ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Second Corinthians
The Second Letter to the Corinthians is Paul’s most personal letter, written around 56 AD. He defends his ministry, explains his hardships, and begs the church to forgive a sinner and stay loyal to the true gospel.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - First Corinthians
The First Letter to the Corinthians is Paul’s firm yet loving reply to a troubled church in Corinth around 55 AD. He tackles division, sexual sin, lawsuits, marriage problems, disorder in worship, and confusion about the resurrection.
BooksThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince tells the story of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara and meets a small boy from asteroid B-612.
Monthly UpdatesMonthly update #0427 • November 2025
Monthly update 427 • November 2025 • 2025-11-01 - 2025-11-30
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Romans
The Book of Romans is a letter from Paul to the church in Rome, written around 57 AD. It explains the gospel clearly: all have sinned, salvation comes by faith alone, and God’s grace changes lives.
BooksThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby follows mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby through the eyes of his neighbor, Nick Carraway, during the roaring summer of 1922 on Long Island.
BooksMoby-Dick by Herman Melville
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick follows Ishmael, a sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod under the command of the monomaniacal Captain Ahab.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Acts
The Book of Acts, written by Luke around 80 AD, tells what happened after Jesus rose and went to heaven. It shows the Holy Spirit coming at Pentecost and the church growing from Jerusalem to Rome.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - John
The Book of John, written around 90 AD by the disciple John, shows Jesus as the Son of God. It focuses on who Jesus is more than what He did.
GemsSteve Jobs: Pixar, The Early Days
To mark Toy Story's 30th anniversary, a previously unseen interview with Steve Jobs from 22 November 1996 is released.
DevelopmentEmbedded Swift Improvements Coming in Swift 6.3
Swift 6.3 advances Embedded Swift, a subset for microcontrollers, with key improvements in libraries, diagnostics, C interoperability, debugging, and linking.
BooksAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina follows Anna, a married aristocrat who begins an affair with Count Vronsky, leading to scandal and tragedy.
BooksThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea follows Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without a catch.
BooksI Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek
Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek’s I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist builds a step-by-step case for Christianity using reason, science, and history.
MoviesBonhoeffer
Bonhoeffer (2024), directed by Todd Komarnicki, tells the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and thinker who fought the Nazi regime from within. Jonas Dassler plays Bonhoeffer with calm fire, deep thought, and growing resolve.
DevelopmentInstrumenting Vapor 4 with Swift OTel
The tutorial guides developers through instrumenting a Vapor 4 application with OpenTelemetry for metrics collection, visualised in Grafana, emphasising observability’s role in understanding system behaviour without code inspection.
DevelopmentIntroducing Temporal Swift SDK: Building durable and reliable workflows
The Temporal Swift SDK is now open source, bringing Temporal's durable workflow orchestration to Swift developers for reliable distributed systems.
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Luke
The Book of Luke, written around 60–80 AD by Luke the doctor, tells Jesus’ life in careful order. It shows Jesus as the Saviour for all people, including the poor, women, and outsiders.
BooksDarkest Hour by Anthony McCarten
Anthony McCarten’s Darkest Hour chronicles Winston Churchill’s first weeks as Prime Minister in May 1940, as Nazi forces overrun Europe and Britain faces invasion.
MoviesRose
Rose (2022), directed by Aurélie Saada, follows a woman named Rose who faces mid-life change. Sofie Gråbøl plays Rose with warm strength. She deals with family and old dreams.
Monthly UpdatesMonthly update #0426 • October 2025
Monthly update 426 • October 2025 • 2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31
ChristianityThe Holy Bible - Mark
The Book of Mark, written around 60-70 AD, tells the story of Jesus' life and work. It shows Jesus as the suffering servant who acts with power.
MoviesIrene's Vow
Irena's Vow (2023), directed by Louise Archambault, tells the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish woman who hid Jewish people during World War II.
HikingMarskramer Path part 01
Hiked part 1/20 of the Marskramer Path, 25.5 kilometres from Bad Bentheim to Oldenzaal.
BooksDopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
Anna Lembke’s Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence explores how modern life’s easy access to pleasures, like social media, drugs, or food—drives addiction by overloading our brain’s dopamine system.