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Over the next month, we are hosting a read-along and discussion of the new book from Hanna Reichel, called For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional, from Eerdmans. @hannareichel.bsky.social @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Join the Facebook group to be part of the conversation: buff.ly/rJ2yidE
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November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Over the next month, we are hosting a read-along and discussion of the new book from Hanna Reichel, called For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional, from Eerdmans. @hannareichel.bsky.social @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Join the Facebook group to be part of the conversation: buff.ly/rJ2yidE
Join the Facebook group to be part of the conversation: buff.ly/rJ2yidE
Every week, we select some classic and contemporary poetry to correspond with the lectionary text. Here is this week's collection: buff.ly/KjqNWvn
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Every week, we select some classic and contemporary poetry to correspond with the lectionary text. Here is this week's collection: buff.ly/KjqNWvn
Happy birthday to the great Katherine Paterson!!
“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
(Paterson is a Newbery Medalist and the author of classics like Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and more.)
“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
(Paterson is a Newbery Medalist and the author of classics like Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and more.)
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy birthday to the great Katherine Paterson!!
“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
(Paterson is a Newbery Medalist and the author of classics like Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and more.)
“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
(Paterson is a Newbery Medalist and the author of classics like Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and more.)
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I would take the pro-life movement a lot more seriously if they were marching in the streets to demand full funding for SNAP and WIC like they march to protest against abortion.
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I would take the pro-life movement a lot more seriously if they were marching in the streets to demand full funding for SNAP and WIC like they march to protest against abortion.
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Privileged to read @joashpthomas.bsky.social and write this review! Go and get the book for you and 5 friends. Put some dates on the calendar and follow thru with meeting up and following Jesus out of this individual and collective mess and into the Kingdom of God.
NEW REVIEW: The Justice of Jesus by @joashpthomas.bsky.social buff.ly/hAWN2yw (Thanks to @jonathanpanwalton.bsky.social for the review!)
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Privileged to read @joashpthomas.bsky.social and write this review! Go and get the book for you and 5 friends. Put some dates on the calendar and follow thru with meeting up and following Jesus out of this individual and collective mess and into the Kingdom of God.
NEW REVIEW: The Justice of Jesus by @joashpthomas.bsky.social buff.ly/hAWN2yw (Thanks to @jonathanpanwalton.bsky.social for the review!)
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW REVIEW: The Justice of Jesus by @joashpthomas.bsky.social buff.ly/hAWN2yw (Thanks to @jonathanpanwalton.bsky.social for the review!)
Another week of so many great new releases! We're highlighting fiction, memoir, theology, and an essay collection. Check out our featured titles: buff.ly/dMeLIaC
October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Another week of so many great new releases! We're highlighting fiction, memoir, theology, and an essay collection. Check out our featured titles: buff.ly/dMeLIaC
Grab a cup of something warm and settle in to this week's lectionary poetry... buff.ly/KzbhceM
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Grab a cup of something warm and settle in to this week's lectionary poetry... buff.ly/KzbhceM
More highlights from our discussion of Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley's book, The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
More highlights from our discussion of Rev. Dr. Malcolm Foley's book, The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social
This week's STARRED new release is Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters by @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social buff.ly/dMeLIaC
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This week's STARRED new release is Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters by @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social buff.ly/dMeLIaC
New post on Substack: Part 4 of our intro to Cultivating Communities, thinking about sword drills, sermons, and how we engage the Bible... buff.ly/ftDBnIh
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
New post on Substack: Part 4 of our intro to Cultivating Communities, thinking about sword drills, sermons, and how we engage the Bible... buff.ly/ftDBnIh
The Booker Foundation has announced a new children's prize! buff.ly/AcBLaLu
October 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Booker Foundation has announced a new children's prize! buff.ly/AcBLaLu
NEW REVIEW live on the ERB: buff.ly/Q8Iu1ws
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW REVIEW live on the ERB: buff.ly/Q8Iu1ws
What in the world is going on with this book cover?!?!?!!!
Evil mob-boss dog out to abolish humankind???
I imagine Ol' Jack is rolling over in his grave! 😬
Evil mob-boss dog out to abolish humankind???
