Welcome to this third Monday edition of a “Rainy Day Conversation around Greatheart’s Table.”

This episode is a continuation of a conversation that began previously on the reading life of pastors (and other humans). If you missed that first episode you can go back and listen to it first, or you can dive right in now. Either way, we’re glad you have joined us.

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EPISODE NOTES

Notes and resources relevant to this episode:

For an explanation of the name and intention of these occasional interviews, read this, or listen to it here or here.

If you can, I would encourage you to order books from Hearts & Minds Books here. You can also ask questions of them here, or by email or phone, at 717-246-3333. You can check out Byron’s Book Notes posts here.

The books below are, where possible, linked to Bookshop.org for ease of reference. If you do order from Bookshop, Greatheart’s Table receives a portion of that sale, for which we are appreciative.

As much as was possible, these are noted here in the order they were mentioned in the conversation.

Firewall (The Wallander Series), Henning Mankel

The Pastor’s Bookshelf: Why Reading Matters for Ministry, Austin Carty

Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists, Cornelius Plantinga

Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis

The Consolation of Philosophy, Ancius Boethius

Waiting Isn’t a Waste, Mark Vroegop

Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode–And Into a Life of Connection and Joy, Aundi Kolber

Dissoloution (The Matthew Shardlake series), C. J. Sansom

On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books, Karen Swallow Prior

The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints, Jessica Hooten Wilson

Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just, Claude Atcho