Looking to Enhance Your Devotional Time?

 Sometime ago I was looking for a way to change up my devotional time. As I was exploring different avenues I came across this video by Matthew Everhard on the Book of Common Prayer. Though I'm not Anglican I've always heard good things about it. So, I purchased one and followed the directions Matthew has given in his video below. It was well worth the time and small expense.

A less expensive option for the BCP is here (paid link).

Be blessed!

Training Hearts

I'm not much for devotional books but Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: Family Devotions Based on the Shorted Catechism by Starr Meade comes highly recommended and its published by P&R who we can trust. Each question covers six days of daily readings with Scripture texts.

The supply of practical guides to the catechism for passing the faith on to our covenant children falls short of the demand. Starr Meade helps to close that significant gap. I heartily recommend this book.-Michael Horton

A superb, imaginative example of how to teach historic Christian faith to our children. This is a case of the right book coming at the right time.-David F. Wells

There’s no fluff here

A good review of Jennie Allen's Anything can be found at Rachel Cooper's blog, A Jacket for All Seasons. She writes...

Jennie Allen has written a book that is filled to the brim with good doctrine, honesty, and a sincere love for Christ and His people. ...This book is full of Scripture, personal stories (hers and others), and quotes from people like A.W. Tozer and Tim Keller.  There’s no fluff here. 

Check out the whole review here and Jennie's website here.

Good Reading!

Reading Devotionally

Todd Pruitt makes some outstanding recommendations for devotional reading at his blog here. At my house we can't say enough about Todd's featured author, Nancy Guthrie and her #1 recommended book, The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament. Just about anything by Nancy Guthrie is worth a read but this devotional has a leg up on all the others. Check out Todd's other recommendations and spend some time learning and being refreshed.

Keep Me Ever Desiring Thee...

Lord, give me more of thy likeness;

Enlarge my soul to contain fullness of holiness;

Engage me to live more for thee.

Help me to be less pleased with my spiritual experiences,

and when I feel at ease after sweet communings,

teach me it is far too little I know and do.

...Wrap my life in divine love,

and keep me ever desiring thee,

always humble and resigned to thy will,

more fixed on thyself,

that I may be more fitted for doing and suffering.

-The Valley of Vision, page 231

In the Care of the Good Shephard

I'm always on the lookout for good, Reformed, devotional material and so I was happy to see that Iain Campbell has just publishhed his latest work, In the Care of the Good Shephard.

Learn more about it here.