The Wake Up Call –
28 March 2013
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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Today is the birthday of St. Teresa of Avila!!!
Download her autobiography, FREE for Kindle…
Poem of the Day: Christ has No Body but Yours by St. Teresa
“You cannot teach creativity – how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within himself what kind of writer he would like to be.” – Nobel Prize Winner, Mario Vargas Llosa*** [easyazon-link keywords=”Mario Vargas Llosa” locale=”us”]Books by Mario Vargas Llosa[/easyazon-link]
Book News:
- Geez Magazine: Writing Contest – 30 Sermons You’d Never Hear in Church
- NPR Books: Remembering the great African novelist Chinua Achebe
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

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