George Orwell, Christine Pohl, New Lectionary Poems, Amy Peterson, MORE -Jan 21 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Tue, 01/21/20
January 21, 2020
“Political language is designed to make
lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and
to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”
― George Orwell, novelist
Today marks the anniversary of Orwell's death (1950)!
*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
Our 2012 Book of the Year,
LIVING INTO COMMUNITY
by Christine Pohl
Only $3.99!!!
*** Lectionary Poetry –
Epiphany Week 3 (Year A)
New poems posted for Week 2 of Epiphany... Including ones by Christian Wiman,
Mary Ruefle, Rumi, MORE. We hope that these poems
will be fruitful not only for preachers who will be preaching these texts
on the coming Sunday, but also for church members in the pews,
as way to prime our minds for encountering the biblical texts.
*** New Book Releases – Week of 20 January 2020
Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
Amy Peterson, William Gibson, Geoff and Cyf Holsclaw, MORE
Bryan Stevenson – Just Mercy – NPR Interview
With the film adaptation of his book out in theaters now, Bryan Stevenson talked
with NPR's Terry Gross about the book, film, and the legacy of racism in the United States.
LISTEN to this interview...
From Our Archives...
Yesterday marked the 95th birthday of Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal...
These brief video clips (including a couple of him reading poems)
are a super intro to the work of the former student of Thomas Merton!
In Case You Missed It...
*** Ten Theology Books
to Watch For – January 2020
Here are some excellent theology books that will be released in January 2020 :
Greg Boyd, Carla Swafford Works, Jon M. Sweeney, Douglas Campbell, MORE
*** Spring 2020 Most Anticipated
Books for Christian Readers!
With the new year, this winter and spring will also bring a ton of
excellent new books! Here are 30 of our most anticipated books for Christian Readers…
Including new books by Madeleine L'Engle, James McBride, D.L. Mayfield, MORE
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books