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Select Reading

Select Reading, gutenberg.org, Brother Lawrence, Nicholas Herman, Carmelite, Practicing the Presence of God, The Practice of the Presence of God, Albert Benjamin Simpson, A.B. Simpson, Christian and Missionary Alliance, The Holy Spirit or Power from on High, God, Spirit, Days of Heaven on Earth, English mystic, The Cloud of Unknowing, Spirit of God, Contemplative Prayer, The Book of Prive Counseling, William James, Psychology, Philosophy, Varieties of Religious Experience, TInspirational Books, ThoughtsofGod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

From time to time I will make complete books available. I tend to grab out of copyright material, often from the free book texts at https://www.gutenberg.org/. I find that handling the texts helps me to review the books.

Readings – Books That Have Influenced My Journey

Books that have influenced me, Cloud of Unknowing, Prive Counsel, Varieties of Religious Experience, The Holy Spirit, Power from on High, AB Simpson, William James, Thoughts of God, thoughtsofGod.com, David Reese

Here are a few books which have been influential in my journey. A.B. Simpson (1843 to 1919) was a Presbyterian Minister who promoted a consciousness of global evangelism. He founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance The Holy Spirit or Power from on High – Vol 2 by A.B. Simpson This 2 volume set by A.B. […]

This Is the Sin of Anger

If you brood over an injury, past or present, you will soon feel the painful desire and thirst for revenge. This is the sin of Anger. thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, mythoughts, David Reese

If you brood over an injury, past or present, you will soon feel the painful desire and thirst for revenge. This is the sin of Anger. Cloud of Unknowing

When Is Someone Humble?

A man is humble when he stands in the truth with a knowledge and appreciation for himself as he really is. mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

A man is humble when he stands in the truth with a knowledge and appreciation for himself as he really is. Cloud of Unknowing

Who Has the Aptitude for Contemplative Work?

The aptitude for this work is one with the work; they are identical. He who experiences God working in the depths of his spirit has the aptitude for contemplation and no one else. For without God’s grace a person would be so completely insensitive to the reality of contemplative prayer that he would be unable to desire or long for it. mythoughts, thougthsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

The one who experiences God working in the depths of his spirit has the aptitude for contemplation and no one else.

Who Should Take up Contemplation?

If you ask who should take up contemplation I would reply: all those who have sincerely forsaken the world and who have set aside the concerns of the active life. These people, even if they have at one time been habitual sinners, should devote themselves to nourishing the grace of contemplative prayer. mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

These people, even if they have at one time been habitual sinners, should devote themselves to nourishing the grace of contemplative prayer.