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...that's not your Father's version of the Bible. But those rap lyrics are a modern-day interpretation of New Testament verses offered by Real, the newest Bible magazine, or biblezine, from Christian publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., based in Nashville, Tenn. The company's biblezines--which include Becoming (for women) and Refuel (for teenage boys)-- carry the New Testament with the look of a newsstand glossy, replete with pictures and sidebars that offer prayer, relationship, even beauty tips. Real, which debuted in July, targets young hip-hop fans. Rap renditions of stories like the parable of the mustard seed...
...Thomas Nelson says the biblezines are a way to lure young readers to God's word. Although Christian publishing is booming--according to the Book Industry Study Group, sales of Bibles and other religious books are expected to swell to $2.1 billion this year, a 10.5% increase over 2004--experts fear that sales of traditional Bibles may stall. Spurred by biblezines and surging demand for all things Christian, year-end profits for the $238 million company rose 23%, to $19.8 million...
...companions than Thomas à Becket; Pope Adrian IV, the only Englishman to occupy the papal chair; and Walter de Merton, the founder of Merton College, Oxford? At the site of London's Merton Priory, one can walk with kings, queens, Simon de Montfort, William Morris and even Lord Nelson. Services are still held annually in the Chapter House remains of the marvelous Augustinian Priory, which outshone the 12th century church of St. Bartholomew the Great in size and influence for 500 years. Smithfield may be marvelous, but Merton Priory is monumental and moving. Mark Atkinson Friends of Merton Priory London...
...Washington will do what Washington too often does in a time of crisis: point fingers. Florida Senator Bill Nelson--famous for having sweet-talked his way onto the same shuttle Columbia when he was a Congressman, landing just 10 days before the Challenger disaster sobered the space community to the risks of such joyrides--has been warning colleagues that budget cutbacks threatened to compromise spacecraft safety. "I have been perhaps the sharpest critic in Congress about the slowing down of safety upgrades," he says...
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