Book Review: Longing for More by Timothy Willard

This book is a devotional set up with readings for 5 days a week for a whole year. Each week is themed which helps keep it flowing.

As per the author’s declared purpose to inspire and to challenge, it is meant as a supplement to your daily Bible reading and devotions and not as a replacement to those.

Each day’s reading is a snack-sized tidbit to reflect on, not enough to feed and live on but enough to provide a nice focus for each day.

A word that kept coming to my mind as I was reading this book was ponder. I believe we were meant to ponder, that is, slow down, and actually think about each entry.

I found this book to be refreshingly different. It seemed a blend of the intellectual and the poetical. Another good word to describe it overall was, intriguing.

It was not stuffy nor cookie-cutter. Mr. Willard was masterful with words and there was no unneeded fluff.

I happen to greatly enjoy C. S. Lewis but for people who don’t they need to know that he is heavily quoted in this book.

If you are looking for a devotional that is clearly different from the ordinary and that is only meant as a supplemental focus for your day then check this book out!

To purchase your own copy of this book go here:Longing for More: Daily Reflections on Finding God in the Rhythms of Life

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Bethany House Publishers as part of their blogging for books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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31 Days of Drawing Near to God by Ruth Meyers

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Mary Collins on January 9, 2015 at 9:48 pm said:

Now this sounds different, which is refreshing. As you well know, when you read a lot it becomes easier to pickup a pattern. I can’t figure out if it is the writers or publishers but they sometimes stick to a formula with no thought of trying something different. I know you aren’t a fan of fiction but I have a post on my blog about the lack of male protagonists in Christian fiction (it’s a list of books). But a comment I got explains the reason for the lack of variety. To me, it seems the smaller publisher are more willing to deviate from the norm. I believe if they expanded their thinking they would find many people would be open to reading something different.

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- Cheryl Cope on January 10, 2015 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  Yes, you’re right! Even nonfiction books seem formulaic to me and I enjoy books out of the norm from smaller publishers or even self-published works for the variety.
  
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