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Publication day for The Death of Religion (opens the original)
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I am delighted to announce the publication of The Death of Religion? Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith. I co-authored this book with Byron Johnson, my longtime friend and Baylor colleague.Thank you so much
The Discipline to Meet Your Goal (opens the original)
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I write a lot, so sometimes people assume that writing comes easy for me. Not true. Virtually every writing day, I don’t feel like writing. Then I write, and I try to hit 1000 words before the day’s end. Then I am happy that I wrote 1000 words.That sequence is common across all spheres of life. There is joy in discipline, but it normally comes after you have exercised discipline, not before.Thanks for reading Thomas Kidd’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and
Using Gemini Notebook for Research (opens the original)
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I have been exploring AI applications in history research this year. One of my outstanding Midwestern Baptist Seminary Ph.D. students recently helped me learn to use a curated notebook for research. It is one of the most promising applications I have yet discovered.I use Google’s Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), which is free. There are many other notebook options out there, including ones that would likely have more functionality and capacity for sources. But Not
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