“I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.”
– John Calvin
born on this day in 1509
Poem of the Day:
“Further in Summer Than the Birds”
by Emily Dickinson
Kindle Ebook of the Day:
ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church
by Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost – $3.99!!!
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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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