Books for Living

a Life of reflection

We love to read. Every conversation we have includes passages from whatever latest book we are reading and loads of new (and old) recommendations for each other. All of this leads us to long hours discussing ideas that might impact our lives for greater good. Here, we provide some books that have helped us to reflect—so much more fully—on who we are and who we hope to be in this world.

BOOKS:

Poetry:

How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope, James Crews

To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings, John O’Donohue

Devotions, Mary Oliver

Prayer:

A Diary of Private Prayer, John Baille

A Rhythm of Prayer, Collection Edited by Sarah Bessey

Help Thanks Wow, Anne Lamott

 Praying in Color, Sybil MacBeth

Every Moment Holy, volumes I and II, Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Solo Bible, Eugene Peterson

The Life of Intentional Faith

The Sacred Journey; Now & Then; and Telling Secrets, Frederick Buechner

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us, Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

Wisdom Distilled from the Daily, Joan Chittister

Holy Listening, The Art of Spiritual Direction, Margaret Guenther

Wounded Healer, Henri Nouwen

Sacred Time: Embracing an Intentional Way of Life, Christine Valters Paintner

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for Two Halves of Life, Richard Rohr

Open the Door, Joyce Rupp

Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor

Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila

Contemplative Practice:

Always We Begin Again, The Benedictine Way of Living, John McQuiston II

St. Benedict’s Toolbox, Jane Tomaine

Sacred Rhythms, Ruth Haley Barton

Heroic Leadership, Chris Lowney

Sleeping With Bread, Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Matthew Linn

The Art-Filled Life

Art & Fear, Observations on The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, David Bayles & Ted Orland

Create Anyway, David Limrite

The Artisan Soul, Erwin McMAnus

The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin

PODCASTS:

On Being with Krista Tippet

The Pocket Contemplative with Dave Schmelzer

Renovare`

Evolving Faith Podcast with Sarah Bessey and Jeff Chu

Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives, and art lovers with Louise Fletcher and Alice Sheridan

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

www.abbeyofthearts.com

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