My sister and I have become real The Chosen devotees (we even have t-shirts) and are impatiently waiting for season 4. In the meantime, I’m going to take up this John MacArthur look at the apostles, imperfections and all, and how they helped change the world. I’m also hoping this will help me learn to… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur
Author: Melanie
Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.
On the Nightstand: Surrendering to God by Keith Beasley-Topliffe
I had not heard of the Covenant Prayer or 17th century Puritan minister Richard Alleine before I picked up this book. It’s a slim volume, not even 150 pages. I’m just about to begin the conclusion, and highly recommend the book and the prayer. The prayer begins: “I am no longer my own, but thine.… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Surrendering to God by Keith Beasley-Topliffe
On the Nightstand: Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison
OK, so it’s still on my nightstand, but I finished it about a week ago. I think it will stay on the nightstand a good long while. I bought this at a monastery bookstore in mid-June, never having heard of the 2005 BBC TV series The Monastery or, for that matter, of Worth Abbey. This… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison
On the Nightstand: Stumble by Heather King
The “sell” copy for this collection of Heather King essays begins: STUMBLE will inspire you to understand that the first step on the path of redemption is a sense of humor. The second is failure. Why, for example, every time I go “on retreat,” do I manage to develop at least one huge resentment? And… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Stumble by Heather King