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Book Reviews and Mentions:
 as
covered in The Apostle, November 2008:
THE DONKEYS’ TALES
BY ADELE COLVIN AND PEYTON
CARMICHAEL
Adele Bibb Colvin,
a native of Birmingham and an active member of St. Luke’s
ECW and Church in Birmingham, served as ECW Board
devotional chairman this past year. Adele is also
the author of The Donkeys’ Tales, which is
beautifully illustrated by another talented woman in our
diocese,
Peyton Hamilton Carmichael, who attends St. Mary’s
on-the-Highlands in Birmingham.
The idea for this book came to Adele as she was reading
her Bible. “It struck me that the Scriptures mention
a donkey as part of two events in Jesus’ life: the
donkey present at the time of his birth and the donkey He
rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday,” recalls Adele.
“What if those two donkeys were related?” The answer
to that question is this book, which retells selected
events from the life of Christ through the point of view
of the donkeys present. Adele and Peyton have
created a wonderful legacy for their children and
grandchildren. One of the illustrations in the book
was even inspired by Adele’s grandson who asked, “What
kind of diapers did Jesus wear?”
The book, which is in its
second publishing, is reviewed in the gift and book
section of Episcopal Life and is available
at the
Episcopal Book Store. The sequel, The
Donkey’s Easter Tale, will be released in February
2009.
2008
Women's Weekend Saturday afternoon- Book Signing
Author Rev. Richard Losch (Ret.)
All the People in the Bible -
An A to Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in
Scripture
(read
more about this book...)
5/25/07 from Alleen Cater:
Catalyst: "Love's Immensity: Mystics on the
Endless Life" from Paraclete Press, by Scott Cairns, 143
pages, hardcover, c. 2007, $21.95
[Source: Paraclete Press] From Saint Paul to Julian of Norwich,
the original texts of these mystical fathers and mothers of the
Church have been pored over, pressed for further revelation, and
set in verse to provide readers with fresh encounters of their
wisdom and provocations.
At the heart of this undertaking is Scott Cairns' conviction
that the words of the mystics sacramentally partake of the Word
Himself, and as such are inexhaustible, generative powers. These
particular selections cohere in their common claim that Love is
the most compelling name of God, and also the most apt attribute
of the Holy One in Whom we live and move and have our being. In
that spirit, these luminous texts are understood to partake of
Love, and concurrently to witness to His presence and His
promise that, as "our Courteous Lord" averred to Julian, "All
will be well, all will be well, all manner of things will be
well."
To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org or call 800-903-5544.
Our 2005 ECW theme (Mary Magdalene) took on
a life of its own!
 Jan. 24, 2007 from
Mary
Earle, 2005 Fall Conference Speaker:
I thought you lovely women from Alabama might like to know
about this development: because of doing the Mary
Magdalene program for your fall gathering in 2005, I ended
up presenting a workshop using that material. My colleague
Jane Patterson used some of her material as well. That
workshop was professionally taped and packaged, and is now
available from Viva Books in San Antonio.
Here's the link
http://vivabooks.booksense.com/NASApp/store/Product?s=showproduct&isbn=9781890498245
In a very true sense, this would not have happened if
Olivia had not first invited me to offer that particular
program.
Many thanks, Mary
Jan. 2007 from
Mary
Earle, 2005 Fall Conference Speaker:
The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from Women
in the Wilderness
by Mary C. Earle
Author in Residence, The Work+Shop
For more information, click on:
http://vivabooks.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp?s=storeevents&eventId=338051
6/5/2006: I just saw this book noted on ENS and I would
like to recommend it on the website study page. This can
probably be ordered through our own
Episcopal Book Store in
Birmingham at
www.episcobooks.com/, email
ebsinfo@episcobooks.com, or 205-323-2959. Thanks,
Alleen
Catalyst:
"God of Our Mothers: Face to Face with Powerful Women of the
Old Testament,"
new from Morehouse Publishing (an imprint of Church Publishing
Inc.), by M. R. Ritley, paperback, 176 pages, $14.95
[Source: Morehouse
Publishing] -- "Here's a new kind of Bible study: a lively, deep,
personal look at some of the Old Testament's most powerful-and
intriguing-women. From Sarah, who was unafraid to nudge God into
action; to Hagar, whose courage and passion founded a whole nation;
to Judith, woman and warrior whose faith saved God's people, readers
will examine the stories of biblical women up close. As they to read
between the lines, readers will learn to use Bible stories to throw
light on the stories of their own lives. Alleen
Each chapter includes
questions for discussion and reflection, making this an ideal parish
study book, or the perfect volume for Lenten meditation.
Morehouse Publishing:
www.morehousepublishing.org/booksmusicItemView.asp?bookID=13416
To order: Episcopal
Books and Resources, online at
www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800.903.5544.
Wed 5/31/2006: I
just read a good book, Women of Mercy, by Kathy
Coffey, with art by Michael O’Neill McGrath. It has short
biographical sketches of several women of the Bible and a number of
Catholic saints of all eras. I found the experiences of the women
most intriguing and certainly inspiring. It’s a short read and
might be a good resource for someone looking for a program. It
would be my pleasure to pass it along to someone else; email me at
alleenc@bellsouth.net if you’re interested.
Blessings, Alleen
Echoes of the
Spirit:
Women's Prayers and Meditations
Summer 2006: Alleen Cater found the
item below on the Episcopal News Service and thought it might be a
useful resource listed on our website. Barbara Crafton will be here
this fall; Phyllis Tickle is a speaker we were not able to book
because she will be on Sabbatical; and Phoebe Griswold (we passed the
hat at our last board meeting for one of her projects) is the
Presiding Bishop's wife.
Forward Movement:
www.forwardmovement.org/showbook.cfm?prodid=1584
[Source: Forward Movement]
-- The need to be connected to fellow human beings is strong in every
person. In prayer the sense of common purpose, of a common situation
of helplessness and powerlessness in relationship to God, underscores
our connection to each other, as we seek to know and to be known by
God.
This booklet brings
together prayers, litanies, meditations, and poems written by women
and dedicated to the longings, concerns, and spiritual practices all
women share. Contributors include authors Barbara Crafton and Phyllis
Tickle; Martha Horne, Dean and President of Virginia Theological
Seminary; and Phoebe Griswold, wife of the Presiding Bishop.
ISBN 0-88028-220-7
Adele Colvin, Devotional Life & Study Chair for the ECW
Board, referenced the following book and also an article when she
did the devotional at our Spring 2006 board meeting:
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
by Joanna
Weaver.
The article I read is included in
The Reader's Digest 50th
Anniversary Treasury called "The Basque
Sheepherder and the Shepherd's Psalm"
by James K. Wallace. For those of you who might like to have the
book, I looked on Barnes and Noble's site under "out of print" and
found several ranging in price from about $3-$7.
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