Grace to you and peace as you begin a new day, new week, new month…
The new ESV Preaching Bible is a great one for pastors, and Westminster Books has it on sale for 50% off.
Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good list that crosses a lot of genres.
(Yesterday on the blog: Threescore and Ten)
I love hearing how Christians in different areas grapple with unique cultural quirks. Like this one: “In this culture, it’s very important that men who are not relatives never see a woman wet, whether that’s swimming, wearing wet hair from a shower, etc. Wet hair and clothes are viewed as very sensual. So baptism, where a woman is publicly soaking wet, is the kind of event that could lead to strong feelings of shame, of dishonorably exposing oneself, a wife, sister, or daughter to the eyes of unrelated men.”
Layers Of Story, Layers Of Sorrow, Layers Of Grace
Speaking of which, here’s another cross-cultural article. “This. has. been. a. week. What would you think of a high school girl who comes back to boarding school pregnant? It’s sad and complicated for her life, for sure. What
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