FURTHER STILL: A Collection of Poetry and Vignettes

This gift book from the ever-popular Moore combines poetry, Bible study and personal anecdotes organized under the general themes of childhood, "shadow," fellowship, service and "the road home." Some of Moore's poetic word choices—calling Immanuel (usually translated "God with us") "the With of God," for example—are unexpected enough to jar the reader into reflecting upon old teachings anew; others sound like standard 19th-century hymn texts. Moore's prose pieces are attentive to scriptural details and to the customs of biblical times, imagining scenes such as the bris of an angrily wailing Saul of Tarsus, or the eschatological wedding supper envisioned in Revelation 19. She also tells stories from her own life, including a poignant one about the cruel teasing she endured as a child because of her severely malformed teeth. (Apr.)