Christianity Today on Reader’s Bibles
Kickstarter's Million-Dollar Bible Is Finally Finished
Christianity Today covered the success of the Bibliotheca fundraiser during the summer of 2014, and now that delivery is expected in December, CT's Kate Shellnut revisited the project. I spoke with her for the article, as did Bibliotheca's Adam Lewis Greene, Crossway's Dane Ortlund, and Glenn Paauw. She also quotes James K. A. Smith and Wesley Hill. Read the article and catch up on what's happening in the world of reader-friendly Bibles. Share it, too, so your friends get the word.
I have more posts on the ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set in the pipeline, and of course, I'll be writing about Bibliotheca once I get my hands on it.
An Answer to Fear: My latest piece for [relay]
Speaking of reading and sharing, I'd like to point you to my latest piece for Worldview Academy's online journal [relay]: "An Answer to Fear." Maybe you haven't noticed, but there's a lot of fearful rhetoric in the church these days, and a lot of people are desperately asking, "What are we going to do?" It won't surprise you to know that my answer to those who worry about the future of Christianity is to start reading the Bible, and to raise kids who do, too. If you're of the same mind, read my piece and pass it along.
J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.
Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.
Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
