Coronavirus – Epidemics from History
Set it in Context – A Reading Guide

With the non-stop stream of news about the coronavirus and its effects around
the globe, it is helpful for us to pause and set it in the context of other epidemics
from history. Here are a few book recommendations that tell the history of
some of the worst epidemics that the world has known….

***Eerdmans Theology
Ebook Sale – March 2020

Some excellent theology ebook deals in the Eerdmans sale for
March 2020 that is running now…
Stanley Hauerwas, N.T. Wright, Christine Pohl, MORE


 

Mark Hamilton – Jesus, King
of Strangers – Feature Review

Moving Past a Defensive Posture towards the Stranger
A Feature Review of Jesus, King of Strangers:
What the Bible Really Says About Immigration
Mark Hamilton. Reviewed by Ryan Meek

5 Essential Ebook Deals for
Church Leaders – 5 March 2020

Here are 5 essential March 2020 ebook deals that are worth checking out:
( Barbara Brown Taylor, Stanley Huaerwas, Walter Brueggemann, MORE)

 

James McBride – Deacon King Kong
– NPR Interview

This is a great NPR interview with James McBride — the National Book
Award-winning author of this novel (One of the best new book releases
of this week). Deacon King Kong: A Novel

 

Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw – Does God
Really Like Me? Review

Beloved Children in the Presence of a Delighting God A Review of Does God
Really Like Me? Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us Cyd and
Geoff Holsclaw. Reviewed by Dale Gish
 

Louise Erdrich – The Night Watchman
– Public Radio Interview

A fascinating new novel on Native peoples’ fight for survival: 
The Night Watchman: A Novel Louise Erdrich Listen to a
public radio interview with Louise Erdrich about this novel:

From our archives... 

*** Ten Women Saints
Whose Stories You Should Know

March is Women’s History Month, and while I am a bit queasy about relegating
women’s history to a single month out of the year, it is a good time to remind
ourselves that we need to be working harder throughout the year to know the
stories of women who have followed faithfully in the way of Jesus.





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

New poems posted for this coming Sunday, Week 2 of Lent...
Including ones by Scott Cairns, GM Hopkins, Henry Vaughan, 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.

 

*** Amazon Monthly Kindle
Ebook / Audiobook Sale – March 2020

Amazon recently released their March 2020 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:
Barbara Brown Taylor, Tolkien, John O'Donohue, Bob Dylan, MORE




Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books