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A.W. Tozer (1897 – 1963) Although A.W. Tozer‘s (1897 – 1963) life-time has significant overlap with Thomas Raymond Kelly (1893 – 1941) and Thomas Merton’s (1915 – 1968), in some ways they couldn’t be more separate by tradition in 20th Century Christianity — to compareRead more…
Thomas Raymond Kelly and A Testament of Devotion “To read or not to read?” Ever have a book which has caught your attention a number of times over a period of years, but you have made the intentional decision not to readRead more…
Introduction Are you perfect, becoming perfect? No, not in your field but as a Christian — loving God, loving neighbor? Hmm . . . as I think about it, that does spill over into your field but in a differentRead more…
Men invent means and methods of coming at God’s love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God’s presence.Read more…
Introduction This summer in Christian Devotional Classics (Evangelical Seminary), I presented on Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491 – 1556) and the Spiritual Exercises (1522 to 1524). Considering the importance of the Society of Jesus in higher education, future posts are already in concept — if this isRead more…
Introduction Morning Blessing: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sinRead more…
Julian of Norwich (1342 – c.1416) “Julian of Norwich is the first writer in English who can be identified with certainty as a woman. . . . Apparently at the point of death from a severe illness, for which she hadRead more…
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it. – Thomas ‘a Kempis Thomas à Kempis Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 1471) lived in the midst of the crisis of the late medieval period. Although there had been relativeRead more…
Getting to know The Way of the Pilgrim The Way of a Pilgrim was written by an unknown nineteenth-century Russian peasant and tells of his constant wrestling with the problem of ‘how to pray without ceasing.’ Through his journeys andRead more…
If time permits, I offer to you The Holy Rule of Saint Benedict for your consideration on this day of rest and through the coming week. Note: As the Christian Devotional Classics series builds chronologically, be sure you have atRead more…
Yesterday, inspired by a final exam for Christian Devotional Classics (Evangelical Seminary), I kicked off a series on Receiving from the Christian Devotional Classics with a post on Thomas Merton & the Desert Fathers. Before going further with the seriesRead more…
No, I’m not creating a Dead Theologians Society Reading List, another version of The Best Christian Book of All Time March Madness, or even another book review/discussion series per se. Instead I’m in the process of completing the final examRead more…
In last night’s Christian Devotional Classics (Evangelical Seminary) a fellow student shared how much he appreciated Gungor‘s “lifting” of the words of Augustine’s Confessions in Late have I loved you. As you may remember Augustine’s Confessions won ESN’s Best Christian Book of All Time and this is aRead more…