Henri Nouwen, Luci Shaw, Eerdmans Ebook Sale, Football, John Donne, MORE -Jan 24 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Fri, 01/24/20
January 24, 2020
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share
in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out
with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable,
and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion
in the condition of being human.”
― Henri Nouwen
Today is Nouwen's Birthday (b. 1932)!
*** These brief video clips are a superb intro
to Henri Nouwen's life and work!
*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
Thumbprint in the Clay:
Divine Marks of Beauty,
Order and Grace
by Luci Shaw
Only $3.99!!!
*** Football and Brain Trauma
– Recommended Books
As the Super Bowl draws near, the books on this reading list challenge
us to take critical look at football and the brain trauma many players have experienced …
*** Eerdmans Theology Ebook Sale – January 2020
Some excellent theology ebook deals in the Eerdmans sale that is running now…
Eugene Peterson, Christine Pohl, Lesslie Newbigin, Peter Enns, MORE
Leah Price – What We Talk About
When We Talk About Books – Feature Review
People of Books A Review of
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books:
The History and Future of Reading by Leah Price
(Hardback: Basic Books, 2019)
Reviewed by Clarissa M. Wilson
John Donne – Holy Sonnets – Complete Text
For the church, one of the most significant works by John Donne is his brief collection of 19 holy sonnets .
One of these sonnets was featured in our our lectionary poems for this week.
We’re delighted to share the complete text of this poetry collection here.
Shannon Craigo-Snell –
Disciplined Hope – Intro Video
This is a timely and helpful new book…
Disciplined Hope: Prayer, Politics, and Resistance
Shannon Craigo-Snell (Paperback: Cascade Books, 2019)
Watch Shannon Craigo-Snell introduce the book in this video:
In Case You Missed It...
*** 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
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books