2 quick book reviews. They have NOTHING to do with one another, except that I finished one last night and one today.
Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton. After Crichton died last summer, a completed manuscript was found in his desk. (I think every writer should do this!) Anyway, this is not a literary novel, by any means. It was a quick swashbuckler (I’ve always wanted to use that word!) I read it in just a couple evenings, and it was a lot of fun. The characters were a bit shallow and one-dimensional, but that’s not what Crichton’s books are about!
Fasting, Scot McKnight. I’ll recommend this book Sunday at church as it has really solidified some thinking about fasting for me. I particularly appreciated that McKnight’s focus on fasting is not about “this is what you get when you fast,” but instead, fasting as a response of an integrated (body & spirit) individual to sacred moments. If you want more, come to church on Sunday. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone interested in spiritual formation!
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Thanks for the review on Fasting by Scot McKnight. I just picked it up but haven’t read it yet. I’m trying to get all the books in The Ancient Spiritual Practices Series. I’ve loved the ones I’ve read so far.
I read McKnight’s book last year, and loved that it comes at fasting from a totally different direction than any other book I have seen. In fact I feel that this is probably one of the best on understanding the biblical intention of fasting rather than the whole – “do and get” philosophy of this ancient practice.
I do have to plug Town’s book, “Knowing God Through Fasting” which a great simple book about the movements of fasting. Its not a “how-to” book, or a philosophy book….. its much more experiential which is powerful in its ability to stir the revelation of greater relationship in God.