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A really long novel
7.01.2007 1:26 PM \| Link	I don't write very often about spirituality, since I kind of keep that on the personal side (although I did go through a list of my various phases a long time ago), but recently I've really been enjoying being spiritual in a new way. I've been going to Gateway Church now for almost a year (pretty sparsely at first, but now regularly), and even though they use many different Bible translations in the service, one time they mentioned a modern language paraphrase called The Message that I had never heard of. Even though I've read through the Bible at least a couple times in my life, I thought it would be fun to explore it again. I bought the "remix" version, which has everything portioned into daily readings, and I've made it through 60 of them so far. A few things are really interesting. First, the presentation is meant to be read like a story - there are no verse numbers, and no long footnotes with scholarly commentary. This is just about absorbing the Bible as a whole and understanding it in your own way. Second, the readings are not in the usual Bible order, but this actually makes a lot of sense - Leviticus is one of the most boring books, but when you read part of it along with part of Hebrews, the parallels are fascinating! Overall the modern language is very cool - I think it's the most understandable version of Romans I've ever read. If you're ever thinking about checking out scripture with a new twist, I would definitely recommend giving The Message a try. Labels: life, spirituality


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