Some of our friends have recommend a few titles to keep us engaged through lockdown and we wanted to share these with you. Have a look – if any appeal to you, it’s not too late to add them to your list…
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Wrestling with Rest
Busyness is a sickness of the soul that affects many today–and it is especially detrimental to young people, who are finding their identity shaped by ongoing resume-building, constant digital communication, and unceasing activity. The last thing they have time for is rest. But rest–Sabbath–is necessary for youth, not just because of who they are socially, emotionally, and physiologically, but because of who God has made them to be and wants them to be.
Nathan Stucky shows that rest challenges youth whose identities are rooted in productivity, efficiency, achievement, and accomplishment. For them, the notion of Sabbath grace both appeals and disorients. Yet through the Sabbath, God invites young people into an identity rooted and grounded in the grace, life, and provision of God. Wrestling with Rest offers biblical and practical advice for helping youth to discover their God-given identity, in which they can truly find rest.
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
About six months ago I heard a snippet from Marie Forleo as she was interviewed on TV. She was talking about her philosophy (and new book) based on the premise that ‘everything is figureoutable.’ I misremembered the phrase, but found myself returning again and again to the idea that everything is figureoutable (or workoutable as I remembered it). I wrote the phrase on a chalkboard in the hall and have been thinking all year about the difference this makes to everyday tasks and personal issues. I recently bought the book and, although quite American cheerleading in style, the basic belief is sound and life enhancing. Working in the field of mental health, this simple mantra has potential to calm panic and reduce anxiety while encouraging trust in self and others.
Reviewed by Catherine Wallace (Diaconate Secretary)
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