I’m super excited about my new ESV Reader’s Bible. I’ve been reading in John, Acts, and the Psalms.
For those of you who signed my Bible Typography Manifesto, you may be interested to see the following message I received from Crossway. I asked at that time about the Single Column Heritage Bible (a beautiful and useful ESV edition in its own right), and I asked whether the manifesto had played a role in the creation of the then-upcoming Reader’s ESV:
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary, by Jonathan Pennington (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018).I've been using this book as my main helper while preaching very slowly (because very occasionally) through the Sermon on the Mount....
Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Become a Better Preacher, by Jonathan Pennington (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021). Very few pp.Great little title. Punchy and short. Genuinely full of wisdom. The three things that stood out to me most: The very...
Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading by Eugene H. PetersonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI've said before that I'm an emotional reader. My five stars for this book represent my rapture at great prose and, more...
The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. SandelMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI loved Sandel's book Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? His power is incisive analysis: he cuts to the Augustinian heart of divisive issues using classic...
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Aww..rats. I missed my chance to be famous. I knew I should have signed that manifesto.
I always tell my kids, “It’s never too late to sign a manifesto if you truly believe.”
I’m sure that both times you have said that it has been very meaningful.