Artwork by Penny Gabor. New media roundup

Unburdened: A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness; Strangers & Exiles: Pursuing Faithfulness as Pilgrims in a Faithless World; Same Old, Same New: The Consolation of the Ordinary; On Mennonite/s Writing: Selected Essays; and more

NEW MEDIA ROUNDUP

• Unburdened: A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness, by Carol Penner (Herald Press, 2024). Invites readers to hear God’s call to move from brokenness toward the healing and hope of the resurrection. Author (LeadingInWorship.com) draws on her experiences as a pastor, chaplain and theologian, and shares prayers, Scripture reflections and stories.
• Strangers & Exiles: Pursuing Faithfulness as Pilgrims in a Faithless World, by Jonathan Griffiths (Evangelical Press, 2024). Ottawa pastor and Gospel Coalition Canada council member reflects on the story of Abraham.
• Same Old, Same New: The Consolation of the Ordinary, by Mike Mason (Friesen Press, 2024). Ninety short devotional chapters finding deep delight in the everyday by the author of The Mystery of Marriage, Champagne for the Soul and more (MikeMasonBooks.com).
• On Mennonite/s Writing: Selected Essays, by Hildi Froese Tiessen (CMU Press, 2023). Essays of literary criticism tackling postmodernism, theology, ethnicity and more in the writings of Di Brandt, Patrick Friesen, Julia Kasdorf, Sandra Birdsell, David Waltner-Toews and others.
• A Church at War: MacKay Presbyterian Church, New Edinburgh and the First World War, by Alan Bowker (Mercury-Mercure, 2024). Stories from an Ottawa church that sent 141 people to serve in the First World War.
• Evangelicals and Abortion: Historical, Theological, Practical Perspectives, by J. Cameron Fraser (Wipf and Stock, 2024). Veteran Alberta pastor/author traces history and recommends biblical response models attending to the reversal of Roe v. Wade in the United States in 2022.
• Risking Rest: Embracing God’s Love Through Life’s Uncertainties, by Carolyn Watts (Hope*Books, 2023). Canadian reflects vulnerably on what God has taught her through obstetrics work in Afghanistan, chronic illness and new work as spiritual director and writer (HearingTheHeartbeat.com).
• Faith as Protest: Answering the Call to Mend the World, compiled by Karen Hamilton (Novalis, 2023). Interviews with people of different faiths (including Canadian Christine MacMillan of the Salvation Army) who have acted courageously for justice. Inspiring examples of peacemaking.

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“A tree growing out of a rock, or wind shaping weary trees – these juxtapositions are an unexplainable draw for me. Such contrasts remind me to press on and never give up, because it is here that beauty emerges. This is where I meet with Jesus – outdoors in nature and also in my art studio. I love happy accidents and uncontrollable elements in art. They remind me Jesus meets us in exactly such times and places, and I can trust the one who holds the world in His hands. I can embrace the unexpected and persevere until something of beauty emerges.”

A Timber Choir (30”x15”, alcohol ink mounted on birch panel) by Penny Gabor. Click image to see a larger version. PennyGaborArt.com ARTWORK © PENNY GABOR