Appreciate David W. Swanson taking this picture at the Equal Justice Initiative bookstore! It’s such an honor that they continue to sell my first book, & I’m so glad that they’ve also added Esau McCaulley & JemarTisby.Substack.com.’s 1st books too!

Huge thanks to ⁦Esau McCaulley⁩ for joining me to discuss his best-selling, award-winning book, How Far to the Promised Land! You can listen to On the Way wherever you get your podcasts; or watch us on the Center for Bible Study YouTube channel.

Echoing Lisa Victoria recommendation to buy Esau McCaulley fantastic new book reflecting on his childhood & life experiences as a Black Christian American who has overcome family dysfunction, pain & hopelessness to find redemption, which I reviewed for Booksin5 below!

1/5

I am reading a preview copy right now. You are all in for a treat!

I’m speaking next week in Oxford if you’re going to be in the area.

puseyhouse.org.uk/lectures

Hey internet,

I managed to locate my grandfather's gospel album that I wrote about in how far to the Promised Land. How would I go about getting a copy of this?
45cat.com/record/wr1258

Great news!

Thanks for asking. He said that there were three groups that had similar names and that’s why he changed their name to the “mighty sons of Glory from Alabama” it was Woodard Records.

If you’ve ever thought “I like thinking about God but theology sounds boring” or “I have questions about God but I’m scared to ask them” or “wow theology is interesting but so confusing”…

have we got a show for you!!!

'Looking Up' is a meditation on birding as a practice of hope.

By 'looking up' to the birds, Courtney Ellis 🎈 found the beauty and wonder of these creatures calling her out of the darkness of grief into the light and hope of God's promises.

Available now: ivpress.com/looking-up

New podcast alert!

Esau McCaulley I finished this book in one day! What a hard, gut-wrenching life full of hope. Thank you for sharing your story. People are messy. Jesus is faithful.

We are two days away from Kaitlyn Schiess's new podcast! To celebrate, we are going to block out the sun for part of today. We're calling it, Total Eclipse of the Podcast Charts!

Enjoy the eclipse today and get ready to follow Kaitlyn's new show on Wednesday!

Let's go!

Hammock reading today, just north of where Esau McCaulley grew up.

I just saw the final artwork for this. It is amazing. I can't wait for you all to see it!
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721876/a…

Y'all,

Paul was often in prison and he oversaw conflicted complicated churches, material success is not always a sign of God's favor.

Glorious #coys

My latest on the problems with the 'God Bless the USA' Bible for New York Times Opinion
nytimes.com/2024/03/31/opi…

Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA Bible, as it’s officially named, focuses on God’s blessing of one particular people. That is both its danger and, no doubt for some, its appeal,” Esau McCaulley writes.

Read: nyti.ms/3VHuBWM