Posts Tagged ‘Jacobs’
nouwen
I’m reading a few books at a time…
In the Name of Jesus – Henri Nouwen
The Year of Living Biblically – AJ Jacobs
Nouwen is amazing. The Jacobs book is not what it might seem. It’s this agnostic Jewish guy who decides that it would be interesting to try to live out the Bible for an entire year including all the obscure of the Old Testament. It’s hilarious and a fun read away from all the heavier stuff.
Some Nouwen for the day:
“Dealing with burning issues without being rooted in a deep personal relationship with God easily leads to divisiveness because, before we know it, our sense of self is caught up in our opinion about a given subject. But when we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative.”
In the Name of Jesus – Pg. 45
