On Day 100 it is great to have a SELL and one that is a win/win for all but a bookstore in Shelbyville. When I listed on Day 88 the Bibles I had found around the house and which were bound for Papua New Guinea, I mentioned that I had a copy of The Message. If you haven't read any of The Message, you really should. It is Eugene Peterson's modern English version of Scripture. I find it especially helpful in bringing a fresh perspective on familiar passages.
I had hesitated on whether or not I would send it with the Bibles to Papua New Guinea. The folks collecting the Bibles had specified no King James Versions, so I got the impression they were looking for translations in modern English. Although The Message can be useful, it is not strictly speaking a translation. Peterson does take some literary liberties with the text.
My copy was a hard bound book for which I had paid $40 many years back. My future sister-in-law sent me a message on Facebook saying she wished she had seen my posting earlier - she had just gone out and purchased a copy of The Message for my brother ... for $50!
She further explained how she'd be glad to return it to the store ... if I were selling my copy for less.
I wrote back and said my copy was only $49.99.
We haggled... and settled on $25. Win/win!
And unlike most of my "Sells" so far, this one is actually a done deal - the book is in Russ' hands and the check is in mine. That's another $25 in our Haiti fund.
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