The Wake Up Call –
7 December 2012
The Wake Up Call –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 Feast of Saint Ambrose (c.330-397)!
Read Alban Butler’s classic account of Ambrose’s life from LIVES OF THE SAINTS…
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“What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself – life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.” – Novelist Willa Cather, born on this day in 1873.
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Book News:
- NPR Books: The Best Historical Fiction of 2012.
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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