Advent Book Giveaway, Henri Nouwen, Colson Whitehead, Sara Miles - Sept. 22

Advent Book Giveaway, Henri Nouwen, Colson Whitehead, Sara Miles - Sept. 22 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Wed, 09/22/21

September 22, 2021

“Forgiveness is the name of love
practiced among people who love poorly.
The hard truth is that all people love poorly.
We need to forgive and be forgiven every day,

every hour increasingly. That is the great work
of love among the fellowship of the weak
that is the human family.”

- Henri Nouwen

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of Henri Nouwen's death...

Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

City of God:
Faith in the Streets
by Sara Miles

Only $1.99!!!

New / Featured on our website...

Book Giveaway – Two New Books
for Advent 2021! [5 winners]

We’re excited to run this giveaway of FIVE sets
of these two new books for Advent:
Advent in Plain Sight: A Devotion through Ten Objects
Jill Duffield (Paperback: WJK Books, 2021) and
A Surprising God: Advent Devotions for an Uncertain Time
Tom Long and Donyelle McCray (Paperback: WJK Books, 2021

Grace Olmstead – Uprooted [Review]

A Life Well-Lived. A Review of
Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind
by Grace Olmstead (Hardback: Sentinel, 2021)
Reviewed by Stephen Kamm

Colson Whitehead – Harlem Shuffle: A Novel [NPR Interview]

Check out this new novel about race, power and history.
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Listen to an NPR interview with Colson Whitehead…

Used Books for Sale!
Christian Theology / Spirituality –
22 September 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 like you. This week's sale features: Henri Nouwen, Jacques Ellul, Barbara Brown Taylor,
Dorothy Day, Commentaries, MORE

In Case You Missed It...

*** Our Podcast is Back
after our Summer Break...
ERB Podcast Episode 31 –
Ashley Hales and Nathan Oates

Host Jen Pollock Michel is joined by returning guest Ashley Hales, and first-time guest Nathan Oates, to discuss the ways their writing interacts with the themes of stability, limits, and the work of ministry in our current cultural climate.
Subscribe and listen now!

Lectionary Poetry – 18th Sunday After Pentecost (Year B)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday (BOTH Revised Common AND Narrative Lectionaries), including poems by Emily Dickinson, Madeleine L'Engle, Pablo Neruda, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books