Selected Reading, January 30, 2021
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 8:01AM 
A few interesting pieces for your weekend reading.
Canadiana
The Urban Foxes of Whitehorse
You might enjoy this local photographer’s photo essay in Macleans: “As the pandemic raged on, Whitehorse-based wildlife photographer Peter Mather found himself walking his dog for hours a day. On one of these walks he had a run-in with one of the city’s many foxes, whose den was in an abandoned building on the city’s busy Front Street. So began Mather’s pandemic project to capture foxes in their not-so-natural habitats, ‘just to show that this is their city, too.’”
“I Have No Doubt It’s Mine”
The story begins with this: “When the Royal BC Museum announced this week it had confirmed the authenticity of a large stone carving found in the waters off Vancouver Island as a genuine ‘Indigenous artifact,’ the announcement made national headlines.” Read on to find out how it ends.
Idolatry
High Places
You can either listen to or read this excellent short essay on idolatry.
Bible
Missing Bible Verses
A new textual criticism site done by Bill Mounce. This page, for instance, has a list of all the Bible verse from the King James version of the Bible that are missing in the NIV and other more recent translations, and includes an explanation of each. Hint: They are not really missing verses, but added ones.
