*** Lent 2020 – A Season of Lament
– Book Recommendations

We live in a broken world that inflicts violence on other humans, other creatures,
and creation as a whole. And often the people of God participate in this violence
as much or more than our fellow humans that do not follow in the way of Jesus.
We have much to lament: racism, sexism, homophobia, consumerism,
environmental degradation, and on and on. As we lament during the season of Lent,
we recommend reading one or more of these books that narrate history
in a way that gives shape to our laments.



5 Essential Ebook Deals for
Church Leaders – 20 February 2020

Here are 5 essential ebook deals that are worth checking out:
( N.T. Wright, Madeleine L'Engle, MORE)




Brian Doyle – One Long
River of Song – Feature Review

Embers for the Blaze of Wonder.
A Feature Review of
One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder
by Brian Doyle  (Hardback: Little, Brown and Co., 2019)
Reviewed by Ragan Sutterfield


 

*** Gayle Boss – Wild Hope –
Stories for Lent – Brief Review

The Wondrous Diversity of Creation. A Brief Review of
Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing
by Gayle Boss.  Illustrated by David Klein
Paperback: Paraclete Press, 2020.
Reviewed by C. Christopher Smith

Love for Lent: A Lenten Devotional
Helping us offer resistance to the devilish powers and principalities of our time
(via Church of the Sojourners.org)

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*** Lectionary Poetry –
Transfiguration Sunday (Year A)

New poems posted for this coming Sunday, Transfiguration Sunday...
Including ones by Malcolm Guite, Anya Silver, 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.



*** Michelangelo – Best Biographies
of the Renaissance Artist!

Yesterday (February 18) marked the anniversary of
Michelangelo’s death in 1564.  In remembrance of the great Renaissance
artist, we offer this list of the best biographies of Michelangelo… 




Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books