Nicholas Black Elk, New Lenten Devotional Poems, The Princess Bride, Amos Yong - March 5

Nicholas Black Elk, New Lenten Devotional Poems, The Princess Bride, Amos Yong - March 5 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 03/05/21

March 5, 2021

"The number one cause of atheism
is Christians. Those who proclaim
Him with their mouths and
deny Him with their actions
is what an unbelieving world
finds unbelievable."

- Karl Rahner,

theologian

Today is the birthday of Karl Rahner (b. 1904)

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*** The Passion of Saints
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Daily Poetry Devotional for Lent 2021
Week 3:
[ Today's Poem ] [ Tomorrow'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).

Jon M. Sweeney – Nicholas Black Elk [Feature Review]

Bridging Western and Native Religious Life
A Feature Review of Nicholas Black Elk:
Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint
by Jon M. Sweeney
Paperback: Liturgical Press, 2020
Reviewed by Jeanne Torrence Finley

Amos Yong – Renewing the Church by the Spirit [Review]

Leading to Congregational and Ecclesial Renewal
A Review of Renewing the Church by the Spirit:
Theological Education After Pentecost
by Amos Yong (Paperback: Eerdmans, 2020)
Reviewed By Rob O’Lynn

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...

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Used Books for Sale! Christian Theology / Spirituality – 3 March 2021

*** Help support the ERB by buying used books!
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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 Eugene Peterson, Chaim Potok, Dort more

The Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale
– March 2021

Amazon recently released their March 2021 ebook sale …
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Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals
for Christian Readers from this ebook sale …
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Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books