A Deeper Kind of Calm

I definitely think of NavPress as a leader in publishing some seriously good books- especially Bible studies.  I received A Deeper Kind of Calm by Linda Dillow, the author of Calm My Anxious Heart.  This is the first book by Dillow I've read, but after reading this book, I'm hoping it won't be my last.  Seriously, I would not be opposed to somehow adopting Dillow into our family.  Wisdom and humility flow from her pen and you cannot help but feel encouraged, rebuked, and ready for more of her teaching.

This book is focused on what faith looks like in times of trial.  Dillow is brutally honest about how the Christian life is not always the happy-go-lucky experience we wish it to be.  She shares her struggles, not just in general terms, but in specific details, adding to the transparency and authenticity of her teaching.  She takes the reader through a few specific 'steps' (although this is not a checklist book) of faith in difficulty:

• Remembering what God has done (Psalm 77)
• Hiding in his presence (Psalm 46)
• Clinging to him (Psalm 63)
• Praising him for all we cannot see (Psalm 84)

At the end of the book, a four-week Bible study is also included.  I would recommend this book to every woman- not just if you feel you are in a time of sorrow and pain at the moment- but to everyone because we have all either been or will go through a valley of weeping at some point in our lives...perhaps several valleys, in fact.  Understanding that the Lord can use our time in such a valley to draw us closer to him is a valuable lesson- and one we should learn sooner rather than later.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from NavPress Publishers as part of their Blogger Review 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 Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”