Well-meaning Christians have this tendency to give new believers and seekers those darling little copies of the New Testament (usually with Psalms and Proverbs attached), with the common instruction to start with the gospel of John (for theology's sake) or Mark's gospel (for brevity's sake). This well-meaning custom is something of a relic from an era when America was a Christian nation, where the average person knew what we meant we we spoke of … Read More
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