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December 19, 2016 · 6:00 am
I like many kinds of books, but sometimes I find one that makes me think, “Wow, did he really just go there?” The Gift and the Defender is one of those books in the best sense possible. Adventure and unbelievable “fortune” collide as LCMS Pastor Tyrel Bramwell offers an insightful tale about human nature.
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December 6, 2016 · 6:00 am
I learned about another Lutheran author! Bethany Kilcrease is Associate Professor of History at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to a biographical blurb, “She has written and spoken on late-Victorian Anglicanism and Parliamentary politics, Protestant responses to the Boer war, anti-Catholicism in popular literature, and the role of Victorian Catholic apologists in popularizing science.” Her book, The Great Church Crisis and the End of English Erastianism, 1898-1906, will be published and presumably released next Monday, December 12, 2016.
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November 14, 2016 · 6:00 am
Fall is in the air. Our congregation just had its “Thanks for Giving” turkey supper. It’s time to take a breath of contentment before the holiday season begins. And, after that brief moment, I am pleased to announce that my friend, Rev. Chris Matthis (LCMS), has released another book: 
Looking for God in All the Wrong Places: Sermons for Advent and Christmas. (To be honest, it includes Epiphany, too. :))
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November 11, 2016 · 6:00 am
The Story People: have you heard about it yet? It’s the latest novel through Concordia Publishing House. Did you hear that? CPH publishing fiction? Yay! And, yay for another Lutheran novelist: Heather M. Kaufman!
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November 1, 2016 · 6:00 am
Today’s happy news includes a hat tip to Lars Walker. His book, Death’s Doors, was recently recommended for addressing the hot topic of Assisted Suicide. Continue reading →
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September 21, 2016 · 6:00 am
I’ll admit I had a darker streak in adolescence when I gobbled up, you know, R.L. Stine et al. In retrospect, it was an attempt to grapple with things beyond my control. It was a way to consider serious topics in a safe but exaggerated way. I’ve never been alone in that respect, so I daresay this new release will really fit the bill for the eleven and up crowd: Not So Nice Bible Stories: Gory Deaths by Jonathan Schkade!
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September 20, 2016 · 6:00 am
I announced a Lutheran children’s book that caught my eye a while ago, and now it’s time to offer my review of God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It. Looking for a friendly way to introduce powerful hymnody to a child? Looking for baptismal birthday presents or a thoughtful gift for families with young children visiting your church? Or, just plain happy to see good Lutheran texts paired with illustrations for a powerful Gospel service? Then this is the thing for you!
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September 1, 2016 · 6:00 am
Ok, sometimes when a girl starts giving things away, a girl wants to keep giving stuff away. My Blessed giveaway is over (Thanks, CPH, for the promotional copies. GoodReads will draw three winners any day.). Now Crossway has kindly agreed to follow that up with a Family Vocation Giveaway during the month of September! (Once again, thanks, GoodReads!) Enter to win one of five free copies.
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August 30, 2016 · 6:00 am
Useful Hymns by Lutheran pastor and poet Robin D Fish is now available in a second, expanded edition. It contains 200 hymns “for worship, prayer, and instruction in the Lutheran church, school, and home.” I look forward to seeing it and trying them out!
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August 29, 2016 · 6:00 am
I’m pleased to report that I’ve learned of several new releases from Lutheran authors, and I am particularly pleased to draw your attention to those which might otherwise slip through marketing cracks. So, today I want to talk with you about a slim volume titled Ten Ways to Kill a Pastor published through Grail Quest Books.
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