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Transforming Grace

A Devotional on Grace Author: Jerry Bridges The reading and listening challenge for the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program for the month of June revolved around grace. Specifically, what is grace, where does it come from, how do we live by it, and how do we live in it daily. Most of the grace related reading was from Jerry Bridge’s book, Transforming Grace. Because we were reading so many chapters, and because I am such a bookworm, I just read the entire thing. The concept of grace is simple. God gifts us that which we have not earned and which we inherently [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-06T14:38:56-07:00October 1st, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian, non-fiction, reading, reviews|

Quiet Time: A Practical Guide for Daily Devotions

A Practical Guide to Connecting with and Worshiping God Author: InterVarsity InterVarsity’s Quiet Time is a small (thirty page) practical guide on how to improve daily devotionals, and it is part of the reading material for the C.S. Lewis Institute’s Fellowship program. The point of the program is to encourage modern-day Christian’s to live every day for God as a testament to His might and will. This involves rigorous study, closely knit group work, an urban plunge project, and lots and lots of reading. Quiet Time focuses first on the importance of praising and worshiping God. What does this entail and [...]

Frances Carden2023-07-30T10:20:57-07:00July 30th, 2023|Tags: Christian, devotion, prayer, read, reading|

Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love: How a Violent Klansman Became a Champion of Racial Reconciliation

A Modern-Day Saul Story Author: Thomas A. Tarrants I first discovered Tom Tarrants’ story through a C.S. Lewis Institute event. I’ve recently been accepted into the Fellows Program, which is a yearlong intensive course of reading, studying, and working in groups to fully commit to and live for Jesus Christ. To get ready for the program, I’ve been exploring the events in addition to looking for more reading material. Tarrants’ shocking story, which starts with intensive hate and extremism, is a radical account of miracles and the patience of God to lead one man away from hate and into a life [...]

Frances Carden2023-07-29T14:42:44-07:00July 29th, 2023|Tags: Christian, history, memoir, non-fiction, sociology|