bible

#1. Laban is taking all of Jacob’s beloved striped cattle. Jacob is left with boring plain-colored cattle, which he doesn’t seem to like at all. Jacob's cunning plan: he gets some sticks and paints stripes on them. He then plants them next to his cattle. What Jacob thinks is that if he gets his cattle to look at the striped sticks while copulating, then they will give birth to striped young.

What the monks of old wouldn't have given for this invention. The Kuka robot is silently writing out the Martin Luther Bible in calligraphy. Ain't science grand?

Thomas Nelson will be publishing the world’s first green bible this month. The eco-friendly tome will contain recycled fiber and will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. “…use of environmentally responsible paper is a living legacy to the Bible's message of stewardship” says the director of Green Press Initiative.

In an effort to find out whether he was missing something or whether half the world was just deluded, A.J. Jacobs stopped shaving and attempted to “live every facet of his life based on strict interpretations of Scripture.” His new book The Year of Living Biblically details the experiment. Jacobs says he found it a transforming experience.

Theodocia McLean’s book 'Time Traveler’s Postscripts-Journal of a Time Traveler' began as a class project, took on a life of its own and is now the first book in a series that she is writing. Her main character says, “Think about the job interview that changed your life. For me, it was the interview for a reporter position with ‘Time Traveler’s Postscripts’. As it turns out, my...

This 13th-century, 624-page, 165-pound masterpiece, the Gigas Codex, a.k.a. the Devil’s Bible, was once considered the eighth wonder of the world. I can see why. It’s beyond beautiful, and comes complete with it's own legend. The book is valued at $15.1 million, and is now on display in Prague.

For pics and complete information go here: http://www.kb.se/codex-gigas/eng/

They call it an audio sermon,(shudder) I admit I havnt downloaded it myself, but Im posting it here, Im sure a few will be interested.
Perhaps if threre was a debate involved I would have grabbed it in a heart beat.
This is a little familiar, let me know if its been covered, :))

How often have you heard it said that the Bible is a great work of literature? A great work of fiction, perhaps, but great literature it ain’t.

This is described as a biblical beach read.

great blog post.
I loved the comment also..lol