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Book Giveaway – Two New Books by Walter Brueggemann [5 sets]

April 3, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

Enter to win a a pair of new books by Walter Brueggemann!

We’re giving away FIVE pairs of these two new books:
 

A Gospel of Hope 

Walter Brueggemann

 
Hardback: WJK Books, 2018
 
and
 

Interrupting Silence:
God’s Command to Speak Out

Walter Brueggemann

 
Paperback: WJK Books, 2018
 
 
Giveaway copies provided by the publisher… 
 
 

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New Book Releases –Week of 26 March 2018 -Dallas Willard, MORE

March 27, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:

(Where possible, we have also tried to include a review/interview related to the book…)

 

Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower 

Gary Moon

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Walter Brueggemann – Intro Reading Guide

March 15, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

This week marked the 85th birthday of Old Testament scholar and theologian, Walter Brueggemann.  In honor of the occasion, we offer this introductory reading guide to his work.

This list is really just an introduction, as Brueggemann is an extraordinarily prolific author. He has also written a number of important OT commentaries, for instance, that are not included on this list… 

[ Books by Walter Brueggemann ]

[ Commentaries by Walter Brueggemann ]

We’ve ordered this list in the order that we think the books should be read, and we offer a brief explanation of why each book was included. We’ve included excerpts of most the books via Google Books.

1)   Prophetic Imagination: Revised Edition

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5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 8 March 2018

March 8, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
( Brueggemann, Tolkien, L’Engle, Buechner, MORE )

Each week, we carefully curate a handful of books for church leaders that orient us toward the health and the flourishing of our congregations.

Via our sister website Thrifty Christian Reader…
To keep up with all the latest ebook deals,
be sure to connect with TCR via email or on Facebook…
 

*** DON”T MISS
Amazon’s Monthly Ebook Sale!
CLICK HERE for the best deals
from it for Christian Readers…

 

#1:
Praying the Psalms, Second Edition: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit 

Walter Brueggemann

*** $2.99 ***

Helpful book on the Psalms from one of the greatest living Old Testament scholars… 

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5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 8 February 2018

February 8, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
( Thomas Merton, W. Brueggemann, Fleming Rutledge, MORE )

Each week, we carefully curate a handful of books for church leaders that orient us toward the health and the flourishing of our congregations.

Via our sister website Thrifty Christian Reader…
To keep up with all the latest ebook deals,
be sure to connect with TCR via email or on Facebook…
 

 

#1:
Turning Toward the World: The Pivotal Years; The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4: 1960-1963

Thomas Merton

*** $4.74 ***

A fascinating look at the renowned Trappist monk Thomas Merton through his journals.

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5 Essential Ebook Deals for Church Leaders – 11 January 2018

January 11, 2018 — Leave a comment

 

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
( Marilyn McEntyre, Walter Brueggemann, Nadia Bolz-Weber, MORE )

 
Each week, we carefully curate a handful of books for church leaders that orient us toward the health and the flourishing of our congregations.

Via our sister website Thrifty Christian Reader…
To keep up with all the latest ebook deals,
be sure to connect with TCR via email or on Facebook…

 

#1:
Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

*** $1.99 ***

 
Not only is this a timely book, it is essential for any Christian who writes or preaches. 

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Walter Brueggemann / Luke Powery – New Advent Devotionals [Review]

November 16, 2017 — Leave a comment

 

Standing on the Threshold

A Feature Review of 
Two New Advent Devotionals:

Celebrating Abundance
Walter Brueggemann

Compiled by Richard Floyd
Paperback: WJK Books, 2017
Buy Now: [ Amazon ]  [ Kindle ]

 
and
 

Rise Up Shepherd!
Reflections on the Spirituals
Luke A. Powery

Paperback: WJK Books, 2017
Buy Now: [ Amazon ]  [ Kindle ]

 

Reviewed by Pam Kittredge

 

Standing on the threshold between ordinary time and sacred time, we open our hearts and become ready to enter into the season of Advent.

Advent—the beginning of the Christian liturgical year—is a reminder to the faithful of the imminent and impending birth of Jesus. We are a people pregnant—with hope, with love, with the joy of God’s coming. In fact, the word advent—from the Latin, adventus—means just that: coming.

Advent is—or can be—a time of expectant waiting, a time of holy anticipation of the miracle of Jesus’s birth.

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5 Essential Ebook Deals for Christian Readers – 28 April 2017

April 27, 2017 — Leave a comment

 

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
(Walter Brueggemann, Gerhard Lohink, Reza Aslan, Poetry, MORE)

 

DON’T MISS THE HUGE
THEOLOGY EBOOK SALE
FROM FORTRESS PRESS! 

Via our sister website Thrifty Christian Reader…
To keep up with all the latest ebook deals,
be sure to connect with TCR via email or on Facebook…

#1:
Prophetic Imagination: Revised Edition

Walter Brueggemann

*** $4.99 ***

 

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5 Essential Ebook Deals for Christian Readers – 24 March 2017

March 24, 2017 — Leave a comment

 

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
(Star Wars, Walter Brueggemann, Brennan Manning, MORE)

Via our sister website Thrifty Christian Reader…
To keep up with all the latest ebook deals,
be sure to connect with TCR via email or on Facebook…

#1:
Slow Kingdom Coming: Practices for Doing Justice, Loving Mercy and Walking Humbly in the World

Kent Annan

*** $3.99 ***

 

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New Book Releases – Week of 20 February 2017

February 22, 2017 — Leave a comment

 

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:

(Where possible, we have also tried to include a review/interview related to the book…)

 

Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son

Tony Campolo / Bart Campolo

Watch the book trailer video… 

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