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Topics from the following books have been
discussed during Adult Education classes at St. Andrew's. All of
the suggested books offer great insight to the Celtic way of life.
"My
sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me."
John
10:27
"Wisdom
will protect you just like money; knowledge with good sense will lead
you to life."
Ecclesiastes
7:12
"Everything
you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith."
Mark
11:24
"The
sweet smell of incense can make you feel good, but true friendship is
better still."
Proverbs
27:9
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 Listening for the Heartbeat of
God
A
Celtic Spirituality
by:
J. Philip Newell
Excerpt
"If
the Church's symbols and rituals pointed more clearly to the world as
God's dwelling-place, we might then more fully rediscover that God's
heartbeat can be heard in the whole of life and at the heart of our own
lives, if we will only listen."
The
Celtic Way of Evangelism
How
Christianity Can Reach the West...Again
by:
George G. Hunter III
Excerpt
"At
one level, the Celtic Christian leaders and people were a simple
study. Their lives, and communities, were open books. In stark
contrast to the secretive religion of the druids, the monastic communities
and the churches they planted were open to everyone, with no secrets from
anyone. The never claimed to be other than they were, or more than
they were. They were devoted, compassionate, sold-out citizens of
Heaven. They relied, through "prayer without ceasing,"
upon the Triune God's providence and power. They would do anything
they could to help other people find The Way."
The
Open Gate
Celtic
Prayers for Growing Spiritually
by:
David Adam
Excerpt
"Lord,
Make
me a blessing.
Those
that I meet
Make
me a blessing.
As
I walk down the street
Make
me a blessing.
This
day, even this hour
Make
me a blessing.
It
lies in your power
Make
me a blessing.
At
work and at home
Make
me a blessing.
Wherever
I roam
Make
me a blessing.
That
people may see
I
am a blessing,
For
you are with me."
The
Celtic Soul Friend
by:
Edward C. Sellner
Excerpt
"Like
the desert fathers and mothers, Celtic Christians knew from firsthand
experience that the soul, to know itself, must gaze into another soul;
must speak from the heart to be heard by another heart."
A
Faith To Proclaim
by
James S. Stewart
Excerpt
Proclaiming
the Incarnation
“There
is no place today for a Church that is not aflame with the Spirit who is
the Lord and Giver of life, nor any value in a theology which is not
passionately missionary.”
Proclaiming
Forgiveness
“There
is one theme which concerns all without exception; this is the forgiveness
of sins. ‘All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way’ (Isaiah 53:6), so that when people of Scripture speak to us of
this, everyone of us can say
‘This means me.’ ”
“One
of the most notable characteristics of the apostolic preaching was this
– that it really did convey to men and women the experience of being
forgiven.”
Proclaiming
the Cross
“It
is indeed true that in the New Testament the Cross of Jesus Christ is set
forth as the climax of revelation.
And thus to set it forth must always be the primary concern of the
preacher.”
Proclaiming
Christ
“Here
is the Gospel – the good news of a terrific force let loose in history
for the redeeming of mankind.
If that is there, why is mankind not redeemed?
Why are we still struggling through the darkness of an age of blood
and iron?”
Proclaiming
the Resurrection
“Never
did the apostles make the mistake, all too common today, of regarding the
resurrection as a mere epilogue to the gospel, an addendum to the scheme
of salvation, a providential after thought of God, a codicil to the divine
last will and testament.”
“The
heralds of the Resurrection were not merely preaching it as a fact; they
were living in it as in a new country.
They had received a Kingdom which could not be shaken.”
“This
is our Gospel.
For this is what Christianity essentially is – a religion of
Resurrection, and every worshipping congregation is intended to be a
community of the Resurrection.”
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