Christian Wiman has been through a lot. And good poetry often stems from what tastes like poisoned ground. From Every Riven Thing, enjoy "Small Prayer in a Hard Wind."
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Jerram Barrs | Echoes of Eden
Very excited about Jerram Barrs' new book, Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts.
Been looking forward to it for a while, on an important topic that I think Barrs is well-equipped to tackle. Barrs was formerly involved for 18 yeas with Francis Schaeffer and L'Abri. Now he teaches at Covenant Theological Seminary and is Resident Scholar at the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute
You can get Echoes of Eden now at Amazon (Kindle), WTS, and amazingly for $2 you can get the eBook from Crossway!
Neil Gaiman on the Creative Life & Making Art
Neil Gaiman (Twitter), author of Coraline and a bunch more, gave a graduation speech at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He says some great things about making art. You won't agree with everything, but it's well worth checking out if you are an artist or not. I'm going to watch and discuss this with my two oldest kids (my artists). [found via]
C.S. Lewis | The Space Trilogy
Great deal! Get all three volumes of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy for $1.99 each on Kindle. I just bought all three!