74. Year in Review 2017, Part 2

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74. Year in Review 2017, Part 2

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Jan 24, 2018

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Our heroes continue their epic journey through all the books they read in 2017. They award prizes for the best line, best setting, worst book, best book and more!
Nathan makes it sound like next week is Mansfield Park but that is actually the first week of February. Next week is somethin' special.
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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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74. Year in Review 2017, Part 2

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