diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 10b084a5..eeab8ca9 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   - [[#magit][Magit]]
   - [[#eshell][Eshell]]
   - [[#vterm][Vterm]]
-  - [[#sly][Sly]]
+  - [[#sly-common-lisp][Sly Common Lisp]]
   - [[#pdf-tools][PDF-Tools]]
   - [[#epub][EPUB]]
   - [[#eaf-emacs-application-framework][EAF (Emacs Application Framework)]]
@@ -395,6 +395,13 @@ Let's make parens and other delimiters easier to tell apart by making nested one
            (eval (mini-echo-mode 0) (doom-modeline-mode 1))
          (eval (doom-modeline-mode 0) (mini-echo-mode 1)))))
 #+end_src
+
+*** Searching
+Let's make xref use ripgrep instead of grep for speed.
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(setq xref-search-program "ripgrep")
+#+end_src
+
 ** Fix NixOS
 I am currently using NixOS. In order for emacs to have access to certain programs, we need to set some environment variables
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
@@ -1372,6 +1379,19 @@ In order to use it, I need to go to http://localhost:8080
         org-roam-ui-open-on-start t))
 
 #+END_SRC
+*** Denote
+I might try switching to and using denote instead of Org Roam. Denote doesn't use a DB and instead uses a clever naming scheme to make sure that all files are connectable. The one downside of denote is that the links are specific to denote instead of plain org links.
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(use-package denote
+  :config
+  (setq denote-directory "/home/chris/org"
+        denote-dired-directories "/home/chris/org"
+        denote-modules '(project xref ffap)
+        denote-known-keywords '("emacs" "bible" "jesus" "tfc" "lesson" "it" "dev"))
+  :general
+  (chris/leader-keys
+    "no" 'denote-open-or-create))
+#+end_src
 
 *** Org-Superstar
 Org-Superstar makes the stars at the beginning of the line in =org-mode= a lot prettier.
@@ -3138,6 +3158,15 @@ Finally, here are some auto modes I'd like to setup
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.yuck?\\'" . lisp-data-mode))
 #+end_src
 
+*** Emacs Lisp 
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(general-def 'normal emacs-lisp-mode-map
+  "ge" 'eval-defun
+  "gE" 'eval-last-sexp
+  "gp" 'pp-eval-last-sexp)
+#+end_src
+
+
 *** Tree Sitter
 I'm gonna try this to speed up emacs and make it nicer
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle no
@@ -3716,15 +3745,19 @@ Ledger mode
                    tab-always-indent 'complete
                    completion-cycle-threshold t
                    ledger-complete-in-steps t)
+
   (defun chris/ledger-clean ()
     (interactive)
     (when (eq major-mode #'ledger-mode)
       (ledger-mode-clean-buffer)))
   (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'chris/ledger-clean)
-  (add-hook 'ledger-reconcile-mode-hook #'(ledger-mode-clean-buffer))
+
+  (setq ledger-default-date-format "%Y-%m-%d")
+
   :general
   (general-def 'normal ledger-mode-map
-    "ga" 'ledger-add-transaction))
+    "ga" 'ledger-add-transaction
+    "gr" 'ledger-report))
 #+end_src
 
 ** MU4E
@@ -4217,7 +4250,7 @@ Emulate a terminal
   (display-line-numbers-mode -1))
 (add-hook 'vterm-mode-hook 'chris/vterm-setup)
 #+end_src
-** Sly
+** Sly Common Lisp
 Using sly makes a lot better common-lisp interaction within emacs.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package sly
@@ -4932,10 +4965,14 @@ I am going to try and use LanguageTool to fix grammatical issues.
 ** MyBible
 MyBible is going to be set of functions for creating and using a bible app within Emacs. Let's see if we can't make it work.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defvar bible-books '(genesis exodus leviticus numbers dueteronomy joshua judges ruth 1-samuel 2-samuel 1-kings 2-kings 1-chronicles 2-chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song-of-solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk zephaniah haggai zechariah malachi matthew mark luke john acts romans 1-corinthians 2-corinthians galatians ephesians phillipians colossians 1-thessalonians 2-thessalonians 1-timothy 2-timothy titus philemon hebrews james 1-peter 2-peter 1-john 2-john 3-john jude revelation))
+
+(org-list-get-subtree *genesis* idk)
+
 (defun chris/find-verse ()
-    (interactive)
-    (find-file "/home/chris/org/bibles/esv.org")
-    (list (imenu-choose-buffer-index)))
+  (interactive)
+  (find-file "/home/chris/org/bibles/esv.org")
+  (list (imenu-choose-buffer-index)))
 #+end_src
 
