Monday, December 9, 2013

#bookvoucher: "Letters & Life" by Bret Lott

TCM Senior Editor Calvin Moore reviews Bret Lott's "Letters & Life: on being a writer, on being a Christian." 

About the book:

All serious writers know that each word they write reveals something significant about their beliefs, something about their reason for creating, something about the one for whom they write. After all, writing lays bare the soul.

Yet the work of a Christian artist is often pressured to fit into a popular mold, oftentimes forgoing quality for the sake of convenience or acceptance, or even simply because of a lack of the bravery necessary to look the world square in the eye, and to do so with the unflinching eye of Christ.

In this series of intimate reflections on life and writing, critically acclaimed and best-selling novelist Bret Lott calls authors to pursue excellence in their craft through five fascinating essays and an extended memoir that explore everything from the importance of literary fiction to the pain of personal loss.

Learn here what it means to be a writer who navigates the tension inherent to being a Christian in the public square—and to being an artist made in the image of God.

Friday, December 6, 2013

The Jacob Sessions #9: Children, Violence, and the Bible (Part 2 of 2)




Rachel Hargis, Calvin Moore, Scott Ramsey and a David Sidebotham talk about Scott's son surviving a week alone with him and continue their conversation about whether we should sanitize Bible stories for children and adults.

 Music: Bizzle, "Holy Grail"

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

#bookvoucher: "No Cape Required" by Kristen Parrish

TCM Senior Editor Calvin Moore reviews "No Capes Required" by Kristen Parrish. 

PUBLISHER: NELSON BOOKS AN IMPRINT OF THOMAS NELSON
PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2013

About the book:

What do Katniss Everdeen, Spider-Man, and Huckleberry Finn have in common? They’re heroes—and you can be just like them.

As children, we dream of throwing on a cape and changing the world. Then we grow up, we learn to see the flaws in our movie stars and athletes, and we accept that true heroism is not possible in the real world. You continue to dream, though. Isn’t that why you still love watching heroes on the big screen? It’s more than just wish fulfillment. You resonate with Superman’s justice and Dorothy’s courage because you have those same qualities within yourself.

In these pages, Kristen Parrish looks at the qualities of fifty-two heroes, and then shows how you can acquire every one of those qualities. No gamma rays or radioactive spider bites are needed. You can unleash your inner hero through prayer and practical action.

Men and women, boys and girls alike, will find role models within these pages. While others watch and dream on the sidelines, you can step out in faith, learning from heroic examples and praying for God’s help to make you who you were meant to be.

The Holy Spirit enables us to do great things. Find out how. No cape required.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Jacob Sessions #8: Children, Violence, and the Bible (Part 1 of 2)

Rachel Hargis, Calvin Moore, and a David Sidebotham sound some time talking about new movies, Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23, Gilmore Girls, and whether we should sanitize Bible stories for children and adults.

Part 2 of "Children, Violence, and the Bible" will post on Friday, December 6. We apologize for the delay in posting these two episodes. 

Featured Music: Aaron Shust, "God of Brilliant Lights" from the album, Morning Rises