I purchased a copy of Eugene Peterson's paraphrase of The Message. I have a New Testament and have really enjoyed it and binding shows it. I was going to buy a copy of it when it came out but it as $70 (CDN) and I thought that was a little steep. Lakeview Church has a book ministry and Alana was able to get it for $40 which is expensive for a hardcover a little more bearable.

I don't know who is gouging me so badly. Amazon.ca is offering it at $46 but the local Christian ghetto's are selling it at $70. The ghetto's blame the publisher but whoever is to blame, $70 is absurd.