By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. The greatness of writing–and the power of a word–is measured by how well that word (and, when I say “word,” I mean it metaphorically as a body ofContinue reading “A Reader’s Life (prt. 16): Words that Defy”
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A Reading Life (pt. 2): Choose your own Adventure
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call in ministry. Find the introduction here. I rarely enjoy predictable endings. One of the hardest things about being a preacher is that you can’t conclude a sermon without mentioning Jesus and redemption. Congregations doContinue reading “A Reading Life (pt. 2): Choose your own Adventure”