A Preview of Lent

Lent-- the penitential season of preparation for Jesus' death and resurrection-- begins in just a few weeks. It is the perfect time to take on some structured reading and prayer, and there are many resources available in the Bookshop to help shape such a discipline.

One new book for Lent this year is God For Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent and Easter. The daily meditations contributions from Lauren Winner, James Schaap, Kathleen Norris, and others are complemented by reproductions of famous art.

Watch as two of the contributors, James Schaap and Luci Shaw, speak a little on their understanding of this church season:

Tonight at St. Stephen's: Christian Wiman

This evening we are pleased to welcome poet and author Christian Wiman, speaking at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Although a young man, Wiman is credited with the growth and development of Poetry magazine during his time as editor. After growing up in a Southern, Christian home, Wiman had sworn off Christianity until the time of his diagnosis with a particularly deadly cancer. His book, My Bright Abyss, chronicles his powerful return to faith during his time of struggle with the disease. It is both deeply personal and theological, and has received positive reviews in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other media.

Copies of My Bright Abyss and Wiman's book of poetry, Every Riven Thing, are available in the Bookshop @ St. Stephen's.

Shelf Spotlight: Books for Children

Did you know that the Bookshop @ St. Stephen's carries a wide variety of books for children and youth? From picture books to Bibles, devotionals to prayer books, everything we offer is intended to enhance family spirituality.

Here are just a few of our newest offerings:







From Prayers for Each and Every Day--

God's own peace to the mountain,

God's own peace to the plain:

God's own Paradise garden

Grow in the world again.

-- Lois Rock