{"title":"Poetry","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"another-scroll-defiant-readings-for-lectionary-year-c-brooks","title":"Another Scroll | Defiant Readings for Lectionary Year C (Brooks)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A Sacred Invitation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have been told to study the ancient texts. Has no one ever given you permission to read\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eand to keep on reading\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003euntil you find yourself between the pages?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the Revised Common Lectionary schedule of readings for Year C, Amy G. S. A. Brooks adds another scroll of holy texts: gritty, fiercely loving, justice-minded poems that defy theological oppression. \u003cem\u003eAnother Scroll\u003c\/em\u003e offers a poetic reflection on scripture for each Sunday and feast day, helping the texts to unfurl in courageous affirmation of the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Brooks notes and \u003cem\u003eAnother Scroll\u003c\/em\u003e upholds: \"Beloved, in case no one has told you: you are whole, you are holy, you are wholly loved.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOO99r5txdU\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy G. S. A. Brooks is a cisgender, queer, Australian-born poet and pastor, who loves a good cup of hot tea and hates mornings. Amy is deeply familiar with grief and trauma; she finds truth and meaning in the spaces where humanity encounters the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 136 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-8298-2177-2\u003cbr\u003e2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearch terms: lectionary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pilgrim Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39343125823555,"sku":"9780829821772","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/products\/AnotherScroll.png?v=1626192968"},{"product_id":"swimming-in-god-daily-poems-of-longing-joy-and-love-datsko-de-sanchez","title":"Swimming in God | Daily Poems of Longing, Joy, and Love (Datsko de Sanchez)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by Rumi and Hafiz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eA daily pause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eA moment of wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eA simple invitation to insight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eWith deep understanding of the human spirit, each poem by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez touches the reader's core with its rich imagery and holy metaphors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eI stop for inspiration, when it beckons me\u003cbr\u003elike a lover to taste its rich flesh.\u003cbr\u003eThere is no moment but this one\u003cbr\u003eand there never will be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e—Tina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDatsko de Sánchez writes with the \u003c\/span\u003espiritual intuition of such poets as Hafiz and Rumi, and the ecumenical mysticism of such theologians as Meister Eckhart and Mirabai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome swim with me in God—\u003cbr\u003ewhere else to be one than in God's oneness,\u003cbr\u003eleaping like dolphins in the deep. laughing ocean?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—Tina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming in God: Daily Poems of Longing, Joy, and Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a life-giving, hope-planting collection of poetry for daily reading. \u003cem\u003eSwimming in God \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book of four books forthcoming by The Pilgrim Press written by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003eFrom the Foreword\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Tina Datsko de Sánchez invites her reader to a life-changing intentionality of pausing each day. She opens the possibility for each of us to recognize what in our lives are the brief, the few, the beautiful. ... She gathers [her] poems into a sequence of days of the month, and the months into themes and seasons. Longing. Joy. Love. Every reader wanders those seasons...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—excerpted from the Foreword by Maren Tirabassi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and filmmaker whose work won 14 Hopwood Awards and the Los Angeles Art Council Award. Her bilingual poetry book, \u003cem\u003eThe Delirium of Simón Bolivar\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Phi Kappa Phi Award. She wrote and produced the feature documentary, \u003cem\u003eSearching for Simón Bolivar: One Poet's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. She serves as Poet in Residence at the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning mixed media artist \u003ca title=\"Loryn Spangler-Jones\" href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\"\u003eLoryn Spangler-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e created original artwork for the cover of \u003cem\u003eSwimming in God\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback: 126 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\"\u003e978-0-8298-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\"\u003e1230-5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOpen Waters Publishing\u003cbr\u003e2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Waters Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39969565048899,"sku":"9780829812305","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/swimming_shadow.png?v=1755731924"},{"product_id":"dancing-through-fire-daily-poems-of-wisdom-passion-and-peace-datsko-de-sanchez","title":"Dancing through Fire | Daily Poems of Wisdom, Passion, and Peace (Datsko de Sanchez)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoothing and Enlivening Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember, dear ones, peace is a choice.