrumentalIt’s Ok to Not Be Ok by Highkey BeatsHometown by nymano x PandressResources:Maurice H. Farbridge, Studies in Biblical and Semitic SymbolismUmberto Cassuto, From Adam to Noah: A Commentary on the Book of GenesisMathilde Frey, The Sabbath in the PentateuchSamuel H. Balentine, The Torah’s Vision of WorshipRichard H. Lowery, Sabbath and JubileeShow Produced By:Dan GummelPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

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Philippa Jane Keyworth, also known as P. J. Keyworth, and known to her friends as Pip, has been writing since she was twelve in every notebook she could find. Originally trained as a horse-riding instructor, Philippa went on to become a copywriter before beginning a degree in History and graduating with First Class Honours. She now works in Digital Marketing and part-time as an author. Philippa has three historical romance novels out, each a standalone with indomitable heroines and lovable heroes. Her third novel, Fool Me Twice (Madison Street Publishing, 2016), follows the exploits of a notorious female gamester whose carefully orchestrated life is turned upside down by the arrival of a most ineligible gentleman… The Edict marks her first fantasy novel and is the first in a trilogy. Following the stories of strong yet markedly different heroines, the world of The She Trilogy will see the ultimate struggle between good and evil played out in a fantasy world, bringing it to the brink of destruction. 1) Do you have an ‘elevator pitch’ for The Widow’s Redeemer, to summarize it for our audience members who maybe haven’t read it before? It focuses on Letty Burton — she’s the opposite of what would be eligible. She’s a widow, penniless, and doesn’t have any connections in the Regency world (1815) and she comes across the most eligible and scandalous bachelor. 2) I just discovered the whole “Regency” genre. This qualifies, right? Can you define that term for us? There’s a few definitions: the period of 1811-1820, which was when the Prince of Wales, the son of the King George III, became a Regent because George III was the mad king, and he was ineligible to rule. Literarily: authors take different amounts of time for this. She’s heard it as broad as 1790 to 1830. She’s a bit more old school and stricter about it though: she keeps it to the actual Regency. In that time period, so much happens: the French Revolution, Revolutionary Wars, Napoleon… There’s a lot of change. It was on the brink of the Industrial Revolution. Pride and Prejudice came out in the late 18th century, so it wasn’t technically Regency, but the film adaptations display the people with Regency clothes. NOTE: Philippa contacted me afterwards and corrected herself that P&P was actually published in 1813! :) 3) Tell me a little about your journey writing The Widow’s Redeemer. I understand that you got the idea from the Book of Ruth? She is a Christian, and Ruth is a book of the Bible. It’s a love story played out in ancient Bible times. There are authors like Francine Rivers who dramatize novel versions of Bible characters. She thought it was cool and brought it to life: putting the same story in a different time period. She loves Ruth and thought she’d have a go at that. She started it when she was 19. She also always loved Jane Austen and Georgette Heyre (who writes really witty dialogue) and decided to try to write something like that. She listened to Mumford and Sons: Winter Winds (she always has a theme tune to a book and that was the one for the Widow’s Redeemer). She wrote the first draft over a year and a half. In that time, she got married and moved. She couldn’t find a job at the time, and decided to spend time writing. 4) You’re hybrid published, right? How did that come about? She takes the opportunities that were given her. She tried to find agents, but a friend mentioned this publishing house. She just submitted on a lark, and then when they offered it to her, she went for it. She queried a lot of agents on the fantasy book, but no one was super keen. But she loved the book and wanted it to see the light of day. Her editor at the publishing house and freelance editors are both brilliant. If you’re with an indie house, you get more support, and you don’t have to do the formatting, etc. She did have to do that for self-publishing. It’s a lot more work to self-publish. She’s also met a supportive community through self-publishing. 5) What advice might you have for other authors out there: what’s the most effective marketing strategy you’ve used to date? (Or perhaps the top three?) There’s nothing that will beat word of mouth. All you can do is make sure that what you put out there is the best you can do. She’s also heard it said that books sell books: the more you have out there, the more you sell. Then, being active on social media in a genuine way: be interested and interact with people, and do it because you enjoy it. Blog tours work well too! 6) Tell us a little about your backlist — are you working on the Edict trilogy now? She’s working on the She Trilogy now, but it went on the back burner bc she wrote a sequel to Fool Me Twice. It’s just gone to her editor. It’s not technically Regency: it’s the 18th century, 1774: Big dresses and big hair. She really loves the hero, Tobias — he’s not what you’d expect. Not very eligible, a younger son (not a great thing in that period of time: no title), and he’s a scapegrace: gets into loads of trouble. When you meet him at first, you wonder about him. Caro has no money and she’s living a double life: she’s a gamester: going to the gaming halls in London and makes money but in the day, she’s pretending to be a separate woman, very genteel and looking for a good husband. He meets both versions of her and causes trouble. 7) Who are some of your favorite authors/books that you would consider to be your inspirations? Jane Austen, Georgette Heyre (she often finds that Jane Austen lacks the description she wants; Georgette Heyre is a little more accessible to a modern audience. She also writes great heroines), Daphne DuMaurier (Frenchman’s Creek — very clever at getting people’s thought patterns down), Alan Bradley (the Flavia de Luce mysteries are about an 11 yo sleuth). Very brilliantly written: she’s a young kid, but she’s also a genius. And he has a way of turning a phrase! 8) Anything I haven’t asked you that you want to make sure you communicate to our audience? Philippa's Amazon author page Philippa's Facebook Philippa's Twitter  Philippa's website

