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The Emoji Bible

The twitter account has been going for almost a year, but the moment you've all been waiting for, the newest version of the Bible, in that special language…
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Prostitutes and Polygamists on Sale

There's a sale on now of Prostitutes and Polygamists (the book, not the people). The eBook version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is on sale for only $3.99 (a…
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Interview with Jonathan Merritt

My interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service about Prostitutes and Polygamists was posted last Friday.  As of today (12 April 2016) it has been shared over…
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Of Kings and Prophets: Canceled

Like the dynasty of Saul it portrayed, the ABC TV show based on the books of 1, 2 Samuel Of Kings and Prophets was cut short, canceled after only two…
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Responses to Jesus II: Friends

How loyal are your friends? Have they ever hurt you, let you down, or perhaps even betrayed you? If you've been disappointed by someone close to you, then…
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Responses to Jesus I: Enemies

I was preaching at a church this past weekend, Palm Sunday, and was given five texts to preach from in 10 minutes.  It was an Episcopal church, they cover…
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Where’s God in Esther?

When we lived in England and our sons we young we would "read" the Where's Wally (or in the US, Where's Waldo?) books. A tiny image of Wally…
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Eight Reflections on Urbana 15

My family arrived home at midnight last night after an amazing five days in St. Louis at Urbana 15, a gathering of 16,000 students and leaders who are interested in missions,…
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CT’s Top Articles of 2015

Christianity Today just posted "The Top 20 Most-Read Articles of 2015." Number 14 was "David was a Rapist, Abraham was a Sex Trafficker." I guess people do want…
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God Behaving Badly at Urbana 15?

When I was 19, I attended Urbana 1981 with my parents and my older brother, Rich. Urbana is one of the world's largest missions conferences, held every three…
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Three Lessons from the Five Wise Men

Why three?  I think there were five. We Five Kings of Orient Are... Matthew 2 narrates the story of the wise men, sometimes called magi. Now after Jesus…
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P & P: An SBL Best-Seller

At the recent Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting a 9 minute video was shot where editors from various publishers mention two or three of their best-sellers. Prostitutes and…
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P & P e-book sale

The e-book version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is currently 20% off at all major e-book retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD.com, etc)--only $7.99. The sale ends Nov 24…
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