Monthly Archives: December 2020

December 31, 2020 · 6:00 am

Vatican Shadows

Last month I blogged its release and now I’m pleased to add my review for Ray Keating’s latest in his Pastor Stephen Grant series, Vatican Shadows.

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December 30, 2020 · 6:00 am

Gathering Pearls

I have a bit of a sad post today. There’s a book I want you to get, but there are very few available and I’m sorry to report that the Lutheran author has gone to the Lord early. Still, I present to you Gathering Pearls by Lutheran author William Schuh.

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December 29, 2020 · 6:00 am

D Marie

Ladies & Gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to another Lutheran author, D Marie. 🙂 She was a long-time Lutheran school teacher, who’s turned to writing an educational, formative trilogy for intermediate grade readers on up. (You know what I love? Books by Lutheran authors suitable for third through fifth graders, or older!) Continue reading →

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December 28, 2020 · 6:00 am

Besotted

It was just back in October that I mentioned Lutheran author Jody Hedlund with a new release and now it’s time for another! She has just released Besotted, the third book in The Fairest Maidens series.

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December 23, 2020 · 9:39 am

A week off

While I didn’t exactly mean to take a week off, it sure looks like things are headed in that direction. 🙂 I’ve started playing piano for church and I just have too much music to learn to have much free time. 

I did write a poem last week, so maybe I’ll share that on Christmas. 🙂

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December 18, 2020 · 6:00 am

Faith Alone: The Heart of Everything

Let’s talk about Bo Giertz and how you could give Bo Giertz collections for Christmas. Ha haa. Seriously, though, he is a gem of a Lutheran writer who, though sainted now, is increasingly available in English due to some serious dedication by Lutheran pastor and translator Bror Erickson. I’ll tell a little about him, list books that I know are available in English, and give a review of his most recently translated novel, Faith Alone: The Heart of Everything.

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December 17, 2020 · 6:00 am

Cold Iron

Ack! I meant to blog this ages ago. This is why lists are important people. Always take notes in some way. Lutheran author Caitlin Magness has published her YA fantasy book, Cold Iron!

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December 16, 2020 · 6:00 am

My Friend Dwagon

Lutheran pastor Isaac Wirtz has just published a children’s book titled My Friend Dwagon! Just in time for Christmas!

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December 15, 2020 · 6:00 am

Poetry books for Christmas

Yep, time for one of my period posts about how Lutherans ought to read more poetry. Mostly I want to remind you that Lutheran poetry is INCREASINGLY AVAILABLE! Buy poetry books for Christmas, especially Lutheran poetry books!

I know you may not have always liked the poetry taught in school, or the poetry you were forced to write in school, but poetry is language of the soul, folks. SIX ENTIRE BOOKS of the Bible are poetry: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. It’s NOT A PASSING CRAZE!

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December 14, 2020 · 6:00 am

Now Rest Beneath Night’s Shadow

This is it! The present all young kiddos should receive for Christmas! Kloria released another hymn board book: Now Rest Beneath Night’s Shadow and it’s another breathtaking project!

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