Hot Summer Beach Read

Wondering what this summer's latest beach read is? Beowulf, of course! It has war, romance, conflict, and suspense. And even after all of these years, Beowulf still dies at the end. I tried reading it again to see if it changed, but nope, still dead.

So if I have already read it, and nothing new happens, why did I read it again? Well there is the little issue of refreshing my memory before I teach it in a couple of months, but really I am better for having read it again. Look at these great quotes:

What we did was what our hands helped our hearts to perform.

The help I gave him was nothing, but all I was able to give.

Sometimes people wonder why they should read the Bible again. It's an old book, one that you might be forced to read in some class, but certainly not an enjoyable read. And yet there are some great quotes in there, too.

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things. Philippians 4:8

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16

The Bible still ends the same: Jesus still dies and is raised to life again. We are still offered life-giving grace and mercy. BUT the last words of Revelation are not really how it ends. You get to write your own ending to this story. What will your's say?

"The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen." Revelation 22:21