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melisscharber's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
khjb's review against another edition
4.0
When Hannah writes something, whether it’s a tweet or a book, I read closely and carefully, and my attention is always richly rewarded by her thoughtful words. This book is no exception—I did a lot of underlining!
jenn_whitmer's review against another edition
5.0
Anderson provides a lens for us to learn and practice discernment in the midst of work, families, and communities. I found myself encouraged in a heart position that rests in God’s goodness and works for His goodness in the world through the gift and art of discernment. In the midst of the decisions flying at me each minute, developing my discernment muscle from a position of God’s goodness is rest to my weary soul.
(I was provided with an advance copy to review.)
(I was provided with an advance copy to review.)
susylamb's review
5.0
In a time of such uglyness in the world it was refreshing to read about beauty and how to discern between evil and beauty. Evil does exists in the world BUT so does beauty. We must look for this beauty.
"Despite all the pain, all the sorrow, all the questions, goodness still exists because God still exists. And because He does, He has not left us to sort through the mess alone."
I long to be a reader a person with good discernement. I was encouraged by this book on how to cultivate that discernment.
And because I can't write out all that I am thinking I leave these quotes to better summarize my review:
"You develop discernment by becoming a person who knows how, not simply what, to think."
"We miss a world of good, beautiful things because we are so worried about making ourselves good and beautiful that we don’t have time to see that God has already made us good and beautiful through His Son. And we miss His good gifts because we are too busy trying to earn them."
"You’ll never learn discernment until you start to apply it. You’ll never begin to understand the difference between good and bad and good and better until you do it. But as you do, as you seek all that is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable, you’ll move from a place of not knowing what goodness looks like to finding it almost effortlessly."
"And I can’t help but think that the work of cultivating discernment is part of the larger work that God is doing in the world. A work of rescue and redemption, of recovery and restoration. The work of making all things good once again."
"Despite all the pain, all the sorrow, all the questions, goodness still exists because God still exists. And because He does, He has not left us to sort through the mess alone."
I long to be a reader a person with good discernement. I was encouraged by this book on how to cultivate that discernment.
And because I can't write out all that I am thinking I leave these quotes to better summarize my review:
"You develop discernment by becoming a person who knows how, not simply what, to think."
"We miss a world of good, beautiful things because we are so worried about making ourselves good and beautiful that we don’t have time to see that God has already made us good and beautiful through His Son. And we miss His good gifts because we are too busy trying to earn them."
"You’ll never learn discernment until you start to apply it. You’ll never begin to understand the difference between good and bad and good and better until you do it. But as you do, as you seek all that is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable, you’ll move from a place of not knowing what goodness looks like to finding it almost effortlessly."
"And I can’t help but think that the work of cultivating discernment is part of the larger work that God is doing in the world. A work of rescue and redemption, of recovery and restoration. The work of making all things good once again."
claire_by's review
5.0
So much wisdom packed in this one! I find myself thinking back to many passages. Will be a reread for sure!