# Reading

> Books I've read, logged by year.

I've read for as long as I can remember. But people have read and written for thousands of years, and there's a reason. It's how knowledge sticks.

I'm a software engineer; I'm also a Christian, and a theologian (long story). So the list runs all over: theology, novels, travel books, photography, software engineering.

I keep my notes in a [Zettelkasten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten), so whatever's worth remembering outlives the book. Here's a list of what I've been reading, with some personal notes.

## 2026

- [Tomando decisões segundo a vontade de Deus](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77251129-tomando-decis-es-segundo-a-vontade-de-deus) — Heber Campos Jr
- [Mundo por Terra (World by Land)](https://www.amazon.com.br/Mundo-por-terra-fascinante-mundo/dp/B07DNJYNZQ) — Roy Rudnick & Michelle Weiss (This book always scratches my travel itch.)
- [Diário do clima](https://www.amazon.com.br/Di%C3%A1rio-do-clima-S%C3%B4nia-Bridi/dp/852505139X) — Sônia Bridi
- [Desiring God](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213367.Desiring_God) — John Piper (Profound and life changing read.)
- [Staff Engineer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56481725-staff-engineer) — Will Larson (Great read! I read it right after stepping into a staff engineer role at CrewAI.)

## 2025

- [Redemption Accomplished and Applied](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53341611-redemption-accomplished-and-applied) — John Murray
- [The Death of Ivan Ilyich](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18386.The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilych) — Leo Tolstoy (Trying to get into the classics. This was a great read!)
- [The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/504128.The_Complete_Works_of_E_M_Bounds_on_Prayer) — E. M. Bounds
- [Notes from Underground](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49455.Notes_from_Underground) — Fyodor Dostoevsky
- [1984](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5470.1984) — George Orwell
- [The Abolition of Man](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79428.The_Abolition_of_Man) — C.S. Lewis
- [Competing Spectacles](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42248509-competing-spectacles) — Tony Reinke
- [One Hundred Days Between Sea and Sky](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1575434) — Amyr Klink (A guy decides to go in a 100-day rowing journey from Namibia to Brazil solo. ROWING!)

## 2024

- [Worship in Spirit and Truth](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/259110.Worship_in_Spirit_and_Truth) — John Frame
- [Manual de Teologia Sistemática](https://www.amazon.com.br/Manual-Teologia-Sistem%C3%A1tica-Zacarias-Aguiar/dp/857459055X) — Zacarias de Aguiar Severa
- [Introduction to Christian Worship](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65302.Introduction_to_Christian_Worship) — James F. White
- [Early Christian Worship](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12666135-early-christian-worship) — Paul F. Bradshaw
- [Adoração Bíblica](https://www.vidanova.com.br/livros/adoracao-biblica-os-fundamentos-da-verdadeira-adoracao) — Russell Shedd
- [Daily Life in the Times of Jesus](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2101978.Daily_Life_in_the_Time_of_Jesus) — Henri Daniel-Rops
- [How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11315591-how-to-shoot-video-that-doesn-t-suck) — Steve Stockman (Wife and I decided to document our trips and I didn't want to suck at shooting video.)
- [Laowai](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5561341-laowai---hist-rias-de-uma-rep-rter-brasileira-na-china) — Sônia Bridi (Stories from a Brazilian TV correspondent in 2005 China)

## 2023

- [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire) — J.K. Rowling
- [The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13579364-the-freedom-of-self-forgetfulness) — Timothy Keller (I read this short book almost every year.)
- [Worship in the Early Church](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2080492.Worship_in_the_Early_Church) — Ralph P. Martin
- [The Story of Christianity (Volume 1)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63141.The_Story_of_Christianity) — Justo L. González
- [Vozes do cristianismo primitivo](https://www.amazon.com.br/Vozes-Cristianismo-Primitivo-Siepierski-Hinson/dp/8598172839) — Hinson & Siepierski
- [At the Origins of Christian Worship](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1779427.At_the_Origins_of_Christian_Worship) — Larry Hurtado
- [Unity and Diversity in the New Testament](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/293070.Unity_and_Diversity_in_the_New_Testament) — James Dunn
- [Understanding Exposure](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142239.Understanding_Exposure) — Bryan Peterson (This book taught me everything I know about photography.)
- [Hidden Christmas](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430050-hidden-christmas) — Timothy Keller

## 2022

- [Comportamentos Tóxicos](https://www.editoraaguasprofundas.com.br/prect) — Michel Piragine
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5.Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban) — J.K. Rowling

## 2021

- [Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10081849-lit) — Tony Reinke
- [Counterfeit Gods](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6403690-counterfeit-gods) — Timothy Keller
- [The Pilgrim's Progress](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797.The_Pilgrim_s_Progress) — John Bunyan
- [Liturgy of the Ordinary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30010106-liturgy-of-the-ordinary) — Tish Warren
- [Remote: Office Not Required](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17316682-remote) — David Heinemeier Hansson & Jason Fried (Remote work wasn't a thing when I read this)
- [The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65605.The_Magician_s_Nephew) — C.S. Lewis
- [God and the Pandemic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53542879-god-and-the-pandemic) — N.T. Wright
- [Panorama Histórico de Israel](https://adsantos.com.br/panorama-historica-de-israel) — Antônio Renato Gusso
- [O custo do discipulado](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48495396-o-custo-do-discipulado) — Jonas Madureira
- [Genesis in Space and Time](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/455449) — Francis Schaeffer
- [Verdadeiro Evangelho](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24473410-o-verdadeiro-evangelho) — Paul Washer
- [Dom Casmurro](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82888.Dom_Casmurro) — Machado de Assis
- [A Little Exercise for Young Theologians](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/916025.A_Little_Exercise_for_Young_Theologians) — Helmut Thielicke
- [Animal Farm](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170448.Animal_Farm) — George Orwell

## 2020

- [The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13579364-the-freedom-of-self-forgetfulness) — Timothy Keller
- [Crazy Love](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3206011-crazy-love) — Francis Chan
- [Lei, Graça e Santificação](https://www.skoob.com.br/livro/30432-lei_graca_e_santificacao) — Russell Shedd
- [Maturidade](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42762067-maturidade) — Luciano Subirá
- [Cristianismo Descomplicado](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36528017-cristianismo-descomplicado) — Augustus Nicodemus Lopes
- [Inteligência Humilhada](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35527408-intelig-ncia-humilhada) — Jonas Madureira
- [Felicidade: Modos de usar](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52220967-felicidade) — Cortella, Karnal & Pondé