If you have more than one edition of the Bible at hand you can easily see differences in many verses. Consider Romans 16 v 7. Bart D. Ehrman describes the scholarly approach on reconciling those difference to understand what the original, inspired, words were.
Category: Reading: 4 Stars
Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo
The third novel of the North Bath trilogy, this book novel picks up ten years of Donald Sullivan’s (Sully’s) death. Many of the characters are at inflection points in their lives. Seeing them unfold through Russo’s prose is a beautiful journey.
Kitchens of the Great Northwest by J. Ryan Stradal
The story of Eva Thorgold from birth to adulthood as a successful chef told through the stories of others. It’s like a series of short stories when Eva figures a little or a lot. Is it a novel or a collection of related short stories?
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
J. Ryan Stradal’s novels focus on conflicts in midwestern (often Minnesota) families working in the food industry. Edith and Helen are two sisters with very different temperaments. They separate with animosity in young adulthood and are estranged for decades before (spoiler alert) finally reconciling.
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott’s book is an auto-biography of Jesus in her life. She spent a good part of her youth ignoring God; then she reached a place where she couldn’t any longer. Her most common prayers: “Help”, and “Thank You”. Her journey is well written and forceful.
