Women's History Month, Tolkien, Used Books, #ChurchToo, more - March 3

Women's History Month, Tolkien, Used Books, #ChurchToo, more - March 3 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 03/03/21

March 3, 2021

“In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.”

- Julia Cameron,

poet / author

Tomorrow marks the birthday of Julia Cameron,
the author of The Artist's Way...

Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!

Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of
J.R.R. Tolkien

by Matthew Dickerson

Only $1.99!!!

FREE Ebook of the Week!

*** The Passion of Saints
Perpetua and Felicity
(A classic from the era of the
early church, for Women's History Month)

New / Featured on our website...

March is Women's History Month!
Ten Women Saints
Whose Stories You Should Know

Here are brief introductions to ten women saints (I use this term loosely to include other prominent women of faith, not just those who have been canonized by the Roman Catholic church) that you should be very familiar with. There are so many more faithful women that could have been included on this list.

Daily Poetry Devotional for Lent 2021
Week 2:
[ Today's Poem ] [ Previous Poems ]

For the season of Lent, we offer a daily devotional based on a scripture reading for that day (RCL Daily Readings) and a poem relevant to that passage of scripture. In the traditional 40-day format of Lent, we offer these meditations for six days each week (no Sundays).

Used Books for Sale! Christian Theology / Spirituality – 3 March 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 sale listing includes books by Flannery O'Connor, James Cone, William Stringfellow, Hans Urs von Balthasar,
Madeleine L'Engle, more

Chandra Crane – Mixed Blessing [Review]

Ethnicity Matters. A Review of
Mixed Blessing: Embracing the Fullness
of Your Multiethnic Identity
by Chandra Crane
(IVP Books, 2020)
Reviewed by Paula Frances Price

Emily Joy Allison – #ChurchToo [Excerpt – Sneak Peek!]

This book is one of the best new titles that will be released next week…

#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and
How to Find Healing by Emily Joy Allison
(Paperback: Broadleaf Books, 9 March 2021)
Get a Sneak Peek of this Book with this Excerpt:

Lectionary Poetry – 3rd Sunday in 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 Denise Levertov, Malcolm Guite, Jericho Brown, 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...

The Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale – March 2021

Amazon recently released their March 2021 ebook sale …
(Most ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!)
Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals
for Christian Readers from this ebook sale …
Mary Oliver, John O'Donohue, Elizabeth Alexander, Tolkien, more

New Book Releases – Week of 1 March 2021 – Anne Lamott, More

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out… Anne Lamott, A.J. Swoboda, Viet Thanh Nguyen, more

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books