HeyJaredLament's Bloom
Poetry, prose, reflections, and occasional book recommendations.
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Follow Whom? (opens the original)
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Aside from reviewing books on Goodreads, I've never published a book critique… largely because I don't enjoy having my judgments open to public interpretation. I've actually considered shelving this critique altogether. But then I came across Nick O'Brien's Substack note, and something in it resonated enough to change my mind. So here it is: my critique of David Platt's Follow Me.My church book club read through Follow Me together, and I walked away with this conclusion: the book has real potent
Friendship as a Creative Practice (opens the original)
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