Most people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions. According to a commonly cited statistic, 92 percent of resolution-makers become resolution-breakers.… READ MORE
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For nearly 70 years, English-language readers have been well served by Roland H. Bainton’s classic biography of Martin Luther, Here… READ MORE
The Protestant Reformation was a bookish renewal movement, so it’s not surprising that publishers are celebrating its 500th anniversary with… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
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