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# Earthen Vessels: Two Sample Chapters.  - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/earthen-vessels-two-sample-chapters/
- Published: 2011-06-14T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T17:23:47.000Z
- Description: I am in a perpetual state of crisis about what belongs on my reading list. In a world where the most precious resource we have is our attention and the competitors for it are endless, curating a careful list of […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Earthen Vessels

I am in a perpetual state of crisis about what belongs on my reading list.

In a world where the most precious resource we have is our attention and the competitors for it are endless, curating a careful list of books is an invaluable skill. And it’s one I’m slowly gaining.

To help you make that decision, my publisher has [**kindly made two chapters of Earthen Vessels available for free**](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Earthen-Vessels-Excerpt.pdf?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). Download them, read them, and then pass them along to a friend.

And after telling a friend, don’t forget to [**add a comment to the giveaway of 25 signed copies of the book**](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/earthen-vessels-the-giveaway/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). Given the rate at which those are coming in, your odds of winning a copy are very, very good.