Author: David Schwarm
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Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee, Andrew Wincott (Narrator)
Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee My rating: 5 of 5 stars How am I just finding this now? Mike read a review on a top 100 novels list, and boy was they right–this is a brutal reflection on evil in the world. I like the universal nature of this–like it can be about…
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February 22
Say to yourself over and over again regardless of what happens: “God loves me!” And then add “And I will try to love Him!”
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February 21
In order to love anyone with your whole heart, in order to be really peaceful, in order to be really wholehearted, you must go back again in God to recover the piece He has been keeping for you from all eternity.
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space by Wizards RPG Team
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space by Wizards RPG Team My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a tough one. I was excited to return to Spelljamer and loved the new format. The overall art and layout of this are unique, but the content is just not there. The adventure lacks gravitas, plot, and focus–it is…
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Refractive Africa by Will Alexander
Refractive Africa by Will Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantastic book by LA’s best poet. Coming off the success of his Pocket Poet City Light’s book, this collection is more of the same spaced-out wild ride–a bit more historical and Afrocentric, but still a very wild ride. View all my reviews
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February 20
How can one love self without being selfish? How can one love others without losing self? The answer is: By loving both self and neighbor in God. It is His Love that makes us love both self and neighbor rightly.
David Given Schwarm 