CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FINALISTS have been announced. Other than the Bible Reference & Study section most of seems to be ephemeral fluff.

But while we're on the subject: The American Patriot's Bible, really? I mean, really? I suppose it has religious quotes from the Founders and such, but can you imagine a Roman Patriot's Bible from the first century?

THRIFTY COMMENTARIES

While poking around the books at a thrift store yesterday I rescued these volumes from oblivion for about a dollar each. There were other volumes of the International Critical Commentary there but they had suffered water damage so I left them. One often finds odd and interesting things while thrifting. Some of them are even useful.

IN OUR HOUSE of three daughters we have voted 'no' on Jones, and grammar isn't the main problem.