Yesterday, I emptied a milk crate of books of unknown origin. I was pretty sure it did not contain seminary texts or picture books. What did I find? In addition to resources for teaching elementary kids how to pray and how to memorize scripture, I found . . .
MY THIRD GRADE BIBLE
When I first began teaching third-grade Sunday School, Barbara Steiner, one of the dear people with whom I taught, made me my very own Bible cover with a fish on it. It fits the NIV Adventure Bible that the third-graders (and I) got perfectly.
MY AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF BOUNDARIES
In the early nineties, I attended a seminar based on the book, Boundaries. Both authors signed this copy.
LIFE TOGETHER BY DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
Next to the Bible, Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, is my favorite Christian book.
THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON BY HENRI NOUWEN
The Return of the Prodigal Son is not quite as good as The Wounded Healer, but it is a gem, nonetheless.
A GUIDE TO PRAYER FOR MINISTERS AND OTHER SERVANTS
Virginia Patterson, who got me interested in picture books and Judi Harpel, who got me interested in all manner of literature, greatly influenced what I read in early adulthood. Everyone read to me when I was small. My first hardback books most likely came from Aunt Vi, my grandpa’s sister. This devotional, by Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck, is one of my favorites. I’m sure that Judi Harpel convinced me to buy it, back in the day that Boulder had an independent, Christian bookstore.
That fish is fake.
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