“Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you.
All things pass.
God does not change.
Patience achieves everything.” ~ Teresa of Avila
Monday, September 18, 2017
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I AM READING NOW
- REVOLUTIONARIES, Brown
RECENT READS - Liturgy
- BEYOND SMELLS AND BELLS: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy, by Galli
- BLENDED WORSHIP: Achieving Substance and Relevance in Worship, by Webber
- FINDING GOD IN TIMES OF SORROW AND DESPAIR: Coniaris
- LITURGICAL THEOLOGY: Simon Chan
- LITURGY MADE SIMPLE, by Searle
- PLANNING BLENDED WORSHIP: The Creative Mixture of Old and New, by Webber
RECENT READS - Prayer, Discipline and Devotion
- A CALL TO SPIRITUAL REFORMATION: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, by Carson
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- CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE: The Path to Spiritual Growth, by Foster
- CELTIC DAILY PRAYER: Prayers and readings from the Northumbria Community
- CELTIC VISION, THE: edited by de Waal
- DIARY OF AN OXFORD METHODIST: Benjamin Ingham 1733-1734, edited by Heitzentater
- DIVINE INTERVENTION: Encountering God through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina, by Jones
- IN CONSTANT PRAYER: by Benson
- NO MOMENT TOO SMALL: by Vest
- PLAIN LIVING: A QUAKER PATH TO SIMPLICITY, Whitmire
- PRAYERS offered by US Senate Chaplain Reverend Frederick Brown Harris: 1942-1946
- PRIMAL: A QUEST FOR THE LOST SOUL OF CHRISTIANITY, Batterson
- SACRED WAY, THE: by Jones
- SOUL KEEPING: Ancient Paths of Spiritual Direction, by Baker
- THE COUNTRY PARSON'S ADVICE TO HIS PARISHIONERS: A Serious Exhortation to a Religious and Virtuous Life, by Anonymous, edited by Koch
- THE IMITATION OF CHRIST, by Thomas a' Kempis
- THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD, by Brother Lawrence
- THE RYTHM OF GOD'S GRACE: Uncovering Morning and Evening Hours of Prayer, by Boers
- TOO DEEP FOR WORDS: Rediscovering Lectio Divina, by Hall
- VALLEY OF VISION: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, edited by Bennet
RECENT READS - Lay Monasticism
- A PLACE APART: Monastic Prayer and Practice for Everyone, by Pennington
- BEYOND THE WALLS: Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life, by Wilkes
- HOW TO BE A MONASTIC AND NOT LEAVE YOUR DAY JOB: An Invitation to Oblate Life, by Tvedten
- MONK HABITS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants, by Okholm
- PRAYER AND COMMUNITY: The Benedictine Tradition
- PUNK MONK: New Monasticism and the Ancient Art of Breathing, by Freeman and Greig
- ST. BENEDICT'S TOOLBOX: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living, by Tomaine
- THE INNER ROOM: A Journey into Lay Monasticism, by Plaiss
- THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT
RECENT READS - Other
- BITTERSWEET FREEDOM: Hirji-Walji
- THE CELTIC WAY OF EVANGELISM: How Christianity Can reach the West ...Again, by Hunter
- THE SHACK, by Wm. Young
About Me
LIFE VERSE
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5,6