Tish Harrison Warren, Ross Gay, Howard Thurman, New Podcast Episode - Oct 26

Tish Harrison Warren, Ross Gay, Howard Thurman, New Podcast Episode - Oct 26 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Mon, 10/26/20

October 26, 2020

“Why do we marry, why take friends and lovers? Why give ourselves to music, painting, chemistry or cooking? Out of simple delight in the resident goodness of creation, of course; but out of more than that, too. Half earth's gorgeousness lies hidden in the glimpsed city it longs to become.”

- Robert Farrar Capon,
priest, chef, author

Today marks the birthday of Robert Farrar Capon (b. 1925)

Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!

Forgiving as We've Been
Forgiven: Community Practices for Making Peace
by Gregory Jones and
Celestin Musekura

Only $3.99!!!

FREE Ebook of the Week!

Lives of the Saints
by Alban Butler
(for All Saints Day!)

New on our website ...

Lectionary Poetry –

2nd Sunday After Pentecost (Year A)

NOW featuring poems for BOTH Narrative and
Revised Common Lectionaries!
Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday, including poems by Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Li-Young Lee, George Herbert, Langston Hughes, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Brand New Podcast Episode!!!
No. 15 - Tish Harrison Warren
and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook

Host Jen Pollock Michel is joined by
Tish Harrison Warren and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook for a deep
and heartfelt conversation about reading through doubt,
suffering, and vulnerability.

New Book Releases –
Week of 26 October 2020

Here are a few new book releases from this week
that are worth checking out: Howard Thurman bio,
Robert Macfarlane, Christiana Peterson, MORE

David Swartz – Facing West- American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity
[ Review ]

A Necessary Reorientation of the Evangelical Gaze
A Review of Facing West: American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity by David R. Swartz
(Oxford UP, 2020) Reviewed by Nathan Geeting

In Case You Missed It...

Clergy Appreciation Month –
A Few New Books to Give as Gifts!

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. I wanted to highlight a few excellent new books that might be great gifts to give to your pastor. Or if you are a pastor yourself, to treat yourself to or to give to co-pastors or other friends who are pastors.

Eerdmans Theology Ebook Sale –

October 2020

Some excellent theology ebook deals in the Eerdmans sale f
or October 2020 that is running now… Browse the full sale or check out our recommendations, including books by N.T. Wright, Christine Pohl, Marva Dawn, Miroslav Volf, MORE

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books