January 4, 2020
 

“I believe that now is the time to invoke and awaken beauty
because in a sense there is nowhere else left to go and
because the situation in which we are in has actually been caused
substantially by our denial of beauty. In a way, all of the contemporary
crises can be reduced to a crisis about the nature of beauty itself.
When you look at postmodern society, it is absolutely astounding
how much ugliness we are willing to endure.”

― John O'Donohue, poet / philosopher

TODAY marks the anniversary of
John O'Donohue's death in 2008...


*** Our Introductory Reading Guide
to John O'Donohue's work!


LISTEN to the On Being Interview 
with John O'Donohue...
One of our Top 10 On Being Episodes





*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
Carol Howard Merritt's
important book
HEALING SPIRITUAL WOUNDS
Only $1.99!!!
 

***Advent / Christmas 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!




 

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE DIGITAL COPY
of our Advent 2019 Magazine Issue!!!

Featuring:
- Interviews with Kate Bowler, Sarah Bessey, J. Brent Bill, and Fr. John Behr.
- A Long-Lost Letter by Flannery O'Connor On Being a Catholic Writer
- Reviews of new books by James K.A. Smith, Mary Ruefle, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and MORE

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New on our website... 
 

*** Deepening Congregational Life –
10 Authors You Should Be Reading

A reading list on some of the most essential thinkers who guide us into
the work of deepening our congregational life together in our local churches.
Bonhoeffer, Lohfink, Christine Pohl, Willie Jennings, MORE 



***Amazon Monthly Kindle
Ebook Sale ! – January 2020

Amazon recently released their January ebook sale …
(Most ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!)
Here are 15 of the Very Best Deals
for Christian Readers from this ebook sale …
Carol Howard Merritt, James Baldwin, MORE

 

Adam Neder – Theology as a
Way of Life – Feature Review

How should we teach and learn Christian theology?
A Feature Review of Theology as a Way of Life: 
On Teaching and Learning The Christian Faith
by Adam Neder (Paperback: Baker Academic, 2019)
Reviewed by Jonathan Huggins



Jia Tolentino – Trick Mirror – NPR Interview

This essay collection was one of our best books of 2019:
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
(Hardback: Random House, 2019)
LISTEN to an interview with Jia Tolentino from NPR’s ON POINT….

 

In Case You Missed It... 

*** 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