December 11, 2019

 

“There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human Soul –”

― Emily Dickinson, poet,

YESTERDAY, Dec 10 was Dickinson's birthday!



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Our Advent Calendar of
2019's Best Books is now live!

***Advent Calendar 2019 –
Best Books of the Year for Christian Readers!

It’s that time of year again! I just dug our Advent calendar out of the attic,
and have loaded it up with our picks for the best books of 2019
for Christian readers, to be revealed one per day through Advent!
Stop by daily through the Advent season...  UPDATED THROUGH TODAY!

New on our website... 




*** Twelve Beautiful Books
of 2019 to Give as Gifts!

As the end of the year draws near, we highlight some of the most beautiful books of 2019,
which would make great gifts for the book-lover on your Christmas list…
This list includes picture books, graphic novels, and art / coffee-table books.
Some of these  books will appear on our Advent calendar of 2019’s Best Books
(and no, we won’t reveal here which ones will be on that list)… 
 

 

*** Book Giveaway! Mark Charles /
Soong-Chan Rah – Unsettled Truths [5 copies]

We’re excited to run this giveaway of FIVE copies of this
superb new book by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah!
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
by Mark Charles / Soong-Chan Rah (Paperback: IVP Books, 2019.)
Enter now to win a copy of this new book!!!
 
 

George MacDonald – The Gifts
of the Child Christ – Christmas Novella

Yesterday was the birthday of George Macdonald, the Scottish pastor / novelist,
whose work inspired C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle and others!
In honor of his life and work, we offer this Christmas novella…
(Yes, I realize that we are in the season of Advent, and not Christmas,
but since it's Macdonald’s birthday, and Christmas will be here soon,
you might want to tuck away this story to read in a couple of weeks during Christmas… )

 

In Case You Missed It... 
 

*** Lectionary Poetry – Advent Week 3 (Year A)

Our carefully-selected poems for next Sunday (Advent Week 3) are now live!  
Featuring poems by bell hooks, Wendell Berry, G.M. Hopkins, Gillian Welch, MORE
In this new weekly series,  we offer a broad selection of classic and contemporary poems
from diverse poets that stir our imaginations with thoughts of how the biblical text speaks
to us in the twenty-first century.  If you find these poems helpful,
please SHARE THEM with friends who will also appreciate them!