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Merry Christmas! Tis
the season of love and hope –
mindful of the trials
and tribulations of now –
and those yet to come –
but joyful that we are not
alone – God with us!

Grant’s Top Ten Albums of 2024

1. Gracie Abrams, ‘The Secret of Us’

2. Omar Apollo, ‘God Said No’

3. Kacey Musgraves, ‘Deeper Well’

4. Glass Animals, ‘I Love You So F***ing Much’

5. Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’

6. Charlie XCX, ‘BRAT’

7. girl in red, ‘I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!’

8. Local Natives: ‘But I’ll Wait For You’

9. Taylor Swift, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

10. Madi Diaz, ‘Weird Faith’

Honorable Mentions

1. Maggie Rogers, ‘Don’t Forget Me’

2. Zara Larsson, ‘VENUS’

3. Conan Gray, ‘Found Heaven’

4. Waxahatchee, ‘Tigers Blood’

5. Bleachers, ‘Bleachers’

6. Orville Peck, ‘Stampede’

Book Review: “Jesus, Paul, Luke-Acts, & I Clement: Studies in Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Orientation” By David L. Balch

"Jesus, Paul, Luke-Acts, & I Clement: Studies in Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Orientation" By David L. Balch

Check out my book review of Jesus, Paul, Luke-Acts, & I Clement: Studies in Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Orientation by the late David L. Balch. This review can be found in the December 2024 issue of the Religious Studies Review: https://doi.org/10.1111/rsr.17433.