Dear Jon, I am so grateful that our Lord Jesus put his beautiful hands on you and said “Jon, I am going to teach you how to write!” Emilie’s book, Turning, is sitting beside your small book (we’re on the road and I can’t remember the title) sit on my beside table together. Yes, I am 81 and the work of conversion becomes sweeter and more particular as Holy Spirit works his ways into my heart. Our Father’s love for his children is above and beyond anything that I could ask or imagine. Thank you, Jon! Jeanie Cannon
Amen Jeanie - I appreciate your comment an whole heartedly agree with thanking our Lord for placing his hands on Jon to teach him how to write! Blessings for your journey of turning into Love.
The image of Emilie's "Turning" sitting alongside my book on your bedside table is a huge gift. And your reflection on conversion becoming sweeter and more particular at 81 ... that's exactly what I am hoping for!
I'm fascinated at present the importance of a wilderness season to spiritual formation as I'm present in such a season. The Turning for me is the 'purging' that I'm undergoing ... gentle and necessary for my formation in Christ.
BTW, Jon, so pleased to see you kicking off this years's Renovate Book Club with your new book. I look forward to exploring it with your trusty guiding hand.
Ian ... your description of this wilderness season as a purging really resonates. Glad you're experiencing it as a gentle but necessary season! Looking forward to the Renovare Book Club too! It'll be a joy to explore this together!
Your posts are always thought-provoking, uplifting, and encouraging. I often keep "hard copies" of your posts as your posts, I have found, often are God prepping me for an upcoming experience. Thank you! Also, this post made me think about the Eugene Peterson book, "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction". As you said: See every day as part of one long conversion, every moment as a chance to be remade into love. Because that’s really what time is for: learning to love like God loves.
I'm honored you keep hard copies of these posts. 🙌 That means more than I can say. And yes, Eugene Peterson's "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction" is such a fitting companion to this idea of lifelong conversion. I love that connection. Thank you for your encouragement.
Dear Jon, I am so grateful that our Lord Jesus put his beautiful hands on you and said “Jon, I am going to teach you how to write!” Emilie’s book, Turning, is sitting beside your small book (we’re on the road and I can’t remember the title) sit on my beside table together. Yes, I am 81 and the work of conversion becomes sweeter and more particular as Holy Spirit works his ways into my heart. Our Father’s love for his children is above and beyond anything that I could ask or imagine. Thank you, Jon! Jeanie Cannon
Amen Jeanie - I appreciate your comment an whole heartedly agree with thanking our Lord for placing his hands on Jon to teach him how to write! Blessings for your journey of turning into Love.
The image of Emilie's "Turning" sitting alongside my book on your bedside table is a huge gift. And your reflection on conversion becoming sweeter and more particular at 81 ... that's exactly what I am hoping for!
I'm fascinated at present the importance of a wilderness season to spiritual formation as I'm present in such a season. The Turning for me is the 'purging' that I'm undergoing ... gentle and necessary for my formation in Christ.
BTW, Jon, so pleased to see you kicking off this years's Renovate Book Club with your new book. I look forward to exploring it with your trusty guiding hand.
Go well.
Ian ... your description of this wilderness season as a purging really resonates. Glad you're experiencing it as a gentle but necessary season! Looking forward to the Renovare Book Club too! It'll be a joy to explore this together!
Your posts are always thought-provoking, uplifting, and encouraging. I often keep "hard copies" of your posts as your posts, I have found, often are God prepping me for an upcoming experience. Thank you! Also, this post made me think about the Eugene Peterson book, "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction". As you said: See every day as part of one long conversion, every moment as a chance to be remade into love. Because that’s really what time is for: learning to love like God loves.
I'm honored you keep hard copies of these posts. 🙌 That means more than I can say. And yes, Eugene Peterson's "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction" is such a fitting companion to this idea of lifelong conversion. I love that connection. Thank you for your encouragement.
You are most welcome