The election is
Tuesday. The aftermath starts Wednesday.
One of the
ongoing themes I’ve seen on my Facebook feed has been the shock / surprise /
anger / lack of shock / lack of surprise / lack of anger as to why the vast majority
of Evangelicals distrust Hillary Clinton, and how could they possibly vote for
Donald Trump? Ed Stetzer at Christianity
Today has a thoughtful analysis answering the question about Clinton, and
it isn’t all about abortion. I should say that Mrs. Clinton would look at
me and consider me one of her deplorables. And I'm not a fan of Mr. Trump.
The traditional burial
place of Jesus has been opened for the first time in centuries. A new Bible,
aka the “People’s Bible” for being funded by Kickstarter, has been published. Jennifer
Lyell of Crossway talks about the myth of the best-sellers list, while agent
and writer Terry Whalin tells the story of how your writing can have an unknown
impact.
Some wonderful
poetry this week from Aaron Belz, Jerry Barrett, Chris Yokel, and Malcolm
Guite. And some well-known actors like Daniel Day-Lewis are helping to promote
poetry in the UK.
And in the category
of “I never considered that but it’s absolutely fascinating now that you
mention it” category, do you know what is one of the most difficult words to
translate?
Life and Culture
Small Fires in the Deep – American Digest.
Why
Evangelicals Dislike and Distrust Hillary Clinton So Much – Ed Stetzer at
Christianity Today.
Faith
The Burial Place of Jesus Exposed for the
First Time in Centuries
– Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition.
Looking at Wittenberg in the Time of
Martin Luther – Justin
Taylor at Evangelical History.
Kickstarter’s
Million-Dollar Bible is Finally Finished – Kate Shellnutt at Christianity
Today.
An Election Day Prayer –
Dr. Daniel Dreisbach at Faith, Work, & Economics.
Poetry
Playa de los Cocos – Aaron Belz at Curator Magazine.
A Short Halloween Poem – Chris Yokel.
Sanctus,
Sanctus, Sanctus: A Requiem Sonnet for All Souls Day – Malcolm Guite.
Art and Photography
Woodland Rug – Tim Good at National Geographic Your
Shot.
Cycling to the Steamers in the Emu River
Valley – Neil Ennis.
Writing
The Unknown Impact of Writing – Terry Whalin.
The
Best-Seller Myth – Jennifer Lyell at Every Word Matters.
One of the most difficult words to
translate – Kristin Aparta
Painting: The Letter, oil on canvas (1905) by William Worcester Churchill; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
1 comment:
I always appreciate your Saturday posts, Glynn, but the article about the opening of Jesus' tomb caught my eye first. Louis and I went to Israel this past March and spent time in both the Garden Tomb and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Our Jewish guide who was not a Christian seemed to favor the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but the Messianic Jew who guided us through the Garden Tomb, obviously, thought otherwise. One thing our Jewish guide commented on was how many Christians seemed to worship a place, rather than a person. I would love to go back to Israel. Even with great teachers and guides, eight days is simply not long enough.
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