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Jun 2024
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The Airing of Gratitude with Justin Tayl...

Clearly Reformed
About this episode

Kevin is joined once again by his friends—and by now, only somewhat special guests—Justin and Collin. Listen in as the three amigos talk about books, summer plans, and what they are grateful for. Once again, you’ll find that the guys hit that sweet spot that combines ephemeral chatter and over-long monologues.

Books & Everything:

Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life's Most Important Questions

ESV Teen Study Bible

Shaman and Sage: The Roots of “Spiritual but Not Religious” in Antiquity

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

Churchill: Walking with Destiny

The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an Ahistoric Age

Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300

They Flew: A History of the Impossible

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

The American Revolution: A History

The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity

Select Letters of John Newton

The Joy of Preaching

Expository Reflections on the Gospels

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union

After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy

A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living (Learning to Live)

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