Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?

Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.

I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

The Brothers Karamazov



This classic work is being offered as a free audiobook download until the end of 2009.

If you haven't read The Brothers Karamazov (or listened to it), you really should.

I think it's my all-time favorite novel!
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Monday, June 16, 2008

The Veritas Forum

This is a plug for a website I'm happy to have found. Although I had listened to a couple of lectures from the Veritas Forum, I only recently thought to look for their website. What is it? "Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life."

The link below lists various topics that speakers have addressed over the past dozen years or so. They are scholarly, yet fascinating and accessible. The few presenters I have heard were outstanding. I am currently listening to "Is Jesus the Old Testament Messiah?" by Richard Pratt.

Here's the list of topics: http://www.veritas.org/media/topics

More Christians should avail themselves of good teaching like this. I hope that an increasing number of people will utilize this site.

Enjoy!
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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Free Book from christianaudio.com

http://www.christianaudio.com/ is once again offering a free download. In addition to their free monthly offering (Paradise Lost in January), they are currently offering The Imitation of Christ.

If you want to download this classic, the code to enter at checkout is: FREEIMITATION


I hope you download and enjoy it! (If anyone has questions about this process, please ask.)

A modern day Imitation of Christ that Renovare is promoting as their "Book of the Year" is Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation, a book that has risen to the top of my Amazon wish list. Though I haven't read it, I'm absolutely sure this will be a wonderful book. If anyone has read it, I'd love to hear more.
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