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Curating these recommendations week after week for News From the Frontlines has been a joy for me, and I hope that it’s been encouraging for you. Indeed, as much as I love writing, there’s something refreshing about giving you a peek behind the curtain on those books, articles, and other resources which have blessed me, both as a writer and as a believer. And if my work here has been encouraging—whether my own writing or the material I’ve been sharing—please don’t hesitate to

Should you manage to read a book a week over the course of your adult life, you will still have only read about 3,500 to 3,750 works in total—assuming, of course, that you began your reading journey at roughly age ten and continued diligently until around age 80, according to the math, or until your death—whichever should come first.