LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK?

Karen Covey Moore

Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence by Ruth Haley Barton. Barton shares her own journey into solitude and silence, using the story of Elijah in the cave as a Biblical model and offers some valuable insights and suggestions. At the end of each chapter are some practical suggestions for practicing solitude and silence.

The Discerning Heart: Exploring the Christian Path by Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au. In a style reminiscent of Urgings of the Heart, this new book (2006) brings together Wilkie's Igantian background and Noreen's Jungian background is a wonderful look at the role and practice of discernment in the Christian walk. At the end of each chapter are suggestions for personal reflections and Spiritual Exercises.