Reviews by Pat Hannon
Tithing
On 3/3 Pat Hannon wrote: I recently read the most challenging and inspiring book I’ve read in a long time. Unbelievably, it’s a book on tithing! Douglas Leblanc’s Tithing: Test Me in This is the latest title in the Ancient Practices Series. In this book Leblanc challenges us to practice the discipline of tithing. He does ... Book Review: Tithing by Douglas Leblanc
The Sacred Meal
On 1/27 Pat Hannon wrote: I didn’t grow up in a church tradition that valued Communion as a regular practice. Instead, communion was an event, saved for a few special times a year. Like the family’s fancy china dishes, Communion was ensured to be special by its infrequent use. In The Sacred Meal, Nora Gallagher calls us to ... A Transforming Practice
The Liturgical Year
On 11/15 Pat Hannon wrote: In The Liturgical Year, Chittister opens the reader to the beauty of the liturgical year as a spiritual formation practice. She begins with several chapters that explain how the cycles of the liturgical year form both individuals and faith communities in the fullness of the life of Christ. Through the ... A Year that Forms Us in the Life of Christ
The Expanded Bible
On 10/16 Pat Hannon wrote: The Expanded Bible is based on the New Century Version with expanded notes throughout the text that allow you to "study the bible as you read." Study notes are integrated into the text, set off by brackets. These notes give different translation possibilities, a literal or traditional reading of the ... Useful But Clunky
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
On 9/29 Pat Hannon wrote: What story are you living? Do you want to live a better story? In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I learned by Editing My Life Don Miller invites us to live a better story and tells us how to get there. While working on a project to turn his bestselling Blue Like Jazz into a movie, Miller ... Learn to Live a Better Story