Coming to God in Prayer

Every now and then I mention that I love reading books by Henri Nouwen.  Nouwen was such a great spiritual leader as well as someone who embodied the loving spirit of Christ in all of his actions and deeds.  One of my favorite devotional books written by Nouwen is his yearlong journal he kept entitled [...]

Summer Reading

Knowing that I was about to ditch the “books I have to read” list and finally enjoy those items on the “books I WANT to read” list, a friend gave me a Barnes & Noble gift card as a graduation gift.  Here are three of the titles that I have added to my collection and [...]

How Do You Dispose of a Bible?

My wife asked me an interesting question earlier today.  She is a school librarian and they were going through their collection to make room for some new books when she came across some old Bibles.  Even public schools have Bibles in the library, and she bought several new versions to replace the worn out ones.  [...]

The Saturday Morning Post

Welcome to Saturday, August 25, 2007
 
Friday Night Lights
 
The 2007 high school football season has finally kicked off. Last night we played a team from outside our division and lost 28-14. Still, it was a good hard hitting game and our boys played well. There are a few fundamentals that need work, but I think we [...]

Book of the Month

One of my favorite authors is Henri J.M. Nouwen. A very gracious member at church has recently loaned me her copy of Nouwen’s Life of the Beloved and I am enjoying it very much. It is a great explanation of what it means to live a spiritual life as a Christian in today’s difficult world. [...]

Book Report

This is a little exercise I found while surfing the blogsphere; thanks go to the Pontificator for the idea. Leave your list in the comments area and perhaps others will enjoy reading one of your favorites.
1. One book that changed your life:
Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Wounded Healer
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Martin [...]