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I never see In Conversation with God and not momentarily confuse it with the '90s hit Conversations with God. Very different conversations.

Haven't read this Calvin & industrial revolution post yet, but it looks interesting. If I had more of that Protestant work ethic I might actually read it.

There's something pathetically hilarious about this email offer:
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Must I be a curmudgeon? Yes I must. New biblezine via Amy Welborn. What does one notice? Well, numbers. Lots of numbers. 25, 35 and 70+. Everybody likes formulas & surefire scientific methods and numbers convey that. The word "secrets" grabs one's attention because everyone's a closet gnostic these days. "Guys" in bold print. No surprise, the opp sex sells. "Radical". Because traditional is old, and old is bad. "New!" (see previous).

Someone should start a betting pool: will Jonah Goldberg or Mark Shea first publish their long-awaited books? Goldberg is writing about the Progressive Era and Shea a book about Mary.