 ** Performance
diff --git a/bible.el b/bible.el
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be4bab08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bible.el
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+(defvar bible-books '(genesis exodus leviticus numbers dueteronomy joshua judges ruth 1-samuel 2-samuel 1-kings 2-kings 1-chronicles 2-chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song-of-solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk zephaniah haggai zechariah malachi matthew mark luke john acts romans 1-corinthians 2-corinthians galatians ephesians phillipians colossians 1-thessalonians 2-thessalonians 1-timothy 2-timothy titus philemon hebrews james 1-peter 2-peter 1-john 2-john 3-john jude revelation))
+
+(org-list-get-subtree *genesis* idk)
+
+(defun chris/find-verse ()
+  (interactive)
+  (find-file "/home/chris/org/bibles/esv.org")
+  (list (imenu-choose-buffer-index)))
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index a13ff30c..00bebb40 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@
            (eval (mini-echo-mode 0) (doom-modeline-mode 1))
          (eval (doom-modeline-mode 0) (mini-echo-mode 1)))))
 
+(setq xref-search-program "ripgrep")
+
 (setenv "WAYLAND_DISPLAY" (if (string= (getenv "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") "Hyprland")
                               "wayland-1"
                             "wayland-0"))
@@ -1034,6 +1036,16 @@ much faster. The hope is to also make this a faster version of imenu."
         org-roam-ui-update-on-save t
         org-roam-ui-open-on-start t))
 
+(use-package denote
+  :config
+  (setq denote-directory "/home/chris/org"
+        denote-dired-directories "/home/chris/org"
+        denote-modules '(project xref ffap)
+        denote-known-keywords '("emacs" "bible" "jesus" "tfc" "lesson" "it" "dev"))
+  :general
+  (chris/leader-keys
+    "no" 'denote-open-or-create))
+
 (use-package org-present
   :commands org-present
   :config
@@ -2392,6 +2404,11 @@ targets."
 
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.yuck?\\'" . lisp-data-mode))
 
+(general-def 'normal emacs-lisp-mode-map
+  "ge" 'eval-defun
+  "gE" 'eval-last-sexp
+  "gp" 'pp-eval-last-sexp)
+
 
 
 (defun astyle-this-buffer ()
@@ -2696,15 +2713,19 @@ targets."
                    tab-always-indent 'complete
                    completion-cycle-threshold t
                    ledger-complete-in-steps t)
+
   (defun chris/ledger-clean ()
     (interactive)
     (when (eq major-mode #'ledger-mode)
       (ledger-mode-clean-buffer)))
   (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'chris/ledger-clean)
-  (add-hook 'ledger-reconcile-mode-hook #'(ledger-mode-clean-buffer))
+
+  (setq ledger-default-date-format "%Y-%m-%d")
+
   :general
   (general-def 'normal ledger-mode-map
-    "ga" 'ledger-add-transaction))
+    "ga" 'ledger-add-transaction
+    "gr" 'ledger-report))
 
 (use-package mu4e
   ;; :load-path "~/.guix-home/profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e/"
@@ -3629,10 +3650,14 @@ interfere with the default `bongo-playlist-buffer'."
     "v" 'chris/elfeed-bongo-insert-item
     "N" 'mastodon-notifications--timeline))
 
+(defvar bible-books '(genesis exodus leviticus numbers dueteronomy joshua judges ruth 1-samuel 2-samuel 1-kings 2-kings 1-chronicles 2-chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song-of-solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk zephaniah haggai zechariah malachi matthew mark luke john acts romans 1-corinthians 2-corinthians galatians ephesians phillipians colossians 1-thessalonians 2-thessalonians 1-timothy 2-timothy titus philemon hebrews james 1-peter 2-peter 1-john 2-john 3-john jude revelation))
+
+(org-list-get-subtree *genesis* idk)
+
 (defun chris/find-verse ()
-    (interactive)
-    (find-file "/home/chris/org/bibles/esv.org")
-    (list (imenu-choose-buffer-index)))
+  (interactive)
+  (find-file "/home/chris/org/bibles/esv.org")
+  (list (imenu-choose-buffer-index)))
 
 ;; Reduce rendering/line scan work for Emacs by not rendering cursors or regions
 ;; in non-focused windows.
@@ -3674,23 +3699,3 @@ interfere with the default `bongo-playlist-buffer'."
         gcmh-verbose nil))
 
 (setq warning-suppress-types '((comp)))
-(custom-set-variables
- ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
- ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
- ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
- ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
- '(ledger-reports
-   '(("bal Income" "ledger bal Income")
-     ("bal" "%(binary) -f %(ledger-file) bal")
-     ("reg" "%(binary) -f %(ledger-file) reg")
-     ("payee" "%(binary) -f %(ledger-file) reg @%(payee)")
-     ("account" "%(binary) -f %(ledger-file) reg %(account)")))
- '(pdf-misc-print-program-args
-   '("-o media=Letter" "-o fitplot" "-o sides=two-sided-long-edge"))
- '(pdf-misc-print-program-executable "lpr"))
-(custom-set-faces
- ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
- ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
- ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
- ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
- '(org-modern-tag ((t :background "#9aedfe" :foreground "#282a36"))))
diff --git a/templates b/templates
index d68f0770..c2721d75 100644
--- a/templates
+++ b/templates
@@ -177,4 +177,4 @@ nix-mode
 
 ledger-mode
 
-(contribution "2023-11-01 Contributions" n> "Income:Supporters:" (p "supporter") > n> "Assets:Core")
+(contribution "2023-10-01 Contributions" n> "Income:Supporters:" (p "supporter") > n> "Assets:Core")