Brian Zahnd, M. L'Engle, Toni Morrison, Book Giveaway - Feb. 18

Brian Zahnd, M. L'Engle, Toni Morrison, Book Giveaway - Feb. 18 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 02/18/22

February 18, 2022

“I tell my students,
'When you get these jobs that you have
been so brilliantly trained for, just remember
that your real job is that if you are free,
you need to free somebody else. If you
have some power, then your job is
to empower somebody else. This is not
just a grab-bag candy game.”

Toni Morrison,
novelist
From a 2003 interview with O(prah) Magazine

Today marks Toni Morrison's birthday ...

Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

The Moment
of Tenderness:
Stories
by Madeleine L'Engle

Only $1.99!!!

New / Featured on our website...

Brian Zahnd – When Everything’s
On Fire [Feature Review]

Finding Faith in the Fire. A Review of
When Everything’s On Fire: Faith Forged in the Ashes
Brian Zahnd (Hardback: InterVarsity Press, 2021)
Reviewed by Rob O’Lynn

Book Giveaway – Lisa Sharon Harper – Fortune [5 winners]

We’re excited to run this giveaway of FIVE copies of this great new book: Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World–
And How to Repair it All by Lisa Sharon Harper
(Hardback: Brazos Press, 2022) Enter now to win one...

5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 17 February 2022

Here are 5 essential February 2022 ebook deals that are worth checking out: Madeleine L'Engle, Brian McLaren, Octavia Butler , more

*** Brand New Podcast Episode...
ERB Podcast Episode 38:
Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel

Host Jen Pollock Michel is joined by two first-time guests, Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, to discuss the new re-release of their 2017 book The Way of the Dragon or The Way of the Lamb, while also touching on the more general concept of healthy or toxic uses of power in the church in our culture today.

*** From our Archives...

Michelangelo Biographies – Best Books on the Renaissance Artist!

Today (February 18) marks the anniversary of Michelangelo’s death (1564)… In remembrance of the great Renaissance artist,
we offer this list of the best Michelangelo biographies …

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Lectionary Poetry – 7th Sunday After Epiphany ( 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 Joy Harjo, T.S. Eliot, Mary Karr, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Ten Theology Books to Watch For – February 2022

Here are some excellent new theology books that will be released in February 2022: Andrew Root, Christena Cleveland,
David Bentley Hart, MORE

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books