The Pastor: A Memoir (The Audiobook Review) by Eugene Peterson

Takeaway: On Audio, still the best general book on what it means to be a pastor I have ever read.

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I read this immediately after it came out just over a month ago.  I wrote a gushing review.  Then I was asked if I wanted to review the audiobook as well.  At first I thought I would just listen to a little bit of the audiobook and rework the original review a bit.  But this is a very good book.  And ‘reading’ it twice in less than six weeks is not too much.

Eugene Peterson reads the introduction and afterward himself.  So you get a sense of his own voice.  But it is narrated by Arthur Morey.  His voice is not the same as Peterson, but his reading understands the nature of the book.  As with many good narrators you forget the narration and hear the voice of the author, as the authors intends you to hear.

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Read Again: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney – Bible Intake

Takeaway for this chapter: If we are serious about our Christianity we must be intentional about scripture intake.  Reading is good, but we also need to think about and put what we read into practice. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook, christianaudio.com MP3 Audiobook I have been slowly working through Spiritual Disciplines for the … Read more

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul Miller – A Second Look

Takeaway: “Until you are convinced that you can’t change your child’s heart, you will not take prayer seriously.” This is the first of my “Read Again” posts.  I read quickly and I read a lot.  Which does not alway lend itself to actually putting into practice what I am learning when I read.  So I am … Read more