I’m a fan of Elisabeth Elliot. Anyone else? Her granddaughter has recently facilitated putting her teachings in a podcast form here. It’s great. I picked up a book of essays called All That Was Ever Ours. From the backside of…
Recent Reads: reading out loud, slow living, packhorse librarians and more
Chasing Slow If you are a regular on this blog, you might read me quoting Erin in the coming months. Creative writing, refreshing story, authentic heart. The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction…
Recent Read: If I Perish
In recent years I have been greatly impacted by Christian biographies and If I Perish was no different. The author and focal character of the story is a woman who stood alone among thousands of kneeling people. Her defiance of…
Recent Reads: Spiritual Formation & the Whole-Brain Child
I. Love. Books. One author I have discovered and read much of in the last few years is Henri Nouwen. He was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality,…
Recent Reads: Nouwen, AFD, the 1936 Olympics and more
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics We listened to this while traveling to Wyoming and back. Great story. Well written. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for…
Recent Read: Jeanne Guyon
John used the phrase “spiritual legacy,” when I mentioning reading Jeanne Guyon’s Experiencing the Depth of Jesus Christ. Probably because I kept making comments about how similar the themes in her writing are to other favorites of mine, Jan Johnson,…
Good Books of 2020
THIS post contained many favorites from this year, but I have a few more I wanted to share. The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus by Rich Villodas “Deeply formed mission is first…
Recent Read: Get Out Of Your Head
I am a bookworm. You will usually find my reading 2-3 at a time, and I’m often quoting authors in daily conversations. It is pure happiness to chug information I’m interested in or authors I respect and trust. It also…
Current Read: Soul Keeping
“Our soul is like a stream of water, which gives strength, direction, and harmony to every other area of our life. When that stream is as it should be, we are constantly refreshed and exuberant in all we do, because…
Recent Reads
Long Way Gone by Charles Martin A creative retelling of the story of the prodigal son, this book was difficult to put down once I got a few chapters in. Not being at all musically inclined, I enjoyed the theme…
Books That Transform Lives
Books. Worlds to dive into, catapults to new perspectives, adventures of knowledge. Various paths forged by unique personalities to help love God with our minds. I asked a handful of friends for a book they would say has transformed their…
A Few Favorite Books Read This Year
Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love – Katherine and Jay Wolf I had heart bits and pieces of Katherine’s story, enough to intrigue me. I purchased this book as an audiobook, and it was playing…