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The Rest of God

It depends how you read it. The title could imply ‘the stuff about God you have missed’ but actually it is a book about rest. Our Pastor from Canada sent it to us and it arrived appropriately the day before we left on vacation.

We got in the car early the day after we graduated our Titus Project students and drove all the way to Budapest. It only took about 14 hours (including a 2 hour border line up).  The next day we got up early and drive to Croatia where Ben and Josh (our good friend) taught a week on ‘God’s Father Heart’ to a DTS. But officially on Saturday we started our vacation. We drove down the coast of Croatia and have stayed in two cute little villa apartments. Tomorrow we will leave for Italy and then after a few days there back to Budapest. 5 squished in our little car (us + Josh) makes it a great road trip, lots of memories, screaming children, food everywhere! FUN!

But in all of this travelling by car I (Angela) have had a chance to read a lot from this book and am being inspired to really practice the art of rest, not ‘shutting down’ or ‘crashing’ or even ‘amusement’ but real, soul-reviving, spirit-saturating rest. Thanks Bruce for taking the time to send the book!

 

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Inspiring Thoughts on Reading

I recently read an article by Danny Lehman on the importance of reading. As I sit and teach Cassie to read, Danny’s thoughts and words remind me to persevere. Although I am a Mom of two (almost three), these words remind me that reading time needs to be intentionally included in my schedule because ‘Readers make leaders, and leaders make readers.’ I hope they inspire you too.

C.S. Lewis, well-known for his brilliant mind and sharp metaphors once said that one of the best ways to keep our spiritual senses sharp is to, “keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds.  This can only be done by reading old books.”  He wasn’t saying that “old books” are the only source of reading that will refresh our souls, but to supplement our diet on a regular basis by reading books from centuries past.

We stand on the shoulders of giants and we must read what these giants had to say. Wesley warned his preachers that “No one could ever be a deep preacher or even a thorough Christian without extensive reading.” “No man in the eighteenth century did so much to create a taste for good reading and to supply it with books at the lowest prices than John Wesley.” Hans Nielsen Hauge changed the nation of Norway by his incessant promotion of Bible reading and Christian books over a period of 30 years. Jesus is the Divine “Logos” – the “Word” in human flesh. Why did God use the word “Word” to describe Jesus? Because God is a Communicator and words communicate!  No wonder OM founder George Verwer said “Readers make leaders.”

So if you have read any good books lately or ones you would recommend (old or new) please leave a comment. We are always looking to keep learning and growing.