Meet Christopher & Morgan Davis. God rescued their marriage amid extreme cases of anger & betrayal. Literarily millions have heard their testimony through various media interviews. Marriages have been healed and people have accepted Christ after hearing their story. When you listen to this, you will totally understand why!    SimpliEbere (Host) Kindred (Co-Host)   Catch TrueLiving live on TruthFM M - F between 6am to 8am, 11am - 1pm  or 5pm - 7pm PST.   To Tune in, download our app: iOS: http://truth-fm.appstor.io Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truthfm.player&hl=en Or listen from our website: http://truthfmlive.org/listen-live

Meet Christopher & Morgan Davis. God rescued their marriage amid extreme cases of anger & betrayal. Literarily millions have heard their testimony through various media interviews. Marriages have been healed and people have accepted Christ after hearing their story. When you listen to this, you will totally understand why!    SimpliEbere (Host) Kindred (Co-Host)   Catch TrueLiving live on TruthFM M - F between 6am to 8am, 11am - 1pm  or 5pm - 7pm PST.   To Tune in, download our app: iOS: http://truth-fm.appstor.io Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truthfm.player&hl=en Or listen from our website: http://truthfmlive.org/listen-live

Meet Christopher & Morgan Davis. God rescued their marriage amid extreme cases of anger & betrayal. Literarily millions have heard their testimony through various media interviews. Marriages have been healed and people have accepted Christ after hearing their story. When you listen to this, you will totally understand why!    SimpliEbere (Host) Kindred (Co-Host)   Catch TrueLiving live on TruthFM M - F between 6am to 8am, 11am - 1pm  or 5pm - 7pm PST.   To Tune in, download our app: iOS: http://truth-fm.appstor.io Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truthfm.player&hl=en Or listen from our website: http://truthfmlive.org/listen-live

Meet Christopher & Morgan Davis. God rescued their marriage amid extreme cases of anger & betrayal. Literarily millions have heard their testimony through various media interviews. Marriages have been healed and people have accepted Christ after hearing their story. When you listen to this, you will totally understand why!    SimpliEbere (Host) Kindred (Co-Host)   Catch TrueLiving live on TruthFM M - F between 6am to 8am, 11am - 1pm  or 5pm - 7pm PST.   To Tune in, download our app: iOS: http://truth-fm.appstor.io Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truthfm.player&hl=en Or listen from our website: http://truthfmlive.org/listen-live

The time has come, and it won't stand still: after a couple years, we finally go for the big money, put Rush into the limelight, and turn the camera eye to Clockwork Angels by Neil Peart and Kevin J. Anderson. Our first novelization of a concept album -- yes, you read that right -- this fly by night book-like object had us losing it. (Literarily, it's not exactly a high water mark. In fact, each time, it required substantial freewill to turn the page. Even if you're in the mood for something like this book, most of this book isn't working, man. If only we'd had some distant early warning that would have prevented us from making memories about this stupid thing.) Our grand designs to leverage our lifetimes of Rush fandom (one of many of our open secrets) to go on a witch hunt at Rush's expense end up revealing many lessons, and some tears. Anyway, please enjoy this podcast that we made for you, no strings attached: it's something for nothing. Also please enjoy the two thousand, one hundred twelve hidden Rush references we packed in beneath, between and behind every available cranny and nook. In the end, it's our mission to inspire all of you to force ten of your friends to listen to this episode. But do it gently, with kid gloves, and don't rush things; observe life's mystic rhythms and subdivisions, and remember that getting smarter isn't a sprint, it's a marathon.   Recommendations: Blood Red Turns Dollar Green, Paul O'Brien Certain Women Music: "Rush" by Big Audio Dynamite "Roll the Bones" by Rush "Meat Grinder" by Madlib "Rush, Rush" by Paula Abdul

