The God of love and peace be with you today. Logos users will want to take a look at this sale on volumes in the excellent NIC series. If you’re interested in getting to know the Puritans a bit better, Westminster Books has a nice collection on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: Ask Me Anything (Communion as a Guest, Lent, Egalitarianism, Eschatology, etc)) Is the Earliest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible Going on Auction? A rare manuscript is being auctioned and some of the claims about it need to be scrutinized. “Sadly, looking at anything through the lens of a dollar sign can distort one’s vision of reality. Perhaps that is happening here. At any rate, what is certain is that a veritable dust cloud of exaggerations and half-truths are flying around in the press coverage of the imminent sale of Codex Sassoon. I would like to try and clear the air a little.” Southern Baptist Convention Disfellowships Saddleback Church This is a big deal. “One of the country’s biggest and best-known megachurches, Saddleback Church, is no longer a part of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) after bringing on a female teaching pastor last year.” How Should We Handle Outrage? “This is a difficult time. Evil is called good, while good is called evil. Objective truth is disdained. Feelings are divinized. God is mocked.” Amy Hall considers how we should handle outrage at a time like this. The FAQs: Anglican Communion Splits over ‘Blessing’ of Same-Sex Marriages “Earlier this month, the Church of England’s national assembly … Continue reading A La Carte (February 23)