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Why Are There So Many Different Endings to the Book of Samuel? This Week in the Twible, 2 Samuel 18-24
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Jana Riess
Call it Lord of the Rings Syndrome (LOTRS). Remember how we all thought that The Return of the King was going to end with Aragorn’s coronation and the whole company bowing before the hobbits? It seemed fitting. But then the hobbits went home to the Shire and Peter Jackson had to throw in a couple…
To Kill a Mockingbird: Guest Blogger Matt Litton on Religion & Women in Harper Lee’s Classic
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Jana Riess
Here at Flunking Sainthood we’re happy to give some time to author Matt Litton, a teacher here in my adopted hometown of Cincinnati. Matt looks at Harper Lee‘s modern classic To Kill a Mockingbird — celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! — and asks what this beloved novel has to say about authentic Christian faith.…
Bonhoeffer for Today: A Q&A with Biographer Eric Metaxas
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Jana Riess
Flunking Sainthood is delighted to talk today with author Eric Metaxas, whose study of theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer sets a new standard for popular biography. It’s well-written! It’s fascinating! And it’s large enough to insulate your home! Eric, when Thomas Nelson sent me your book, I thought there must be two or three books in the…
Why Do the Amish Love Mexican Food? And Other Amish Trivia
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Jana Riess
We’ve been way too serious here at Flunking Sainthood lately. And since no one knows how to have fun quite like the Amish, let’s spend some time with them. I have an enduring love affair with the Amish that started when I was in eighth grade and did a report on them for my social…
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