Did you ever notice that when you read a book for a second time, you pick up all kinds of things you missed the first time through? It happens to me all the time. I think it’s partly because when you re-read a book, you know how the whole story flows toward its conclusion. It lets you pick up on early hints about themes that get developed later in the book.

With that in mind, I’ve been encouraging my Connections class to read through the Gospel of John as often as possible. We’re going to look at John theme-by-theme rather than passage-by-passage. When John wrote his Gospel, had a specific purpose in mind: to write so that his readers might

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ChristianAudio.com is having a $9.49 sale on lots of downloadable books from June 13-22.

One notable inclusion in that list is the The Listener’s Bible NIV, narrated by Max McLean. If you don’t have a Bible you can listen to, here’s a great chance to pick one up at almost 90% off. This is no cheesy production — I have McLean’s ESV reading and it’s fantastic. I highly recommend McLean’s work.

Some others:

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