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This might be one of the most challenging books I’ve read. It is impacting my soul in ways I didn’t expect.

Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson πŸ“š

β€œCommands assume freedom and encourage response. Addressed by commands we are trained in response-ability.” Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson πŸ“š

β€œWhat we do in secret determines the soundness of who we are in public. Prayer is the secret work that develops a life that is thoroughly authentic and deeply human.”

Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson πŸ“š

This was a challenging and hope-filled Lenten devotional. I’m grateful for the time spent considering the deep and weighty things of Scripture these last forty days.

Finished reading: Wondrous Encounters by Richard Rohr πŸ“š

β€œNo child is just a child. Each is a creature in whom God intends to do something glorious and great.”

Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson πŸ“š

Currently reading: Deep Work by Cal Newport πŸ“š

I’m going back through this book and creating a list of questions to process. As a pastor, I feel like I need deep work and somehow maintain connection via modern digital network tools.

Curious what others think…

Just started a new, to me, book by Eugene Peterson. The opening sentences:

β€œThe puzzle is why so many people live so badly. Not so wickedly, but so inanely. Not so cruelly, but so stupidly.”

This book is going to be something else.

Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson πŸ“š

This book was really insightful and helpful. I am excited to begin putting some of Dr Li’s insights into practice. For instance, today I began drinking green tea.

Finished reading: Eat to Beat Your Diet by William M. Li πŸ“š

Currently reading: The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry πŸ“š

As I continue to slowly work my way through this text, I am reminded that I live too fast. I don’t savor life and am rarely as present as I would like to be.