\u003cbr\u003eEven amidst crashing waves of grief, pain, despair\u003cbr\u003estands a lighthouse with a glowing beacon,\u003cbr\u003ewarm as sunlight, pouring out love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Tina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe reader can feel the sensuousness of these poems: how they appear in the mind's eye, how they touch the skin of life, how they stir the spirit's heart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith deep understanding of the human spirit, each poem by Tina Datsko de Sánchez touches the reader's core with rich imagery and holy metaphors. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing through Fire: Daily Poems of Wisdom, Passion, and Peace \u003c\/em\u003eis a meditative collection of poetry for daily reading. It\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the second of four books forthcoming from The Pilgrim Press written by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Datsko de Sánchez writes with the spiritual intuition of such poets as Hafiz and Rumi, and the ecumenical mysticism of such theologians as Meister Eckhart and Mirabai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet Your Heart in a Place of Peace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"In today's busy world, sometimes all we have is a moment. These poems are designed to shine a ray of holy light and life into your day and set your heart in a place of peace. Whether you are reading over coffee in the morning or on the commuter train, or settling down for the evening to take stock of another day, I know you'll hear the sweetness of music in her messages of peace.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—from the Foreword by Elena Larssen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and filmmaker whose work won 14 Hopwood Awards and the Los Angeles Art Council Award. Her bilingual poetry book, \u003cem\u003eThe Delirium of Simón Bolivar\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Phi Kappa Phi Award. She wrote and produced the feature documentary, \u003cem\u003eSearching for Simón Bolivar: One Poet's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. She serves as Poet in Residence at the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning mixed media artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" title=\"Loryn Spangler-Jones\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLoryn Spangler-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e created original artwork for the cover of \u003cem\u003eDancing through Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback: 126 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-0-8298-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1223-7\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOpen Waters Publishing\u003cbr\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Waters Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39969595588675,"sku":"9780829812237","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/Dancing_shadow.png?v=1755723287"},{"product_id":"drinking-pure-light-daily-poems-of-courage-compassion-and-surrender-datsko-de-sanchez","title":"Drinking Pure Light | Daily Poems of Courage, Compassion, and Surrender (Datsko de Sanchez)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuench Your Thirst\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eCourage is not certainty; it is trust.\u003cbr\u003eThe acorn falling to the loamy ground\u003cbr\u003ehas no certainty of what comes next...\u003cbr\u003eIt trusts the truth of splitting open,\u003cbr\u003ereaching deep, and drinking in light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e—Tina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInspired by the writings of Rumi and Hafiz, Thich Nhat Hanh and St. Teresa of \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176551539 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176551539 BCX8\"\u003eÁ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003evila, \u003cem\u003eDrinking Pure Light \u003c\/em\u003eis a daily waterfall of grace, a cascade of revelation, a ray of intimacy breaking through the cloud of fatigue with the good news: you are not alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrinking Pure Light: Daily Poems of Courage, Compassion, and Surrender \u003c\/em\u003eis a soul-searching collection of poetry for daily reading. It\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the third of four books from The Pilgrim Press written by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eEncounter the Divine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"It is through intimacy with the Beloved that religion makes sense or nonsense. Tina's poems invite us to a rapturous encounter that eclipses any catechism in significance. ... Her poetry induces encounter with the divine.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—excerpted from the Foreword by the Rev. Jim Burklo,\u003cbr\u003eOffice of Religious Life, University of Southern California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and filmmaker whose work won 14 Hopwood Awards and the Los Angeles Art Council Award. Her bilingual poetry book, \u003cem\u003eThe Delirium of Simón Bolivar\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Phi Kappa Phi Award. She wrote and produced the feature documentary, \u003cem\u003eSearching for Simón Bolivar: One Poet's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. She serves as Poet in Residence at the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning mixed media artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" title=\"Loryn Spangler-Jones\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLoryn Spangler-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e created original artwork for the cover of \u003cem\u003eDrinking Pure Light\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback: 126 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e978-0-8298-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e1232-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOpen Waters Publishing\u003cbr\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Waters Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40436475658307,"sku":"9780829812329","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/Drinking_shadow.png?v=1755723102"},{"product_id":"singing-fierce-gratitude-daily-poems-of-abundance-generosity-and-gratitude-datsko-de-sanchez","title":"Singing Fierce Gratitude | Daily Poems of Abundance, Generosity, and Gratitude (Datsko de Sanchez)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSinging Fierce Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.book2look.com\/embed\/cwkh5mgpyq\u0026amp;euid=203352312\u0026amp;ruid=0\u0026amp;referurl=www.book2look.com\u0026amp;refererpath=admin.book2look.