Beautiful Books to Give as Gifts, Mary Oliver, Brene Brown, Lesslie Newbigin - Dec. 8

Beautiful Books to Give as Gifts, Mary Oliver, Brene Brown, Lesslie Newbigin - Dec. 8 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 12/08/21

December 8, 2021

“But if the biblical story is true,
the kind of certainty proper to a
human being will be one which rests
on the fidelity of God, not upon the
competence of the human knower.
It will be a kind of certainty which
is inseparable from gratitude and trust.”

- Lesslie Newbigin

From his book:
Proper Confidence

Today is Lesslie Newbigin's birthday (b. 1909)...

Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

Winter Hours:
Prose, Prose Poems,
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by Mary Oliver

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*** Our Advent Calendar 2021 –
The Year’s Best Books for Christian Readers!

Our Advent calendar is loaded up with our picks for the best books of 2021 for Christian readers to be revealed one per day through Advent!

The calendar has been updated through today (Dec. 8)!

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Twelve Beautiful Books of 2021
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Lectionary Poetry – Third Sunday of Advent (Year C)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday (BOTH Revised Common AND Narrative Lectionaries), including poems by Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, Thomas Merton, George Macdonald, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

*** From Our Archives...

Lesslie Newbigin –
Introductory Reading Guide

December 8th marks the birthday of one of the most important missiologists, Lesslie Newbigin. In honor of the occasion, we offer this introductory reading guide to his work.

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The Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale – December 2021

Amazon recently released their ebook sale for December 2021 …
(Most ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!) Browse the full sale
or check out our recommendations, including books by Marilynne Robinson, N.T. Wright, Mary Oliver, MORE

New Book Releases – Week of
6 December 2021 – Amanda Gorman, more…

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out… Amanda Gorman, Kwok Pui-Lan,
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Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books