*** Coronavirus Resources for Churches

Technology has made it relatively easy to broadcast our worship services
over the internet during times like this when staying home is recommended
or mandated. BUT the bigger challenge is the question: What does it look
like for us to be the church, to be the compassionate Body of Christ in motion
in these times — caring for one another and for our neighbors
(and especially for those on the margins of congregation and neighborhood)?
Here are a few Coronavirus resources for  churches...

*** Lectionary Poetry –
Lent Week 4 (Year A)

New poems posted for this coming Sunday, Week 4 of Lent...
Including ones by Madeleine L'Engle, Rumi, Ted Kooser, Eugene Peterson, 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.

 

New Book Releases –
Week of 16 March 2020

Here are a few March 2020 book releases from this week
that are worth checking out:  Andrew Root, Jane Hirschfield, MORE

In Case You Missed It... 

A Deeper Look at Women of the Bible
– A Reading Guide

March is Women’s History Month, and a crucial part of our history as the
Church is the many women who play a vital role in the biblical story …
We are fortunate that recent years have seen a boom in new books
that take a deeper look at the women of the Bible .  Here is a reading
guide to some of the best ones.

D.L. Mayfield Interview –
Assimilate or Go Home

Losing Faith in Ourselves. An interview with
D.L. Mayfield —author of Assimilate or Go Home: 
Notes from a Failed. Missionary on Rediscovering Faith
Originally published in the Fall 2016 issue of
our now-defunct magazine. Republished on the
occasion of the author’s birthday and her
forthcoming 2nd book, The Myth of the American Dream.

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books