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Singing Fierce Gratitude\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/TPP_Click_Inside_160x160.png?v=1709931269\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 6px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"Into our current topsy-turvy, whirling dervish of a world, Tina Datsko de \u003cspan\u003eSánchez\u003c\/span\u003e offers a miracle: the resurrection of Rumi and Hafiz's voices. She has given us a doorway\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e90 doorways, to be exact\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e[to] step over the threshold and reveal the ordinary as extraordinary, right where we are, without delay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eMolly Baskette (excerpted from the Foreword\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeast on God's Goodness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinging Fierce Gratitude: Daily Poems of Abundance, Generosity, and Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e is a reminder to savor, to feast, and to share the abundance of God's goodness. Each poem challenges our resignation to the mundane with revelations of delight: flowers greeting the new day, rain nursing the hungry earth, dreams dancing before us, and always—the Beloved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFocus your spirit on appreciation and generosity with inspiration from Tina Datsko de Sánchez:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen all is given to us,\u003cbr\u003ethere's nothing left to do but give back...\u003cbr\u003eWhen we inhale pure love from God.\u003cbr\u003ewe exhale back caring and generosity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92681862 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinging Fierce Gratitude \u003c\/em\u003eis the fourth in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e four-book series of interfaith spiritual poetry by\u003cspan\u003e Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Datsko de Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and filmmaker whose work won 14 Hopwood Awards and the Los Angeles Art Council Award. Her bilingual poetry book, \u003cem\u003eThe Delirium of Simón Bolivar\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Phi Kappa Phi Award. She wrote and produced the feature documentary, \u003cem\u003eSearching for Simón Bolivar: One Poet's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e. She serves as Poet in Residence at the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning mixed media artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lsjmixedmedia.com\/\" title=\"Loryn Spangler-Jones\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLoryn Spangler-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e created original artwork for the cover of \u003cem\u003eSinging Fierce Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpen Waters Publishing\u003cbr\u003ePaperback: 126 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e978-0-8298-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116455979 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e1233-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Waters Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40568551899203,"sku":"9780829812336","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/Singing_shadow.png?v=1755723194"},{"product_id":"drag-queen-preacher-tavarez","title":"Drag Queen Preacher (Tavárez)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"I am not one thing.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHow did you grow up to be who you are? 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[\u003cem\u003eDrag Queen Preacher\u003c\/em\u003e] opens doors to new revelations despite setbacks, with the ensuing determination to find love and share it with others.\" \u003cbr\u003e~ David Cope, Grand Rapids Poet Laureate (2011-2014)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrag Queen Preacher\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir-in-poetry about culture, family, queerness, resistance, and faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe Reverend R. 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He leads the nonprofit New City Neighbors as its Executive Director and pastors En Vivo Church, a Queer-affirming church plant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003ePaperback: 204 pages\u003cbr\u003e978-0-8298-0570-3\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pilgrim Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153343582275,"sku":"9780829805703","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/DragQueenPreacher_FC.jpg?v=1741709721"},{"product_id":"burnt-offerings-wilderness-readings-for-lectionary-year-a-brooks","title":"Burnt Offerings | Wilderness Readings for Lectionary Year A (Brooks)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Singed and the Burned-Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.book2look.com\/book\/OW2qHbXUTO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Look inside Burnt Offerings\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/5177\/files\/TPP_Click_Inside_160x160.png?v=1709931269\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo gaze at the dumpster fire of injustice, to practice joy and love while acrid smoke burns your eyes: this is the labor of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome, you who are burned out. 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