Boy . . . natural disasters . . . unnatural disasters . . . there is a lot going on in our world!
I learned something new this weekend that I think is worth sharing:
John 20:6-8
6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
In the culture back then, when a master finished his meal, if he tossed his napkin aside, the servant knew he was finished. If the master took his napkin, folded it, and set it aside, the servant knew it meant . . . . "I AM COMING BACK."
Okay . . . . in response to Judy's addiction to books, which she believes comes from the Klopfenstein side, I have a question for ya'll.
What is the best book you read last year?
Love to all,
Cathy
5 comments:
Cathy, it is interesting you posted this question. I was actually logging on to refer to Uncle Perry's library named for Grandma K. and ask a similar question.
The best book I've read has been Clarence Thomas' My Grandfather's Son. Thomas is obviously a man of faith as portrayed not by his knowledge of Scripture (which is quoted quite freely through the book), but by his application of it and dependence on it in his daily life.
It is interesting to see the influence of his grandfather on his life. The grandfather took in his two grandsons and raised them as his own. He worked them hard yet made sure they were prepared to meet the challenges of life.
I don't have the exact quote, but near the end he says something to the effect of, I was prepared for the racist actions I expected growing up in a white world, but I didn't expect the racism from the liberal and black communities who could not except a free thinking black man.
I highly recommend it.
--Rhoda
I read A WAlk in the Woods by Bill Bryson - about the Appalachian Trail. Believe it or not we have a goal to walk part of the trail after we are retired...I don't know, in the book he talks of bears, rodents, snow, hunger...all things I don't particularly like. AND we would have to get in shape...
I am going to read the C. Thomas book as soon as time allows. . .
As much as I love to read. . .can't quite put my finger on the best book I read last year. Will comment again if the answer pops into my head. Seems like my life is so fragmented that there's never time to wade through an entire book, just the current newspaper and maybe a magazine from time to time.
Judy--did you know we live fairly close, maybe an hour away, to the A. Trail? (We have hot showers too.)
Cathy--what is your answer to this question?
I think the book that affected me the most last year was 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper. He was a pastor killed in a head-on collision - dead for 90 minutes until he was prayed back to life. Whether he was truly caught up into Heaven, had a vision, or an intense dream, I suppose no one here would be able to say for sure. But it is inspiring what he saw. He never went through the gate, just up to it. We had a friend die from a brain tumor in Oct. - he, too, had a visit to Heaven, but only in the courtyard. I don't know if you all knew, but when Dad had back surgery a few years ago, the doctor said something happened with the anesthetic, and they thought they might be losing him at one point. Dad told Mom he saw the gates of Heaven but was told it wasn't quite his time to enter.
Tim's favorite book is probably Real Ponies Don't Go Oink by Patrick McManus. He picked up this book, believe it or not, at a yard sale in Decatur, AL, at the '99 reunion. He reads it whenever he is need of some comic relief, and he laughs and laughs and laughs!
Cathy--now when I put down a napkin I think about whether I'm folding it or just getting ready to throw it away. . .Thanks for a good thought.
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