Monthly Archives: October 2019

Apologetic Opportunism

You may have noticed by now that I get a number of release tips from Bryan Wolfmueller’s Wednesday What-Not emails. I’ll admit it. One book he mentioned at some point in the not-do-distant past is Apologetic Opportunism by Lutheran author, Rev. Brian Flamme.

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Norman Nagel

Norman Nagel has been a tremendous blessing to the church, particularly the Lutheran church in the United States. No matter what I would say, or how I could say it, it would be an understatement. He is amongst the greatest Lutheran theologians of this time, and the Lord has called him home at the age of 94.

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Need a Composer?

Need a composer, particularly one with Lutheran sensibilities? I now have one to recommend: Austin Theroit!

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Serena Ball

Ladies and Gentlemen, today I get to tell you about another Lutheran author & blogger with a particularly delicious passion: FOOD! Serena Ball is a food writer (and so much more) and here is her first cookbook, The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook.

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Rev. Rac

Lutheran pastor and author Tyrel Bramwell has started a new and tremendous project: Rev. Rac! Short for Reverend Raconteur Publishing, Rev. Rac is a new publishing house for clergyman storytellers and those who love to listen to them.

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Metrical Index

Have you ever wondered about the Metrical Index commonly found in hymnals? Let me explain.

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Weary Joy

I’m really pleased to hear that there is a new book, just released by CPH, called Weary Joy: The Caregiver’s JourneyIn it, Lutheran author (with a PhD in Educational Psychology), Kim Marxhausen addresses dementia in the ways caregivers need to receive it: short chapters with both pragmatic information and prayers.

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October!

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” Anne of Green Gables

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