Adam McHugh provides a very reflective and open-minded resource in his Introverts in the Church: Finding our Place in an Extroverted Culture (Intervarsity Press, 2009). As I began to digest it, I soon thought of two books published in the past few years—one, Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking (Penguin, 2012) and second, more tangentially related, Angela Duckworth's Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Scribner, 2016). As it turns out upon my investigation, … [Read more...] about Book Review: Introverts in the Church
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Book Review: Discovering Lectio Divina
Editor's note: In response to Bob's review of his book Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers, Gary Neal Hansen commented that this Lent he's trying to engage in a more serious lectio divina. For those desiring to learn more about this spiritual practice, Discovering Lectio Divina: Bringing Scripture into Ordinary Life by James C. Wilhoit[1] and Evan B. Howard[2] (InterVarsity Press, 2012) provides helpful insight. Lectio divina is an ancient practice of reflective reading and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Discovering Lectio Divina