Wednesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Michael Schwartz on reviving the Jordan River: "The Jordan is too shallow for Michael to row across, and the shore is a stinking pile of sludge. But something redemptive is happening." (subscription required)

• Amy Frykholm reviews Richard Beck: "A man stumbled into church drunk and bleeding from his hand. 'I have hepatitis C,' he said. I remembered this as I read Unclean."

• Colin Mathewson on losing weight at church

In the news:

• Traditionalist SSPX calls Vatican offer 'clearly unacceptable'
• Dalai Lama taps American to bridge East and West at Tibetan monastery
• Presbyterians to tackle gay marriage, divestment