The Wake Up Call –
19 November 2012
Like the smell of strong coffee wafting down the hall, we offer a few book-related thoughts and stories to jumpstart your day…
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(NOTE: This week is one here at Englewood Christian Church where many of our folks leave town or take more relaxed schedules. With this in mind, The Daily Book Morsel and these Wake Up Call posts may be somewhat sporadic this week…)
On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the infamous Gettysburg Address…
Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader…
Poem of the Day: “A Harp of Song” by the Sufi poet Jami who died on this day in 1492…
Chris Smith’s book Growing Deeper in our Church Communities: 50 ideas for Connection in a Disconnected Age is now available for Kindle for only $2.99!!! Get your copy now: http://amzn.to/GrowingDeeper
Book News:
- Publishers Weekly: The Top 10 Essays since 1950
- LA Review of Books: Andrew Balmford’s ‘Wild Hope: On the Front Lines of Conservation Success’
Thanks be to God for this new day, may it be full of beauty and grace!
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C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com