N.T. Wright, Abraham Lincoln, Lucille Clifton, Michael Pollan, MORE - Feb. 12 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Wed, 02/12/20
February 12, 2020
“America will never be destroyed from the outside.
If we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
― Abraham Lincoln
Today is the birthday of
the 16th president of the U.S.
*** The 10 Best Biographies
of Abraham Lincoln!!
*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
N.T. Wright's Book
The Meal Jesus Gave Us
Only $2.99 !!!
New on our website...
*** Book Giveaway! Gayle Boss –
Wild Hope – Stories for Lent… [5 copies]
We’re excited to run this giveaway of FIVE copies
of this superb new Lenten book by Gayle Boss!
Wild Hope – Stories for Lent from the Vanishing
(Paperback: Paraclete Press, 2020.)
Enter now to win a copy of this new book ...
*** Lucille Clifton – Five of Our Favorite Poems
Tomorrow (February 13) marks the 10th anniversary of the death of poet Lucille Clifton …
We honor the occasion with five of our favorite poems by her …
Michael Pollan – Caffeine – NPR Interview
In a fascinating publishing venture, Michael Pollan has just released this title
in audiobook format only. Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World
by Michael Pollan (Audiobook Only: Audible, 2020)
Listen to an interview that the author
did with Terry Gross of NPR’s All Things Considered…
In Case You Missed It...
*** Lectionary Poetry –
Epiphany Week 6 (Year A)
New poems posted for Week 6 of Epiphany... Including ones by Wendell Berry,
Isaac Watts, 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.
*** The Decline of Social Media
[A Reading Guide]
I haven’t completely given up on it yet, but I’m finding
that I spend less and less time on social networks.
This decline for me has been driven by a number of factors,
Here are a list of books that I have found
to be helpful...
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books