Books read in the first half of the year, including fiction, history, and self-help for young adults, among others.
Category: Raising Image Bearers
![A grey, cloth-bound book rests open atop a blue, cloth-bound book, which in turn rests upon a mahogany wood table. You can tell that it will smell of old books. The pages are aged and the top of the text fades into the background. The bottom two lines are decipherable: "Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen."](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_0792-850x638.jpg)
Books of 2022 – Quarters Three and Four
Books read in the third and fourth quarters of 2022, with some thoughts on each. Include an enslaved woman’s memoir and young adult fiction, among others.
![A grey, cloth-bound book rests open atop a blue, cloth-bound book, which in turn rests upon a mahogany wood table. You can tell that it will smell of old books. The pages are aged and the top of the text fades into the background. The bottom two lines are decipherable: "Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen."](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_0792-850x638.jpg)
Books of 2022 – Quarter Two
Books I read in the second quarter of 2022, with some thoughts on each. Include history, ADHD, Newberry Award, and social/political commentary.
![A white bookmark-charm cross hangs from string tied in a Korean knot. It rests on the cover of a dark blue, leather-bound Bible, inscribed with a cross inlaid with Celtic knots.](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_1108-850x638.jpg)
Who is the Gospel For, Anyway?
A situation faced by a pastor with his teenage daughter forces the question, who is the gospel for, anyway?
![A close-up view of an infant's closed fist, nestled in a white swaddle blanket and resting against a sage green pillow.](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/P1020549-850x638.jpg)
Better Resources for Exhausted New Moms (or Dads)
After having evaluated John Piper’s (problematic) advice for exhausted new moms, an actual mother offers other resources that have proved more helpful over the course of parenting young children.
![A close-up view of an infant's closed fist, nestled in a white swaddle blanket and resting against a sage green pillow.](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/P1020549-850x638.jpg)
Better Advice for Exhausted New Moms (or Dads)
After having evaluated John Piper’s advice for exhausted new moms, an actual mother offers her own words of encouragement and advice.
![A close-up view of an infant's closed fist, nestled in a white swaddle blanket and resting against a sage green pillow.](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/P1020549-850x638.jpg)
John Piper’s Advice for Exhausted New Moms
An actual mom evaluates John Piper’s advice for exhausted young mothers. While some advice is deemed actually helpful, the words “awkward,” “creepy,” and “negligent” all make an appearance in the evaluation.
![Two children, their back to the viewer, climb to the top of a grassy sand dune.](https://www.whyhavewefasted.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_8947-850x638.jpg)
The Neglected VIP at Cana
This post aims to do a variety of things. First, to show the tension between precision in translations on the one hand and holding those same translations loosely on the other hand. Second, to reflect on the relationship between Jesus and his mother, Mary (the neglected VIP in this story). Third, to demonstrate when a regular habit of scripture reading led to fresh insights, even in an I-already-know-the-story moment.