I really loved God Speaks Through Wombs by Drew Jackson!

Full Disclosure: This is the first ever poetry book that I ever read all the way through and loved it! I like that the poems Mr. Jackson was inspired to write are inspired from the Bible. Mr. Jackson was inspired by Scripture Passages in the Gospel of Luke to write these poems. I loved that these poems corresponded with the author’s feelings and views on the Scripture. I appreciated Mr. Jackson’s creativity. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. (My review is also on Goodreads.)

Absolutely loved everything about this book. He writes in his own voice through the book of Luke so wonderfully and beautifully.

I was looking for a poetry book that I’d like. This one touched my heart.

I like that the author gives the Bible passage where he found inspiration for his poem ✨

If you’re looking for meaningful poetry, this is your book.

Thanks to NetGalley for sharing a copy of the book.

Jackson's God Speaks Through Wombs is a beautiful walkthrough of Scripture using poetry as response. While I wish that the poet did not provide the Scripture that was being referenced in the poem, the poems themselves are beautiful to read without any theological context. A great read for friends who just want to read beautiful poetry without being preached to.

God Speaks Through Wombs is a fascinating study in poetics, theology, and culture. I think it would be great to utilize as a text for a small group looking for new perspectives on the Bible, particularly for people who do not have a traditional theological background. Thought-provoking and moving!

God Speaks Through Wombs
Poems on God's Unexpected Coming
by Drew Jackson
InterVarsity Press
IVP
Christian | Poetry
Pub Date 14 Sep 2021




I am reviewing a copy of God Speaks Through Wombs, Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming through InterVarsity Press and Netgalley:






In God Speaks through wombs birthing prophetic utterances. We are reminded that despite those who deal with an unbelieving religion that masquerades as faith. Divine favor is placed on what we have disgraced.




God Speaks Through Angels, is Drew Jackson’s exploration the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel in a new poetic register. The poems in this collection is declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the "fresh words / that speak of / things impossible." From the Magnificat ("That girl can sing! . . . She has a voice / That can shatter shackles") to the baptism of Christ ("I stepped in / Committing insurrection"), this collection helps us hear the hum of deliverance against all hope that's been in the gospel all along.



I give In God Speaks Through Wombs five out of five stars!



Happy Reading!