Ash Wednesday, Thomas Merton, K Nikondeha, Shane Claiborne, MORE - Mar 6 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Wed, 03/06/19
March 6, 2019
Ash Wednesday
"Ash Wednesday is full of joy...
The source of all sorrow is the illusion that of ourselves
we are anything but dust. God is all our joy and in Him
our dust can become splendor."
― Thomas Merton, monk and poet
Today marks the anniversary of his death in 1963...
*** Seven of our
Favorite Poems for Lent
*** Kindle Ebook Deals!
Adopted: The Sacrament of
Belonging in a Fractured World
by Kelley Nikondeha
Only $1.99!!!
New on Our Website...
*** Book Giveaway – Shane Claiborne
/ Michael Martin – Beating Guns [5 Copies]
A clarion call to change our hearts regarding one of the
most significant moral issues of our time.
We’re giving away FIVE copies of this excellent new book:
Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
Shane Claiborne / Michael Martin
Jonathan Walton – Grappling with
the Realities of History [Excerpt]
Grappling with the Realities of History. An excerpt from
Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive: And the Truth that Sets Us Free
Jonathan P. Walton (Paperback: IVP Books, 2019)
In Case You Missed It...
*** Amazon’s Monthly Ebook /
Audiobook Sale – March 2019!
Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals for Christian Readers from this sale…
Wendell Berry, Mary Oliver, Brennan Manning, Michael Pollan, Ann Patchett, Charles Taylor, MORE
Reminder: Lenten Book Conversation
– A.J. Heschel’s The Sabbath
Our first set of discussion questions, which will cover the introduction
(by Heschel’s daughter Susannah) and the prologue, will be posted TOMORROW.
You can prepare for this conversation by reading the above passage...
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books