An interesting article from Today I Found Out that seeks to answer the reasons for the distinctive text layout shared by most Bibles. The piece raises issues about what sort of text we believe the Bible to be, and how that may be affected by the layout and how the layout may affect our reading …

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The hobby-less pastor. I don’t usually enjoy answering this question either: “What are you hobbies?” Now, you have to understand that at that time, I had just come off an eight-year educational bender. Between working and studying, I didn’t have much hobby time. I fumbled around for an answer and said with confident uncertainty, “Reading.” …

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