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Toward a Biblical Theology of Culture
In my personal estimation, Plowing in Hope is one of the most under-appreciated Canon Press titles.

In an era that seems to be drifting further and further from Christian truth in the culture, Plowing in Hope is a very engaging and timely book. The main strength of it is that Dave Hegeman clearly articulates a definition of culture grounded in scripture. From there Hegeman paints a picture of what our original cultural mission in the Garden was and how we can renew that mission today.

Why should we care about culture? What can we learn from the fact that work was part of creation even before the fall? There has been a significant resurgence of interest in beauty, work, creativity, culture building, the arts ,and similar topics as of late by millennials and from public figures like Andy Crouch, Gabe Lyons, and Makoto Fujimura. I honestly wish that Dave Hegeman could join that list.

Plowing in Hope is one of the best contributions to that discussion and deserves much more attention that it has received up till now. Christians seeking to engage our culture need strong grounding in Biblical truth. We need to do our work in faith. We need to do our plowing in hope. And this book is a great tool in that mission.

David Hoos

Merry Christmas!
Have you visited our new webstore?

We quietly launched our new webstore on October 22nd. It was uneventful – which turned out to be a good thing. The webstore has quite a few new features that we’re sure you’ll like:

• The book and audio images are bigger and easier to view
• You can now download audio books and sets – we’re adding more every day at half the price of regular audio
• The webstore has advanced search functions – you can search by category, item number, ISBN, publisher, author, and more



• Earn Canon Points on purchases and by referring friends
• Featured Products are displayed prominently on the home page
• You can Rate and review products – and we’ll even remind you
• Reseller, Church, School, and Homeschool discounts are “built-in” to your account so you can see the discounted price for each item – and you don’t need a discount code
• We’ve added on online Help Desk so you can communicate with us through your account
• We hope you notice the new webstore is faster and easier to navigate

We’re not just sitting around the office eating Christmas cookies, we’re also getting ready for an “After New Years” sale. You’re sure to find a good selection of books, audio, and Credenda. Keep your eye on your inbox for our sale announcement. Don’t miss out!

On behalf of everyone here at Canon Press, we thank you for your kindness. We know you have many, many choices when it comes to buying books and audio and we’re thankful you consider us.

As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions.

Merry Christmas!

Canon has had the great opportunity to publish two terrific new titles, A Welcome Shore by current Canon author Suzanne Rhodes and Through the Veil by new author Lisa Ohlen Harris.

The first book, A Welcome Shore is a skillfully crafted collection of prose poems presenting a series of reflective essays on life, loss, and new life. Well known Christian poet Luci Shaw had this to say:

From the Foreword:
It is an ongoing wonder when a writer is able to infuse her prose with such poetic quality and tenderness that each piece becomes a poem in itself. Suzanne Rhodes has this magical facility of seeing to the heart of things, so that in her brief narratives each little hook for the imagination is a small pixel that adds to the whole and, in an obervation, makes of complexity a simplicity that sticks in one’s mind. She paints color and texture with words so that it all adds up to such a truth that I wonder why I hadn’t come to the same conclusion on my own, in a similar circumstance.

This is a terrific book and helps one recognize much of the beauty around us, putting many things in perspective.

The second book, Through the Veil, is another new book we’re very excited about. It follows an American ethnographer, Lisa Ohlen Harris, during her years living in Syria & Jordan. In it she captures a wealth of experiences from her interactions with various people in a culture that is really quite different from ours.

Captivating. “Through” is the operative word in Through the Veil as Lisa Ohlen Harris—with curiosity and compassion—chronicles her unique contact with women of the Middle East. Beautifully orchestrated with honesty, insight, and humor, this book penetrates another culture and, at the same time, helps us understand what it is to be American, in the best sense of that word.
—Judith Kitchen, author of Distance & Direction

Both of these new books exhibit great insight into the complexity of humanity and the sheer gloriousness of it. We hope that you will not only enjoy the moving poetry and prose but that they will help increase your sense of wonder at the world around us.

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