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is probably one of the most famous Christmas stories in the world. I find that sad. I cannot for the life of me, understand what it is about this story that any parent would like their child to learn.Christmas stories like that typically have an underlying message that teach kids some life lesson or help them to understand things about the world. Rudolph is no exception to that rule. It’s just the wrong lesson. Let me explain. For those of you who have not heard the story. A beautiful reindeer is born, but he is a little different. He is not like the other reindeer. He had a shiny red nose that glows. It, through most of the story, causes him nothing but grief and bullshit; much like anybody who,God Forbid, is different than others and the world just can’t seem to grasp this.  With the exception of Rudolph’s mother, the entire town was on his ass for something he could not help, and something he could not change. He wasn’t like everyone else, so all the other asshole reindeer decide that they don’t like Rudolph because of this shiny red nose. They laughed at him and they called him names. Rudolph’s father even covers his nose with a fake black one so that Santa Clause will find him acceptable. Yes, Santa. There is a scene where Santa, wobbles his jolly fat ass right into the shop where Rudolph’s dad was putting the finishing touches on his new black nose. Rudolph’s dad informs him that he has the nose problems well under control. He explains to Santa that it won’t be a problem, and that is son won’t embarrass him. Rudolph had no friends, no family, and no support system. He for no reason was made to feel bad about himself. His own father and that White bearded, bag-toting, ho ho ho shouting, sack of shit who is loved across the globe, could not see the beauty in what was different about this gentle meek child reindeer. Sometime later, a storm came in. It was a storm that could have halted Christmas. Santa was very concerned. (so he claimed) He was worried that all the poor little children in the world would have to go without the toys that his slave colony of elves has been working on all year. Yes, he was screwed. Santa did not have a clue, and he did not have a plan. he stood outside and watched the storm roll in with nothing, but his dick in his hand. Then all of a sudden, Santa remembers Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. He thinks to himself “Yeah Rudolph! That is the reindeer whose balls I have been busting all year. He is the one that has no friends and whose life I have been ruining for the glorification of my ego.” So now that Santa’s plans are shit side up, he thinks of Rudolph. Santa realizes that Rudolph’s shiny red nose can be of service to him and to the rest of the bastards who ostracized him and shut him out. Their lives can now be easier with Rudolph’s nose. So Santa, and Rudolph’s father, and all the other Shit-bag reindeer went to Rudolph, humble for the first time. Santa looking at the ground says “Hey Rudolph, as you know there is a storm coming and we are all really up shit creek here. Would you mind using your nose so that we can all see where in the Hell we are going tonight?” OK, Now here comes the Bullshit. Rudolph proudly agrees, to escort these son’s of bitches. He just tucked his tail and bailed these assholes out. This basically the story of Rudolph. I would like to apologize on behalf of Director: Larry Roemer, and Writers: Robert May, Romeo Muller. Literarily speaking they have corn-holed us all. All these years you have had to know the story as it is and it is all because of these three assholes Well your pain ends today. I, Tom Nardone, and I would like to present a more proper ending to this story. I now present the Tom Nardone ending. “Hey Rudolph, as you know there is a storm coming and we are all really up shit creek here. Would you mind using your nose so that we can all see where in the Hell we are going tonight?” Rudolph agrees. (Now stay with me) So on the night they leave, the reindeer get harnessed up, and they all take to the air from the North Pole. Santa is relieved; he could not believe that his gelatinous ass was finally airborne, and everything would work out okay, or so it seemed. Presenting: Rudolph the Rad-Nosed Reindeer. Rudolph was at the head of the pack leading the way to spread Christmas cheer to the whole world. About twenty minutes into the flight, they were clear of land. Then Rudolph, seeing, that they were now flying over the ocean, breaks a sinister grin. He detaches himself from his harness and flies around alongside the sleigh and says to Santa and all the reindeer. Rudolph’s nose increased its brightness casting a fiery red aura around himself as he spoke: “ALL I WANTED WAS TO BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER REINDEER, BUT ALL OF YOU CHOSE TO SHIT ON ME!  SO YOU PRICKS THINK ABOUT THAT ON YOUR WAY TO HELL. I  THIRST FOR THE TEARS YOU WILL SHED AS YOU CRASH THIS PIECE OF SHIT SLEIGH INTO THE OCEAN, WHILE TRYING TO FLY THIS MOTHER-F#CKER BLIND!! BEFORE YOU DIE. KNOW THIS!! I AM GOING BACK TO CHRISTMAS TOWN, AND I’M GONNA BURN THAT MOTHERFU#KER TO THE GROUND WHILE THE WHOLE TOWN SLEEPS!!! I WILL DRINK YAGER FROM THE SKULL OF AN ELF, AND EAT VENISON AS I STAND IN THE CREMATORY THAT YOU ASSHOLES ONCE CALLED HOME, I WILL WAIT FOR THE WHOLE TOWN TO BURN. WHEN IT IS COMPLETE I WILL GATHER THE ASHES AND THEM IM GONNA BURN THE F#CKING ASHES. YOU DOUCHE-BAGS DENIED ME A MERRY CHRISTMAS, SO I WILL JUST MAKE MY OWN HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! SO MERRY CHRISTMAS ASSHOLES, MERRY FU@%ING CHRISTMAS. Rudolph then flew away leaving Santa and the other reindeer without any hope of survival.

Colin Marshall talks to book critic and former Los Angeles Times book editor David L. Ulin. He’s also the editor of several anthologies of Los Angeles writing and the author of The Myth of Solid Ground. His latest book The Lost Art of Reading examines changes in his own and others’ style of engagement with books in the age of fragmented attention, always-flowing information sources, and countless outlets for on-demand media.