Preparing for the prayer retreat I facilitated last month meant I got to read a lot of great books, including Jon M. Sweeney’s Praying with Our Hands: 21 Practices of Embodied Prayers from the World’s Spiritual Traditions. The images of prayer–with our hands, in dance, at altars–are stunning. The text is thought provoking. Here’s an… Continue reading On the Nightstand: October
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Being Christ in Our Lives: Bonnie Rose Hudson
My friend Bonnie Rose Hudson inspires me because she trusts God so completely. When she was still in her 20s, she went to her first writers’ conference–alone, without knowing anyone in attendance. She knew she was being called to write, specifically for young adults. In just the past two years, Bonnie Rose has gone from… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Bonnie Rose Hudson
On the Nightstand: September
I recently finished (and loved!) Pat Gohn’s Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood. Part memoir, part instruction, it’s about the awesome gift of being a spiritual mother. Catholics will drink in the Marian connection, but there are plenty of gems for all Christians, including: “God’s spirit is very adaptable. Just open… Continue reading On the Nightstand: September
Being Christ in Our Lives: Virelle Kidder
You may know of Virelle Kidder. She’s a beautiful godly woman and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who is also a marvelous writer and speaker. Virelle’s six books include Meet Me at the Well: Take a Month and Water Your Soul and The Best Life Ain’t Easy, But It’s Worth It. Virelle was Christ to… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Virelle Kidder