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Thank You, Psalm 88
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Jana Riess
What do we make of Psalm 88? We saw last week that the Psalms of lament are a beautiful, if misunderstood, part of the Psalter, and that they serve a clear spiritual purpose. I talked about how much I liked Walter Brueggemann’s explanation of the cathartic pattern of these Psalms: Kvetch. Kvetch. Kvetch. Receive assurance…
Authors, Have You Joined Amazon’s Author Central Yet? You Should.
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Jana Riess
Here’s an email I sent to all my WJK authors today, encouraging them to join Amazon’s free Author Central program. I joined myself earlier this week. One thing I learned is that the state where my books sell best is Utah (!), and that I also do modestly well in California, the D.C. area, and…
Cruising in Alaska, Part 1: The Sapphire Princess
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Jana Riess
Home from Alaska! (I know I didn’t actually tell you all that I was going on vacation. I was going to do this, and let you know where the valuables and the spare key are kept, but then I had second thoughts.) So here’s a rundown, minus all the photographs that I haven’t yet uploaded.…
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