It’s no secret to anyone who has been reading my blog for a while that I’m a huge fan of Verbum. Verbum is a Bible study software designed specifically for Catholics or anyone interested in a Catholic approach to Biblical scholarship. It draws on the entire history of Christian theology and spirituality, meaning that when you study a particular passage, you can receive guidance in interpreting it from the doctors of the church, the saints and mystics of every generation, and the best of contemporary Biblical scholarship, both Catholic and ecumenical.
It’s a wonderful resource. You can read my reviews of Verbum here and here. If you read these reviews, you will see that one of the reasons I love Verbum is because you can get literally hundreds of books by the great mystics to add to your Verbum library. Many of these books are keyed to Biblical passages that the writers refer to, which means you can access them when doing your Biblical research. Imagine you are writing a sermon or preparing a Sunday School class — wouldn’t it be neat to offer insights from Julian of Norwich or Meister Eckhart on whatever passage you are speaking on?
But Verbum’s library doesn’t just stop with the saints, theologians and mystics of old. Many contemporary books have also been released on the Verbum platform. You can use Verbum in much the same way you would use the Kindle or Nook apps on your tablet or smartphone: in addition to being a powerhouse Bible-study tool, it also can function as a useful ebook reader.
With all that in mind, I’m excited to announce that two of my books have been released as Verbum ebooks! So if you use Verbum, you can download my books to your library. And if you don’t (yet) use Verbum, well, here’s another reason to consider making it your go-to application for Bible study software.
Disclaimer: if you follow any of these links and make a purchase, I’ll receive an affiliate commission (at no extra cost to you). In other words, making a purchase this way will not only give yourself a premier Bible study program, but it will support my ministry as well. Thank you!
Did you know that one of the most popular authors in Catholic bookstores is a non-Catholic?
I’m speaking of C. S. Lewis, the Anglican layman whose common-sense apologetics and visionary fiction has made him one of the best-selling Christians authors not only among Catholics, but among Christians of all stripes. And while I have a few philosophical and theological quibbles with the man, I continue to find reading his work to be enlightening and inspiring.
Lewis didn’t want to be called a mystic, and probably would not have been comfortable being described as a contemplative either. But his fiction — particularly visionary works like Perelandra or The Great Divorce — reveal a rich imaginative sensibility that shows a contemplative grasp of wonder. And while his non-fiction is often overly weighted toward the polemical — he wanted to make the case that Christianity remains a reasonable faith in the mid-twentieth century — his faith was so deeply imbued with a mythical imagination that a truly deep and wondrous spiritual sensibility permeates even works like Mere Christianity or The Abolition of Man.
But my purpose in writing today’s post has less to do with praising C. S. Lewis, and more to do with announcing that a great opportunity exists to get thirty of Lewis’s books — including all the ones mentioned above — in a digital format, at a special sale price.
Verbum — my favorite Bible/Christian study software, which has an assortment of literally hundreds of writings by great mystics and contemplatives available on its platform — also has a wonderful collection of C. S. Lewis books available as a downloadable library. Click here to see, and purchase, the C.S. Lewis library on Verbum.
If you aren’t familiar with Verbum, read my review of it here. It’s a professional-quality Bible study software application (anyone who preaches or teaches catholic Christianity ought to have this program). And while it does everything you’d expect a professional Bible software program to do — analysis of the text in the original languages, ability to compare different translations, to access a variety of commentaries, dictionaries, atlases, and other study aids — Verbum is so much, much more than just Bible study. It’s a program for accessing the mind of the body of Christ — the great intellectual tradition of western Christianity.
Verbum gives you access to great theologians like Thomas Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, and Augustine. You can explore the writings of great contemporary theologians and scholars, likeN. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann. And — if, like me, you have a heart for contemplative spirituality — it gives you access to writings by folks like Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill, Thomas Keating, and almost the entire Classics of Western Spiritualityseries of great mystical writings.
So Verbum is an amazing program to own, for anyone who truly seeks an informed spirituality. And now here is one more reason to use Verbum daily: it gives you the opportunity to access a broad collection of C. S. Lewis’s literary, theological and critical writings.
In the Verbum C. S. Lewis Collection, you’ll get:
Some of his best works of fiction, including The Space Trilogy, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and an anthology of selections from The Chronicles of Narnia
His classic works of apologetics, from Mere Christianity to Miracles to The Problem of Pain
A generous selection of his letters, including The Collected Letters (three volumes) and Letters to an American Lady
Two “daily devotional” books, A Year with Aslan and A Year with C. S. Lewis
Collections of his essays, including God in the Dock, Christian Reflections, and The Weight of Glory
And if you want to take a break from his religious writings, this collection also includes an assortment of Lewis’s literary criticism, including An Experiment in Criticism, Selected Literary Essays, The Discarded Image, and The Allegory of Love.
