Christmas Books and Music, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Advent Calendar- Dec. 23

Christmas Books and Music, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Advent Calendar- Dec. 23 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 12/23/20

December 23, 2020

“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement, [to] get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually.
To be spiritual is to be amazed.”

- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel,
theologian

Today marks the anniversary of Heschel's death in 1972.

*** These video clips are a great intro
to Heschel's Life and Work

Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!

My Little King:
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*** The Gifts of the Child Christ
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Our Advent Calendar 2020
Best Books of the Year
for Christian Readers!

*** UPDATED through today
Stop by daily through the Advent season, as we will feature one of the best books of 2020 each day!

Latest Featured Books:
[ Dec. 22 ] [ Dec. 23 ]

New / Featured on our website ...

Ten of Our Favorite Christmas Books!!!

For the upcoming Christmas season…
Ten of our favorite Christmas books!
By authors such as JRR Tolkien, Maya Angelou, and Madeleine L’Engle!

Christmas Music for Those
Who Don’t like Christmas Music

Music is an inevitable part of the Christmas season…
But what if you are weary of hearing the same old songs done over and over again? As we ramp up this week toward Christmas Day, here are eight of our favorite albums that don’t fit the typical Christmas music mold.
Download these digital albums and listen now…

Over The Rhine – 3 FREE Christmas Concerts to Download!

Hailing from Cincinnati, Over The Rhine has been making some of the finest music around for over a quarter century… OTR has especially made a name for themselves for with their annual Christmas tour, which they have been doing for almost two decades. To liven up your holidays, here are three superb Christmas shows (from three different tours) that you can stream or download for FREE (via Archive.org)…

Lectionary Poetry –
1st Sunday of Christmas (Year B)

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 Denise Levertov, Paul Laurence Dunbar, T.S. Eliot, G.M. Hopkins, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

In Case You Missed It...

New Podcast Episode !!!

Episode 19: Favorite Books of 2020 (with Sarah Arthur)

Host Jen Pollock Michel is joined by three great guests, Chris Smith, John Wilson, and Sarah Arthur, for a live conversation (as well as an abundance of recorded contributions from other guests) for a wide-ranging and freewheeling conversation about our favorite books of 2020.

Twelve Important Fiction
Books of 2020!!!

As the end of 2020 draws near, we highlight some of the
most important fiction books released this year…
Although some of these fiction books will appear on our Advent calendar
of 2020’s Best Books (and no, we won’t reveal here which ones will be on that list), we won’t say that these are the 12 BEST fiction books — just that they are important ones that should be widely read and discussed…

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books