Marva Dawn, C.S. Lewis, E. Nesbit, Rita Dove, Lectionary Poetry- August 17

Marva Dawn, C.S. Lewis, E. Nesbit, Rita Dove, Lectionary Poetry- August 17 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Tue, 08/17/21

August 17, 2021

“When you are young so many things are difficult to believe, and yet the dullest people will tell you that they are true--such things, for instance, as that the earth goes round the sun, and that it is not flat but round. But the things that seem really likely, like fairy-tales and magic, are, so say the grown-ups, not true at all. Yet they are so easy to believe, especially when you see them happening.”

- E. Nesbit

Yesterday was the birthday of E. Nesbit,
the author of many imaginative children's books,

who work inspired C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, and others...

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Lectionary Poetry – 13th Sunday After Pentecost (Year B)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
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Brandi Willis Schreiber – A Long Walk with Mary [Brief Review]

A Captivating Memoir. A Brief Review of
A Long Walk with Mary: A Personal Search for the Mother of God by Brandi Willis Schreiber
(Paperback: Ancient Faith, 2021)
Reviewed by John Tuttle

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Marva Dawn –
Introductory Reading Guide

Today is the birthday of the late theologian Marva Dawn, one of the theologians who has been most influential for our congregation at Englewood Christian Church. To mark the occasion, we offer the following introductory reading guide to her most significant works.

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Daniel Bowman, Jr. – On the Spectrum [Feature Review]

Pass the Mic. A Feature Review of
On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity
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Mark Lau Branson – Memories, Hopes, and Conversations [Podcast Interview]

This episode of the Missiology Podcast with guest Mark Lau Branson both discusses and models Appreciative Inquiry (AI). It is a great follow-up to our recent conversation with Mark Lau Branson that takes a deeper look at AI as a helpful practice for churches trying to discern their way is these late stages of the pandemic.

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books