{"id":20681,"date":"2020-07-06T11:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=20681"},"modified":"2020-07-06T11:52:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:52:41","slug":"the-afterword-conversations-on-books-reading-and-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=20681","title":{"rendered":"The Afterword: Conversations on Books, Reading, and the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This week the blog is sponsored by Westminster Bookstore and they are introducing a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/afterword\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">New Web Series and Podcast<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We launched &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/pages\/the-afterword?tab=afterword-guests\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Afterword<\/a>&rdquo; because we don&rsquo;t want our ministry to the readers of the Church to end with the delivery of a book. To that end, we hope these digital discussions will foster a culture of reading in our congregations as we engage with books and get to know the authors behind them. Throughout this series, we&rsquo;ll cover all the pressing topics a book lover&ndash;kindergarten through MDiv&ndash;could ask for: tips for family worship and sermon prep, using books in counseling and group study, reading with your kids, how to mark up a book, &ldquo;What makes a book worth reading?&rdquo;, &ldquo;Dust-jackets: keep or throw away?&rdquo;, publishing and writers block, &ldquo;Should you finish a book cover-to-cover before starting the next one?&rdquo;, and much more&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>For our 3rd episode of The Afterword, we&rsquo;re pleased to host Mark Vroegop, author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, and the newly released Weep With Me: How Lament Opens the Door for Racial Reconciliation. Now more than ever, these are sensitive topics, but we&rsquo;re grateful that Mark addresses them head on with biblical wisdom, and pastoral<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the blog is sponsored by Westminster Bookstore and they are introducing a New Web Series and Podcast. We launched \u201cThe Afterword\u201d because we don\u2019t want our ministry to the readers of the Church to end with the delivery of a book. To that end, we hope these digital discussions will foster a culture of reading in our congregations as we engage with books and get to know the authors behind them. 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