"For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
He doth execute the judgement of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." Deuteronomy 10:17-19
This was my Bible reading this morning. I am currently reading "Mere Christianity" for my book club and I highlighted that very excerpt about course correction. Love it. What an excellent essay and intro into the history of the Church, thank you! This is something I very much want to dive into. I became a Christian at the age of 22 and had no religious upbringing, thus I was and remain ignorant of much. I have 5 children (ages 8 and under) whom I homeschool, and I am wanting to delve deeper into the roots of my faith so I can cultivate this generational walk down the path of life. Do you have any book recommendations? I am not intimidated by a thick and difficult level of reading. I'm ready to stretch my thinking.
"For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
He doth execute the judgement of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." Deuteronomy 10:17-19
This was my Bible reading this morning. I am currently reading "Mere Christianity" for my book club and I highlighted that very excerpt about course correction. Love it. What an excellent essay and intro into the history of the Church, thank you! This is something I very much want to dive into. I became a Christian at the age of 22 and had no religious upbringing, thus I was and remain ignorant of much. I have 5 children (ages 8 and under) whom I homeschool, and I am wanting to delve deeper into the roots of my faith so I can cultivate this generational walk down the path of life. Do you have any book recommendations? I am not intimidated by a thick and difficult level of reading. I'm ready to stretch my thinking.
Alicia,
Thanks for this lovely note.
My top recommended book that is "college level" is the wonderful book by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain: The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education. It is a great overview with over 250 footnotes and a robust bibliography. You can find it here: https://classicalacademicpress.com/products/the-liberal-arts-tradition-a-philosophy-of-classical-christian-education?_pos=2&_sid=f66bd63fd&_ss=r
Surely our gospel rescue missions (Christian homeless shelters) must morph into this hospitable, working, praying, educating, healing, monastic rhythm.
-Doug Bodde (City Union Mission Kansas City, MO - Adult Education Leader)