What I am Reading

This is a book that every Christian should read at least once. Augustine Confessions is a classic. Do not let the title misled you. Augustine doesn’t mean confessions in the sense of exposing his guilt and sin (although he does that), but rather a confession of faith in Christ. Augustine believes that since man has been created by God it is his natural “instinct to praise you.” “The thought of you (God) stirs him (man) so deeply that he cannot be content unless he praises you, because you made us for yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in you.” I have read this classic probably a half a dozen times in my life and it never grows stale. It is a great aid for worship and prayer. I was fortunate to familiarize myself with it once again last November when I wrote a major paper on Augustine’s view of the psalms.