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The Way of the Heart
by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Nouwen on the desert fathers' three disciplines, solitude, silence and prayer, for modern ministers and seekers. Short and sharp.
Read it if…
you are busy in service and spiritually dry.
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Skip it if…
you want a devotional.
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Three things you will actually use
- Solitude is the furnace of transformation.
- Silence guards the fire.
- Prayer of the heart is unceasing.
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Read the chapter on solitude as furnace.
Our verdict
Desert disciplines.
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