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A little Saturday morning writing. The deadline for this book
@brazospress.bsky.social isn’t far away and I’ve got a heck of a lot of territory to cover between now, and when it’s due to the publishers. It’s go time.

Christian 'Bachelor' alum promotes spanking. Why is it harmful? (RNS) — Christians who believe God requires them to spank wave away ethical concerns and research that robustly demonstrates the harm.

"Reading these Bible verses and landing at 'hit toddlers and preschoolers on the bottom with your hand or a wooden spoon and make sure to pray afterward' is a bizarre understanding."

@mburtwrites.bsky.social, coauthor of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Zach Lambert to talk about the journey from biblical literalism to a more liberative approach to scripture.

Thank you for reading!

Here's another batch of new releases for you! buff.ly/USoJAmI
And this week's STARRED new release is You Have a Calling from @karenswallowprior.bsky.social and @brazospress.bsky.social

Better Ways to Read the Bible Pastor Zach Lambert dismantles four common lenses for reading the Bible that almost always lead to harm, then offers four revolutionary lenses that promote healing and wholeness.

I just started reading @zachwlambert.bsky.social's new book "Better Ways to Read the Bible" and can already tell (20 pages in) it's going to be really helpful.

@brazospress.bsky.social is offering it for pre-order at a 40% discount. Tough to beat that.

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So thankful for this book endorsement from @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social!

Dr. @kkdumez.bsky.social has been one of the most influential voices in my life and ministry. So grateful for this gracious endorsement!

Pre-order your copy of The Justice of Jesus here: linktr.ee/joashpthomas

Love to see this! 🤩

@sarahbessey.bsky.social’s pastoral and challenging style of writing is one that has profoundly shaped me as a writer and first time author.

I’m grateful for her endorsement but even more grateful for her friendship and guidance in my journey.

Deep and Wide Academy is offering a course with Reverend Joash Thomas entitled The Justice of Jesus

@joashpthomas.bsky.social, author of The Justice of Jesus, is leading a cohort that will

Discern between cheap justice vs. the justice of Jesus
Get steps to decolonize our pulpits, theology, & budgets
Learn to pray, give, and advocate in the way of Jesus

Link www.deepwideacademy.com/justiceofjesus

YouTube video by The Bible for Normal People [Faith] Episode 62: Zach W. Lambert - The Lenses Through Which We Read the Bible

LOVED being on the Bible For Normal People podcast. The episode just dropped today!

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So great to hear!

"You Have a Calling," by Karen Swallow Prior: A Review | Modern Reformation Of the doctrines promulgated by the Protestant Reformers, one of the most influential was a renewed understanding of human vocation. Medieval society was divided into three estates—those who prayed, t...

I had the opportunity to review @karenswallowprior.bsky.social's new book "You Have a Calling" for Modern Reformation. It draws upon her experiences counseling students, the literary greats of the past, and the Scriptures to help us think about vocation.

@brazospress.bsky.social

Your Calling Transcends Your Job ‘You Have a Calling’ is an superb resource for pastors and church leaders to help equip their people to think vocationally.

“Any kind of work can be a calling for one person but just a job for another. The difference isn’t the work itself. The difference is in who you are and who God is calling you to be." @karenswallowprior.bsky.social

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Sometimes you preorder a book and lose track of the release date, so when it arrives in the mail it’s a lovely surprise gift from your past self.

I’m so excited to read this, @karenswallowprior.bsky.social!

Picture of “You Have a Calling: Finding Your True Vocation in the True, Good, & Beautiful” by Karen Swallow Prior. Cover is a painting of a man standing in a field.

Sunday reading. “You Have a Calling” by @karenswallowprior.bsky.social

You Have a Calling Our vocations don't always align with our passions. Award-winning author Karen Swallow Prior shows we are all called pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful, no matter what our passion, job, role...

Congratulations to @karenswallowprior.bsky.social on the release of her new book today, You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful 🎉

We are all called pursue the good, true, & beautiful, no matter what our job or role in life.

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There are better ways to read the Bible – Baptist News Global The weaponization of Scripture is not theoretical. It happens every single day, with devastating consequences.

"I still wanted to follow the radical, revolutionary Jesus, but he was nowhere to be found in so much of the Christianity around me. I also knew I needed to figure out better ways to read the Bible."

@baptistnews.com
@zachwlambert.bsky.social

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How to recognize 'the things that make for peace' In Finding Peace Here and Now, Eric A. Clayton directs our gaze back to the human heart: the only place from which either strife or solace can spring.

"There is no room for harshness in peacemaking. Only by practicing the things that make for peace within ourselves — with all gentleness and compassion — can we ever hope to extend that practice to our neighbor."

@ncronline.bsky.social

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NEW REVIEW: Of David Zahl's new book from @brazospress.bsky.social
The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World buff.ly/7ut2JOV

Blessed are the Rest of Us: How Limits and Longing Make Us Whole - The Presbyterian Outlook Micha Boyett has learned that you can’t do it all, and thanks be to God, you don’t have to. She invites parents and others operating in high-achievement “hustle” culture to live into a value system…

Blessed are the Rest of Us: How Limits and Longing Make Us Whole

Micha Boyett invites parents and others operating in high-achievement “hustle” culture to live into a value system embodied by Jesus and exemplified in the Beatitudes. — Sarah S. Scherschligt

#Repost @brazospress.bsky.social

The words, "Coming January 2026" are below the book cover. The book cover is cream with navy text and features a church steeple.

⭐COVER REVEAL⭐ The Vanishing Church by Ryan Burge

This book shows how much the American religious landscape has changed and why polarization is destroying faith, community, and democracy.

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Did you know? @zachwlambert.bsky.social will be teaching the August class for @theb4np.bsky.social Summer School!

Anti-Apologetics 101: Better Ways to Read the Bible

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When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation - The Presbyterian Outlook What are church leaders to do when church stops working? Philip J. Reed reviews Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand's new book.

When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation

What are church leaders to do when church stops working? Philip J. Reed reviews Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand's new book.

@brazospress.bsky.social #Repost #BookSky #BookReview

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Grateful for @karenswallowprior.bsky.social and @zachwlambert.bsky.social and their new books from @brazospress.bsky.social that offer hope to the world.

So great to see The Cost of Ambition by Miroslav Volf helping to inform great writing and thinking, including this @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece from David Brooks!

Opinion | Be Careful About What You Want

David Brooks wrote in the @nytimes.com about striving for superiority, including insights from Miroslav Volf's latest book, The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

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Save 70% on The Mary We Forgot by @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social TODAY ONLY! Get the e-book for only $5.99 today! www.amazon.com/Mary-We-Forg...