Here’s my favorite books I read in 2017, in no particular order (not all of these books were released in 2017—some are much older… I just read them this year – also, click on the picture of the book to view on Amazon):
Barking to the Choir by Father Greg Boyle
Glory Happening by Kaitlin Curtice
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God by Brian Zahnd
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Peaches for… Read More
No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. —Ecclesiastes 1.8
This summer while on vacation, I read the delightful Joanne Harris book Peaches for Monsieur le Curé. There were a number of times I took out my phone and typed out a line or two from the book to save because something sparked my imagination.
This quote was one that I had saved:
“Sometimes, on a day like this… I find myself wishing for something more.
More. Oh that word. That deceptive word. That eater of lives; that malcontent. That straw that breaks the camel’s back, demanding – what exactly?” —Vianne Rocher
Her question about more—the straw that breaks the camel’s back, demanding – what exactly?” is what really… Read More
