my top 5 books i read in January 2025

# 5 Gary Tomas's When To Walk Away gives tips about the relationships in your life from co-workers, your folks to SOs it's very biblical learning from Jesus's example 4 stars on Goodreads Here's a Quote. Gary Tomas is a very insightful writer if you need help with relationships other than professional help.

“Instead of trying to make toxic people happy or satisfied (which is to live to help reliable people serve and worship God. Our job is to open up new avenues of worship with people who want to reverence God. Rather than living to make toxic people feel good about us, let’s live to make reliable people excited about God.”

 

 

 

 

 


#4 Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith

Now this was a heavenly combo for me I'm an American and Church history nerd, and it's very interesting to me since 2017. 4 stars

Here's a summary "Elesha Coffman tells the story of Christianity in the United States by focusing on 13 key events over four centuries of history. I'm passionate about American history and have a particular interest in the history of the Church .The turning points are as varied as the movements they track, including a naval battle, a revival, a schism, a court case, an outpouring of the Spirit, an act of terrorism, the election of a bishop, and the election of a president. Coffman highlights women and men from a range of traditions and shows how, throughout these events, Christians endeavored to discern what it meant to live faithfully in the diverse and rapidly changing place that became the United States."

#3 The Forgotten Man 




This book is polarizing on Goodreads (4 stars) with good reason it's a history of the Great Depression book that hasA chill take on politics that leans towards free markets and classic liberal ideas. that is not everyone's cup of tea to put it nicely I'm aware it's not perfectly objective history if you know that coming in, You might enjoy the book again not for everyone. But I want to read more history books like this 

#2 How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

 


 

 

On the opposite end of the spectrum, it's a book on moral philosophy with bite i really liked The Good Place the tv show loosy based on this book so i picked it up at my local library.

The book is funny and insightful, he takes jabs at right-wing politics I know not everyone will like it but if you like moral philosophy and funny books this might be for you.(4 stars)

#1 Washington: A Life 

 

Ron Chernow

An in-depth book on Washington

and it won a Pulitzer Prize BECAUSE this book is over 9000 pages !!!... lol just kidding)

Dragon Ball Z jokes aside this book is over 900 pages and I really learned a lot and added a lot of context to our 1st prresdent  you can find my highlights on Goodreadsfeel free to friend me there

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