Author Archives: Jenoa Sapunarich

In just a few short days I burned my way through this excellent and profound novel; what a beautiful journey! Read a review of this superb book from my friend and colleague CJ Green [here.](https://www.zyzzyva.org/2021/08/06/the-five-wounds-by-kirstin-valdez-quade-no-such-thing-as-sacred-performance/)

Approaching Romans 1 & 2 with boldness! I find it so hard to approach this text with all the baggage I bring to any scripture regarding judgement. Reminding myself that “…for Paul grace creates faith and faith creates obedience.” -Scot McKnight

This sermon from Nadia Bolz-Weber really hit home for me – **I also am done!** I look forward to sharing quotes from her sermon with my college ministry Bible Studies. I especially love the inclusion of the prayer from Don’t Look Up. | [Between Exhaustion and The Deep: a sermon on simple faith in shittyContinue reading

Now reading: Reading Romans Backwards. 📚 Looking forward to incorporating some of this into a Romans study I’m leading at church.

[The Strange Relics of Midwinter | Katherine May](https://katherinemay.substack.com/p/the-strange-relics-of-midwinter?action=share)

Nesting has fully kicked in. I’m 27 weeks along today and the past couple of weeks have been spent cleaning and organizing, and doing lots of reading. I’ve finished two Bill Bryson books (The Body, Walk in the Woods), still working through the Brothers Karamazov and Lonesome Dove. Plus I very much enjoyed the cookbookContinue reading “Journal 2/2/22”

[Walking America: Washington, DC (Anacostia and Alexandria) | Walking through the Democratic coalition of blacks and highly educated whites](https://intellectualinting.substack.com/p/walking-america-washington-dc-anacostia)

Adding yet another book to my growing “currently reading” stack 📚 Trying to find the balance of pregnancy learning, bookclub reading, late night reading, and a fun western.

First attempt at making my own yoghurt. I really love to eat yoghurt, but have always hated the plastic containers and so don’t usually purchase any. Who knew making it yourself was so simple? Looking forward to breakfast tomorrow morning | [Easy Yoghurt](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019966-easy-yogurt?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share)

Normally I just read 1 book at a time but somehow I’ve started off this new year with multiple books 📚 Brothers K for our bookclub, Lonesome Dove for fun, (and to read alongside some family members,) and The Body on Kindle so I have something to read in the middle of the night