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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…

Justin BaileyDecember 14, 2022

Books Lists

Bailey’s Book Awards: My Favorite Reads from 2021

Every year I set a goal to read 60 books (for class, for research, and for pleasure). Having just crossed the finish line, I’ve been reflecting on my year of reading. This means lamenting the lack of fiction (only 10) and poetry (0!) and making…

Justin BaileyDecember 15, 2021

Confessional Lists

Reflections on Turning 40: 10 (More) Important Things I’ve Learned

I turned 40 today. Life has been too frenetic for me to give this milestone the reflection it deserves. But I did set aside one afternoon to give turning 40 some concentrated attention. When I turned 30, I wrote a series of posts on the…

Justin BaileyApril 15, 2021

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CrossFit Power Rankings: Futile and Fun

Once the Bulls lost to Miami in the Conference Finals, I turned my full sports-related attention to the CrossFit games. For the last two months, I've watched every Competition-related video put out by the mainsite, Games site or CrossFit Journal. During the Regional competitions, I un-followed…

Justin BaileyJuly 26, 2011

Lists Thirty

The 30 People Who Have Most Profoundly Impacted my Life.

This should be the last entry of the “30” series, at least for now. Though I am pondering doing a forward looking set, i.e., “30 places I’d like to visit”, “30 goals I’d like to achieve.” But it may be getting a little too much.…

Justin BaileyApril 22, 2011

Books Lists Thirty

The 30 Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read (2): Fiction

The 30 Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read (2): Fiction By "most important" I simply mean the books that I have enjoyed the most. These are the books that reward endless re-reading. Here we go: 16. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - voted the…

Justin BaileyApril 21, 2011

Books Lists Thirty

The 30 Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read (1): Non-Fiction

When I say most important, I don’t mean the most well written, most popular or most intellectually deep. I simply mean the 30 books that had the greatest impact on me at whatever stage of life I was in when I read them, as well…

Justin BaileyApril 20, 2011

Lists Thirty

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (3): Other

The places on this section of the list are not exotic. They are rather ordinary places where I have experienced extraordinary things. Here's the final ten spots of my top 30 list: 21. Olathe, KS, 1987-1999 - This is the town I spent most of my…

Justin BaileyApril 19, 2011

Lists Thirty

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (2): Domestic

In my thirty years, I've been to something like 33 of the 50 states. I need to hit the Northeast, Alaska and Hawaii to make 50 states by age 50. But these are my favorite places so far. 11. Chicago, 1999-2005 - This is the magical…

Justin BaileyApril 18, 2011

Lists Thirty

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (1): Foreign

I almost hesitated to do this one, because it felt like showing off: “look where I’ve been”. But I decided to post it anyway, because exploring and serving the world that God has made is a priority for me. I post these places reflectively: thankful…

Justin BaileyApril 16, 2011

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Bailey’s Book Awards: Favorite Reads from 2022

Bailey’s Book Awards: My Favorite Reads from 2021

Reflections on Turning 40: 10 (More) Important Things I’ve Learned

CrossFit Power Rankings: Futile and Fun

The 30 People Who Have Most Profoundly Impacted my Life.

The 30 Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read (2): Fiction

The 30 Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read (1): Non-Fiction

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (3): Other

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (2): Domestic

The 30 Coolest Places I’ve Been (1): Foreign

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