First Links — 9.23.15

Free to Start Again: The Message and Meaning of Yom Kippur
Jonathan Sacks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Bible and its Translators
Sarah Brodsky, Washington Free Beacon

Watch the Austin Graduate School of Theology/First Things Lecture
Dr. Keith Stanglin, Christian Studies

The White House is More Afraid of Offending China’s President than the Pope
Editorial Board, Washington Post

Where Does the Story End?
Michael Rennier, Dappled Things

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