2016-03-01T12:48:17Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/malestromtag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1392/47542016-03-01T12:48:17ZSursumCorda<p>You can now buy the <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Malestrom-Manhood-Swept-Currents-Changing-ebook/dp/B00PFD5JPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1456836085&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=malestrom" rel="nofollow noopener">Kindle version of <em>Malestrom</em></a> at amazon.com this month for $3.99. I just did. :) (The copy I read for this review was from the library.)</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1392/47532015-10-05T19:09:03ZSursumCorda<p>You're welcome! James' take on Mary's actions is one of my favorites, but you brought out a beautiful aspect that I had missed. Thank you.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1392/47522015-10-05T07:36:47ZJanet<p>Thanks for the quotes. There's some powerful stuff here! I never realized that Mary intended to anoint Jesus for burial, though it seems obvious now.</p> <p>How beautiful that she stood by Jesus even though she didn't understand or want to accept his death. What an example for how to live our lives.</p> <p>Is it okay to use something expensive to bless someone in a first world culture when we could spend it to build schools in Africa? Mary's answer is YES and Jesus confirms, calling it beautiful.</p> <p>I'll keep giving to aid organizations, but this has given me permission to use my money to bless and stand by people in my life who are carrying their own cross.</p> <p>Money spent on beauty for people who are hurting is not a waste, it's a high calling. I love it!</p>