About a month ago, anothe book recommended by Michael was In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen. Unfortunately I didn't discover the library at the time of this purchase but this is a keeper anyway.
This is a perfect book for Christine and myself as we're getting a chance on our 6 month rest to process life, the status of our hearts and the future God is calling us to. Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest and writer who died in 1996. It must be good because I have heard, "If you're not Dutch, than you're not much." Just a rumor.
This simple yet PROFOUND book of 106 pages left a mark on my heart and walk with Jesus. From the section titles you can tell this is a deeply signifcant book for any Christian.
1. From Relevance to Prayer
2. From Popularity to Ministry
3. From Leading to being Led
This hit me right where I have been after stepping down from our Mexico City leadership and moving back to the states to take care of what is important, our hearts and relationships.
Here are a few quotes to ponder:
"I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self."
"When ministers and priests live their ministry mostly in their heads and relate to the Gospel as a set of valuable ideas to be announced, the body quickly takes revenge by screaming loudly for affection and intimacy."
"It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.....We have been tempted to replace love with power."
"....the hard truth that the servant-leader is the leader who is being led to uknown, undesirable, and painful places."
"The loud, boisterous noises of the world make us deaf to the soft, gentle, and loving voice of God."
Take an afteroon, visit your library and read this gem and expect the voice of God to catch your heart.
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