Celebrities

Coming soon: another “we have to make God’s Word relevant and ‘less scary’” Bible to “capture the attention of modern readers”, titled Bible Illuminated: The Book.

According to the report, the publisher — Swedish ad man Dag Soderberg who himself insists that he is “not particularly religious” — the motivation behind the new “Bible” is to “make the Bible more accessible”. So, instead of the usual Bible format of just words but “somewhat lacking in celebrity portraits”, Bible Illuminated: The Book will feature, get this, passages written in “magazine-style format and accompanied by striking images” including those of Angelina Jolie, Mahatma Gandhi, U2 front-man Bono, and Nelson Mandela to “illustrate the importance of doing good deeds”.

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I just took this personality test (props to Robert at Mulled Vine for sharing), and it seems that I’m an INFJ, or an “INtroverted Feeling Judging” person.

Some might not trust this kind of personality tests, but I personally feel it’s about 90% accurate about me.

Plus, looking at the names of the people who are also INFJs, it is no wonder that I’ve always thought I should adopt the name “Nathan” as my middle name (it’s true, as my wife will testify!).

Here’s what the test says about people like me who are “diagnosed” as INFJs (taken from the analysis page, which has a longer analysis as well if you wish to read more):
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