Pastor – Coach – Reader – Cook
This is a classic work of Christian mysticism and contemplative prayer from the 1300s. The author is unknown. I read it once on a kindle but it was incredibly difficult, then I picked up a translation which made it easier. Though technically written in English, it is that old and confusing Middle English which still…
Continue reading ➞ #57 – The Cloud of Unknowing (My 100 Favorite Books)
After the long chapter on humility, Benedict moves on to a series of instructions on the life of a monk in the monastery. The chapters have titles such as "How Many Psalms are to be Said at the Night Office" and "How Lauds are to be Said on Weekdays." A lot of it is certainly…
Continue reading ➞ The Work of God – The Rule of St. Benedict
One of the things that makes me most happy is when my students read a book I suggested. Upon returning from break a student told me he had finished The Hunger Games (okay, not necessarily the most spiritual books for a campus pastor to suggest). This same student was reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, the…
My favorite thing about the Kindle is that so many books are available for free or for a very small cost! This is causing me to read books that I might never have read simply because I did not want to purchase them at a bookstore. Along with that, I am reading more and more…
