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*** Aretha Franklin – Seven of Our Favorite Songs!

The sad news broke yesterday that Aretha Frankin, the Queen of Soul, had died…
In remembrance of her extraordinary life and work, we offer these seven of our favorite songs.
Do you have other favorites of her songs that should be included here?



Top 10 New Audiobooks! [August 2018]

Here are the best audiobooks that will be released this month…
Madeleine L'Engle bio, Opioid Epidemic, Science, Fiction, MORE
 

*** 5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders

( Jean Vanier, Karl Barth, Fierce Conversations, MORE )

Our Feature Review for this week:
A Fragrant Offering.
A Review of Warlight: A Novel
by Michael Ondaatje  (Hardback: Knopf, 2018) 
Reviewed by Grant Currier.

Robert Williamson -The Forgotten Books of the Bible [Q/A]

Turning Our Attention to the Forgotten.
An Interview with Biblical Scholar Robert Williamson
on his new book "The Forgotten Books of the Bible"
Interviewed by Ragan Sutterfield
 

Nate Chinen – Playing Changes: Jazz… [NPR Interview]

This great new book was released this week…
Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century
by Nate Chinen   (Hardback: Pantheon, 2018)
Listen to a great NPR interview with the author...

Julie Moore – Baseball [Poem]

This excellent collection of poems will be reviewed 
in our Fall 2018 magazine issue:
Full Worm Moon: Poems  (Poiema Poetry Series)
Julie Moore  (Paperback: Cascade Books, 2018)
A poem from this collection…


 

In Case You Missed It...

*** Book Giveaway: Jonathan Merritt
– Learning to Speak God [3 Copies]

This is an important new book on the words we use and the practice of conversation!
We’re giving away THREE copies of this brand new book. Enter now to win one: