304 - My 2026 Reading List + The Nancy Ray Book Club is Back!
Work and Play with Nancy Ray
Nancy Ray
4.9 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Alright, the Nancy Ray Book Club is back! It's time for one of my favorite episodes of the year : my reading list. If you love books, you are going to love today's episode.
Resources from this episode:
The Body Teaches the Soul by Justin Whitmel Earley
Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle
You're in Good Company by Ashlee Gad
Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vanderkam
Calm Amidst the Chaos Podcast Series
You Bet Your Stretch Marks by Abbie Halberstadt
Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
Stop, in the Name of God by Charlie Kirk
5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox
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| 0:00.0 | All right, the Nancy Ray Book Club is back. |
| 0:02.7 | It's time for one of my favorite episodes of the year, my reading list. |
| 0:06.8 | If you love books, you are going to love today's episode. |
| 0:15.3 | You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 304. |
| 0:19.4 | Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, |
| 0:22.5 | work and play. Simply put, that's where our life and our legacy take place. This is a podcast all |
| 0:27.4 | about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life. Let's get to it. |
| 0:45.0 | Friend, if you're not going to be able to find. Friend, if you're here is anything like mine, it's been a wild ride so far, |
| 0:49.2 | full of new routines, packed schedules, and an ever-growing to-do list. |
| 0:50.7 | But here's the good news. |
| 0:54.9 | You don't need a quiet house or an hour alone to keep scripture in your routine. You just need a few moments and a set of earbuds. With the Dwell Bible app, you can press |
| 1:00.2 | play on scripture while you're packing lunches, driving the kids somewhere, or taking a walk. |
| 1:05.4 | God's word can meet you right in the middle of real life, read to you by authentic voices |
| 1:10.1 | and your choice of background |
| 1:12.1 | sounds and music. I found myself spending more time listening to the Bible than I ever |
| 1:17.5 | expected. It's helped me stay rooted, even on the fullest of days when I don't have a moment to |
| 1:22.2 | sit down and read. This year, let scripture move with you too. You can save 25% on a one-year subscription or 50% on a |
| 1:31.8 | lifetime subscription with my link. Dwellbibble.com slash work and play. Again, that's dwellbibble.com |
| 1:37.6 | slash work and play. The link is in the show notes. |
| 1:51.3 | Okay, I am so excited about today's episode because we are talking about books. If you've been listening to this podcast for any length of time, you know I love books. I love reading. |
| 1:56.5 | And every year I put together a reading list. And this year's no exception. Now, I'll say I don't |
| 2:02.5 | always finish every book on my list. I don't always stick to the list perfectly. Life happens. |
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