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Twenty Twenty Four: Year-end review & reflections

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Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2024

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Twenty Twenty Three: Year-end review & reflections

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Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2023 Book ReviewsBooks

Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2023

This is the week that various outlets publish lists of the "best books of the year," the "books most likely to shape life, thought, and culture.” I always feel for the authors whose books didn't even make the shortlist, as well for those who have…
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Justin BaileyDecember 8, 2023
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In gratitude for Tim Keller (1950-2023)

Tim Keller passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023. I cried when I learned about it. This is my tribute, in gratitude for his ministry. I first heard about Tim Keller about 20 years ago, during my first year in seminary. To contextualize the connection,…
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Justin BaileyMay 20, 2023
Twenty Twenty Two: Year-end review & reflections Confessional

Twenty Twenty Two: Year-end review & reflections

And just like that we come to the end of another calendar year. Here are some snapshots, highlights, and reflections from the year of teaching, scholarship, ministry, and family life. Teaching at Dordt I taught five courses this year: Biblical Foundations, Aesthetics, Ethics, Leadership &…
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Justin BaileyDecember 16, 2022
Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2022 BooksLists

Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2022

This is the week where people and places publish their list of the best books, "the books most likely to shape life, thought, and culture," as one list puts it. Despite having no reasonable expectation to be considered, it still bothers me way more than…
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Justin BaileyDecember 14, 2022
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Summer Report: Where I’ve been…

A baseball game (White Sox vs Twins) with my friend Matt - great seats! One of the very best things about working in higher education is getting to follow the rhythms of the academic calendar. In between the spring and fall semester is this three…
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Justin BaileyAugust 12, 2022
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Twenty Twenty One: Year-end reflections

I've decided to try to take the last two weeks of the year off from my to do lists – and hopefully away from the Internet as much as possible – so I'm writing my year end reflections a bit early. Here are some snapshots,…
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Justin BaileyDecember 17, 2021
Twenty Twenty Four: Year-end review & reflections Confessional

Twenty Twenty Four: Year-end review & reflections

It's that time of year again, when I do a round up of memorable happenings during the last calendar year. (You can read last year's post here). It is important to say this rundown only represents a slice of my life, in at least three…
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Justin BaileyDecember 23, 2024
Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2024 Book ReviewsBooks

Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2024

For the last few years I've been keeping a record of my reading and making note of the most important books that I read that year. To be honest, I'm feeling a bit burnt out on reading at the moment, and have felt that way…
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Justin BaileyDecember 21, 2024
Twenty Twenty Three: Year-end review & reflections Confessional

Twenty Twenty Three: Year-end review & reflections

And just like that we come to the end of another calendar year. Here are some snapshots, highlights, and reflections from the year of teaching, podcasting, speaking, writing, and general life. Teaching I taught three different courses this year (multiple sections): Aesthetics, Biblical Foundations, and…
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Justin BaileyDecember 22, 2023
Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2023 Book ReviewsBooks

Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2023

This is the week that various outlets publish lists of the "best books of the year," the "books most likely to shape life, thought, and culture.” I always feel for the authors whose books didn't even make the shortlist, as well for those who have…
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Justin BaileyDecember 8, 2023
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