I imagine Ol' Jack is rolling over in his grave! 😬
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What in the world is going on with this book cover?!?!?!!!
Evil mob-boss dog out to abolish humankind???
I imagine Ol' Jack is rolling over in his grave! 😬
Evil mob-boss dog out to abolish humankind???
I imagine Ol' Jack is rolling over in his grave! 😬
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Wherever you are today, “Absolute attention is prayer,” says Simone Weil.
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wherever you are today, “Absolute attention is prayer,” says Simone Weil.
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Spokane friends, im coming your way! Tomorrow, at Whitworth : favs.news/whitworth-20...
Whitworth Unveils Kobes Du Mez in Christian Speaker Series
Kristen Kobes Du Mez headlines Whitworth’s 2025-26 Christian Faith & Learning series, joined by experts in neuroscience, ethics, and post-#MeToo culture.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Spokane friends, im coming your way! Tomorrow, at Whitworth : favs.news/whitworth-20...
NEW REVIEW: The Wages of Cinema: A Christian Aesthetic of Film in Conversation with Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal L. Downing from @ivpacademic.bsky.social buff.ly/NSkTusj
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
NEW REVIEW: The Wages of Cinema: A Christian Aesthetic of Film in Conversation with Dorothy L. Sayers by Crystal L. Downing from @ivpacademic.bsky.social buff.ly/NSkTusj
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We cannot thank @erbks.bsky.social enough for featuring
THE GOSPEL OF SALOME in their "10 Books to Watch for This Quarter!" englewoodreview.org/new-fiction-...
#bestbooks #newfiction #historicalfiction #booklist #mustread
THE GOSPEL OF SALOME in their "10 Books to Watch for This Quarter!" englewoodreview.org/new-fiction-...
#bestbooks #newfiction #historicalfiction #booklist #mustread
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We cannot thank @erbks.bsky.social enough for featuring
THE GOSPEL OF SALOME in their "10 Books to Watch for This Quarter!" englewoodreview.org/new-fiction-...
#bestbooks #newfiction #historicalfiction #booklist #mustread
THE GOSPEL OF SALOME in their "10 Books to Watch for This Quarter!" englewoodreview.org/new-fiction-...
#bestbooks #newfiction #historicalfiction #booklist #mustread
Buzzing with excitement over here about this week's new releases, including this BEAUTIFUL new book from Makoto Fujimura. You're going to want to hold this one in your hands, trust me. buff.ly/pYuM6Pz
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Buzzing with excitement over here about this week's new releases, including this BEAUTIFUL new book from Makoto Fujimura. You're going to want to hold this one in your hands, trust me. buff.ly/pYuM6Pz
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I was honored to work with Arthur over the last few months on his memoir. 'Tales of Spirit Rising and Sometimes Falling' publishes in January.
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 forward.com/fast-forward...
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 forward.com/fast-forward...
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92
Waskow was arrested more than two dozen times for his activism. He also wrote more than two dozen books.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I was honored to work with Arthur over the last few months on his memoir. 'Tales of Spirit Rising and Sometimes Falling' publishes in January.
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 forward.com/fast-forward...
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 forward.com/fast-forward...
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Again, the Bible is unambiguous about it.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
Zechariah 7:9-10
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
Zechariah 7:9-10
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Again, the Bible is unambiguous about it.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
Zechariah 7:9-10
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
Zechariah 7:9-10
This week marks the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in the season of Ordinary Time. Here is a collection of classic and contemporary poetry to accompany the lectionary: englewoodreview.org/lectionary-p...
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This week marks the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in the season of Ordinary Time. Here is a collection of classic and contemporary poetry to accompany the lectionary: englewoodreview.org/lectionary-p...
Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929! Here is our introductory reading guide to her work: buff.ly/co60kmy
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929! Here is our introductory reading guide to her work: buff.ly/co60kmy
Today marks the anniversary of the death of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Here are 5 of her poems for you to enjoy today: buff.ly/9M7gRAO
October 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the death of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Here are 5 of her poems for you to enjoy today: buff.ly/9M7gRAO