December 30, 2019
 

“Risk should not reflect
a celebration of foolishness
but a freedom from fear.”

― Luci Shaw, poet

YESTERDAY was her birthday!


*** FIVE of our favorite
poems by Luci Shaw!



*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Only $1.27!!!
 

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

*** NOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON... 
Featuring our picks for the best books of 2019 for Christian readers,
to be revealed one per day through Advent!   UPDATED THROUGH TODAY!


 

New on our website... 



*** Lectionary Poetry – Christmas Week 2 (Year A)

Our carefully-selected poems for next Sunday (Christmas Week 2) are now live!  
Featuring poems by Madeleine L'Engle, Scott Cairns, Mary Oliver, 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!

 



*** In Remembrance: Tributes to
Ten Notable People Who Died in 2019

Here are tributes to 10 notable people who died in 2019 …
Some were theologians, others were writers or other public figures
who have shaped our work. They all will be missed! 
Rachel Held Evans, Jean Vanier, Mary Oliver, Toni Morrison, MORE




Mike Thomson – Syria’s Secret Library – Review

Famished Souls. A Review of Syria’s Secret Library:
Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege
Mike Thomson (Hardback: Public Affairs/Hachette, 2019)
Reviewed by Erin Ensinger

 

In Case You Missed It... 

*** Eight Movies We Want to See
During the Holidays!

Our holiday festivities often include at least one trip to the movie theater …  
Here are eight faith or literary-themed movies now in theaters that
we are looking forward to seeing!
*** Which of  these do you most want to see? 


Seven of our favorite poems
for the Christmas Season!

As the Christmas season is rapidly approaching, here are 7 of our favorite poems…
Madeleine L’Engle, George Macdonald, Wendell Berry, Robert Frost and MORE….



Christmas Music for Those
Who Don’t like Christmas Music

Music is an inevitable part of the Christmas season…
But what if you are weary of hearing the same old songs done over and over again? 
As we ramp up this week toward Christmas Day, here are eight of 
our favorite albums that don’t fit the typical Christmas music mold.
Download these digital albums and listen now…