Alice Walker, Sara Miles, Used Books, Jen Pollock Michel - Feb. 10

Alice Walker, Sara Miles, Used Books, Jen Pollock Michel - Feb. 10 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 02/10/21

February 10, 2021

“Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book.
If art doesn't make us better,
then what on earth is it for?”

- Alice Walker,
novelist / poet

Yesterday was Alice Walker's birthday ...

*** Five of our favorite poems
by Alice Walker

Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!

City of God:
Faith in the Streets
by Sara Miles

Only $1.99!!!

FREE Ebook of the Week!

*** The Complete Poems of
Paul Laurence Dunbar
(One of the most renowned black poets
of the era prior to the Harlem Renaissance)

New / Featured on our website ...

Harriet Jacobs – The Church and Slavery [Black History Month]

For Black History Month, an excerpt from the important slave memoir:

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
(Original published 1861)
Harrowing firsthand stories of the church and slavery

Used Books for Sale! Christian Theology / Spirituality – 10 February 2021

Help support the ERB by buying used books!
We have an inventory of thousands of used books, many of them Christian theology and spirituality books, that we want to get into the hands of eager readers. This week's list includes books by Richard Foster, Jacques Ellul, Marva Dawn, Madeleine L'Engle, Gail Ramshaw, more

Arlin Migliazzo – Mother of Modern Evangelicalism: Henrietta Mears [Review]

Shaping the Evangelical Sub-culture
A Review of Mother of Modern Evangelicalism:
The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Mears
(Library of Religious Biography)
Arlin Migliazzo (Eerdmans, 2020)
Reviewed by Michelle Van Loon

Jen Pollock Michel – A Habit Called Faith [Excerpt – Sneak Peek!]

We are very much looking forward to this new book, by ERB podcast host Jen Pollock Michel, which will be released next week:

A Habit Called Faith: 40 Days in the Bible to Find and Follow Jesus
(Paperback: Baker Books, 2021)
Get a Sneak Peek of this Book with this Excerpt:

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Lectionary Poetry – Transfiguration Sunday (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 Rumi, Langston Hughes, Tracy K. Smith, Emily Dickinson, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Black History Month 2021 – Recommended Books for Christian Readers

February is Black History Month…
Here is a list of recommended books of a variety of genres (history, biography, poetry, theology, more) from the last couple of years. You might consider reading one or more of these books during February (or in the coming months)…

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books