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
stevenkharper.com