Poems for Lent, Thomas Merton, Used Books, Book Giveaway, Chaim Potok - Feb. 17

Poems for Lent, Thomas Merton, Used Books, Book Giveaway, Chaim Potok - Feb. 17 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 02/17/21

February 17, 2021

“Truth has to be given in riddles. People can't take truth if it comes charging at them like a bull. The bull is always killed. You have to give people the truth in a riddle, hide it so they go looking for it and find it piece by piece; that way they
learn to live with it.”

- Chaim Potok,
novelist

Today is Chaim Potok's birthday (b. 1929) ...

Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!

No Man is an Island
The Classic Book
by Thomas Merton

Only $1.99!!!

FREE Ebook of the Week!

*** Narrative of the Life
of Frederick Douglass
(Another important classic, as we
celebrate Black History Month)

New / Featured on our website ...

Lent – Seven of our
Favorite Poems for the Season

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

Including poems for Lent by Madeleine L’Engle, Gerard Manley Hopkins,
T.S. Eliot, George Herbert and MORE….

Used Books for Sale!
Christian Theology / Spirituality
– 17 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 Bonhoeffer, N.T. Wright, Dorothy Sayers, Marva Dawn, Justo Gonzalez, more

Book Giveaway! Hope for Judas by Christoph Wrembek, SJ [5 copies]

We’re excited to run this giveaway of FIVE copies of this superb new book by Christoph Wrembek, SJ: Hope for Judas: God’s Boundless Mercy for Us All. “A beautiful meditation not simply on the story of Judas but on all of our stories, and the place of God’s love, mercy and compassion, which can overcome any barrier, even sin.” – James Martin, SJ

Allison Fallon – The Power of Writing it Down – Review

The Power to Change Your Life. A Review of
The Power of Writing it Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock
Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life. by Allison Fallon
( Hardback: Zondervan, 2021 ) Reviewed by Diane Roth

Matt de la Peña / Christian Robinson – Milo Imagines the World –
NPR Interview

An extraordinary new picture book… Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Peña (Author)/ Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

Listen to a great NPR interview with the book's creator...

In Case You Missed It...

Lectionary Poetry – 1st Sunday of Lent (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 Wendell Berry, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Malcolm Guite, George Macdonald, 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...

Brand New Podcast Episode!!!
Episode 21: Diana Gruver /
Laura Fabrycky

Host Jen Pollock Michel is joined by two great guests, authors Diana Gruver and Laura Fabrycky, to continue discussing the theme of our previous episode: reading and mental wellness. This time, her conversation partners look at this important topic through the lens of church history.

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books