Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Thursday, November 29, 2007.
* Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1898, C.S. Lewis, Anglican scholar and Christian writer, was born in Belfast, Ireland.
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Book Signing at Catalyst Cafe
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and illustrator Dianne Robbins will sign copies of their book, "Mary and her Miracle: The Christmas Story Retold," on Thursday, November 29, 4-6 p.m., in the Catalyst Café, 815 Second Avenue @ 43rd Street, New York.
"This delightful story imagines the Christmas narrative from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It's Mary's story, and it's told with gentle humor, lively imagination, and a sense of wonder. Each chapter is beautifully and tenderly illustrated."
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Catalyst: "Let Every Heart Prepare: Meditations for Advent and Christmas" from Church Publishing, Inc., by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, 90 pages, paperback, c. 1998, $7.95
[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] For centuries the words and poetry of our hymns have spoken deeply. Many people, in fact, find that what is heard in poetry and music sinks deeper into the soul than does ordinary prose. And so it is to the beautiful seasonal hymns that Barbara Cawthorne Crafton turns for inspiration for daily meditations during the great devotional seasons of the church year: Advent/Christmas, and Lent. "I hope that you find yourself humming familiar tunes to yourself as you read, and that this condition persists for the rest of the day," writes Crafton. Those who have known the hymns forever as well as those who are new to these verses will find them -- and Crafton's meditations on faith, prayer, forgiveness, healing and more -- an excellent companion for these important seasons of the year.
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