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Humility: The Beauty of Holiness

A Treaties on an Underappreciated Virtue Author: Andrew Murray In this short (around 50 pages) booklet, Andrew Murray deep dives into the most overlooked (and least liked) Christlike attribute of humility. He first starts by defining humility – what it is, where it comes into play in our lives and our faiths, and why it is ultimately beautiful and freeing. Humility does not cancel out our personalities, it perfects them, bathes them in the glow of Christ, and helps us to become more of what we are, not less. Next, Murray gives us some examples of how Jesus showed humility, how [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-26T19:10:35-07:00March 26th, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, humility, nonfiction, read, reading|

Freedom of Self Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy

An Honest Look at Humility and Pride Author: Timothy Keller Timothy Keller’s The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness is a short (fifty page) work that focuses on the freedom in true humility. It’s crafted in three sections: The Natural Condition of the Human Ego, The Transformed View of Self, and finally, How to Get That Transformed View Of Self. The base for this work is Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 3:21 – 4:7): So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-23T20:49:18-07:00March 23rd, 2024|Tags: bookreview, Christian, humility, pride, read, reading|

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good

Christmas in Mitford and Second Chances Author: Jan Karon In the 12th Mitford novel, the at times beautiful, at times stressful, at times wonderous life of a small town and a tight knit community continues as Christmas approaches. Father Tim is faced with a lot of choices and a potential new calling, Dooley and Lace continue to work towards defining their relationship, old friends and neighbors pass on and new friends and neighbors come into town, some people learn about letting go and others about starting new things, and the beauty shop begins a town wide obsession with a spray tan [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-16T17:10:17-07:00March 16th, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, cozy, Mitford, read, reading|