New book. Launching 27 June 2026.
Meaningless
Without
Bearing the image of God
A walk through 1 Corinthians 13, one quality of love at a time, asking what each one requires of us. Love the way God has always defined it.
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A note from the author
I did not set out to write a book about love. I set out to understand the Bible better. And the more I read, the more one thing kept surfacing, quietly at first and then impossible to ignore. Everything kept coming back to love.
JQ Botes
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