Most Anticipated Books of the Fall, Simone Weil, Andrew Root, Scot McKnight, MORE - Aug 23 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Fri, 08/23/19
August 23, 2019
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important
and least recognized need of the human soul.”
― Simone Weil, philosopher
Yesterday marked the anniversary of her death in 1943!
A Superb Introduction
to Simone Weil's Work!
*** Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!
The Art of Gathering:
How We Meet and Why it Matters
by Priya Parker
Only $1.99!!!
*** Fall 2019 Most Anticipated
Books for Christian Readers!
With changing leaves and cooler weather, this fall will also bring a ton
of excellent new books! Here are 30 of our most anticipated books for
Christian Readers. These books wrestle with some of the deepest challenges of
our day, and will guide us toward faithful living in the present and in years to come.
5 Essential Ebook Deals
for Church Leaders [22 August 2019]
Here are 5 essential ebook deals that are worth checking out:
(Scot McKnight, Zadie Smith, Shelly Rambo, MORE)
Andrew Root – The Pastor in
a Secular Age [ Feature Review ]
An Invitation to See and Understand the Work of God
A Feature Review of The Pastor in a Secular Age:
Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God
by Andrew Root (Paperback: Baker Academic, 2019)
Reviewed by Joshua Rhone
Douglas McKelvey – Every Moment Holy [Review]
Encountering the Ever-Present God. A Review of
Every Moment Holy: A Prayerbook by Douglas McKelvey
Leather Hardback: Rabbit Room Press, 2017
Reviewed by C. Christopher Smith
Jason DeParle – A Good Provider
Is One Who Leaves [NPR Interview]
One of the best new book releases of this week is:
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration
in the 21st Century by Jason DeParle
(Hardback: Viking Books, 2019) Listen to this superb interview
with Jason DeParle from NPR’s All Things Considered:
In Case You Missed It...
*** Book Giveaway! Three Excellent
Novels by Anne Lamott!
Many of you will be familiar with Bird by Bird, Traveling Mercies, and other nonfiction books
by Anne Lamott, but did you know that she’s also published a number of novels?
This week we’re giving away one set of three of her novels. One winner will get all three of these books!
Great Audiobook Deals Starting at 99c!
Van Gogh, CS Lewis, MORE
Excellent Deals for Audiobook Lovers, As Low as 99c!!!
(and all under $10) C.S. Lewis, Nicholas Wolterstorff,
Marilyn McEntyre, MORE
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books