In short, it is a fabulous overview of Lewis’s writings.
But why buy the Verbum collection? Why not just download all these books on the Kindle? Getting them on Verbum means integrating your C. S. Lewis books with all the other books in your Verbum library — all the scripture passages will link back to your favorite Bible versions, which basically means you can consult Lewis when doing your Bible study. Although you can install Verbum on your phone or tablet and use it as an ordinary e-book reader, the fact that your Verbum library is integrated with the Bible, the Catholic Catechism, and other essential books on the faith means that you can read Lewis alongside many of the great authors who inspired him.
If you already own and use Verbum (or its Protestant cousin, Logos), this is a no-brainer. But if you’re not currently using Verbum, I’d encourage you to download the free “Verbum Basic” to get you started with Verbum — including the ability to download, study and read all these C.S. Lewis books (and the Evelyn Underhill books, and the Thomas Keating books, plus the mystics…).
Here are the C. S. Lewis books you can get at 30% off, now through September 24, 2018:
A Grief Observed
A Year with Aslan: Daily Reflections from the Chronicles of Narnia
A Year with C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works
An Experiement in Criticism
Christian Reflections
George MacDonald
God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
Image and Imagination: Essays and Reviews
Letters to an American Lady
Mere Christianity
Miracles
Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
Selected Literary Essays
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Studies in Words
That Hideous Strength
The Abolition of Man
The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition
The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
The Great Divorce
The Pilgrim’s Regress
The Problem of Pain
The Screwtape Letters
The Weight of Glory
Words to Live By: A Guide for the Merely Christian
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I use Verbum every day. I repeat: every day. It’s not perfect, but it’s far and away the best Bible software I’ve ever come across.
Twenty-four months later, and I’m still using this software every day.
Not only do I consider Verbum an essential tool for my work as a Catholic writer, speaker, and catechist, but as a student of the contemplative/mystical tradition within Christianity, it’s equally indispensable.
In 2014, I reviewed the previous version of Verbum, a Bible study software created by Faithlife Corporation — the same people who produce Logos, a similar product intended for Protestants and Evangelicals. Version 7, the current version, was released this past August, bringing new resources, more powerful Bible search tools, and with some truly nifty new features like a vastly improved Lectionary tool (more on that below). Because both Verbum and Logos come from the same company, Bible translations and other resources from the Logos library will run on Verbum (and vice versa)
Verbum logo (courtesy of Faithlife Corporation)
But what truly makes Verbum so special is the depth of its specifically Catholic resources: Catholic translations of the Bible, the Catechism, a plethora of papal and Vatican documents, and an impressive library of theological and spiritual writings covering the entire two-thousand year history of the Church — think St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman, all the way down to Hans Urs von Balthasar, Raymond Brown, and Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis.
All the resources in the Verbum libraries are keyed to their relevant Biblical texts, and the texts in turn are keyed to the lectionary.
See where this is going?
If you are deacon preparing a sermon, or a catechist preparing a presentation for adult catechumens, or simply someone who wants to read scripture though the eyes of the entire Catholic tradition — Verbum is your gateway.
You can initiate your search based on lectionary readings for any day. For example, my wife and I are leading the scripture reflection for the catechumens at my church this Sunday, so we’ll sit down and explore what Leo the Great has to say about Isaiah 35:1-10, or what St. Basil wrote about James 5:7-20, or what St. Augustine preached on Matthew 11 — without spending hours of research to find these citations.
Topical indexes, keyed to every Bible passage, helps you to find numerous references in your library to all the major themes found within any particular passage. Each passage is also keyed to the Catechism, enabling you to relate its message to the faith as a whole. You can search by topic as well — so if you want to explore, say, contemplation, a quick search reveals not only definitions of the term (from sources like A Catholic Dictionary or the Catechism), but also related scripture passages, papal and Vatican II documents, and writers from the tradition (“contemplation” yielded hits in my library from Saints Augustine, John Cassian, Benedict, Bernard, and others).
Verbum Topic Guide — results for “contemplation” (all screen shots by Carl McColman)
In other words, whether you are writing a homily, preparing a lesson plan, or simply exploring the wisdom of the tradition for your own edification, thanks to Verbum your work is both far much efficient and much, much easier. Two thousand years of wisdom at your fingertips.
Two years ago I wrote about how Verbum makes scripture study based on the original languages come alive, even us for us lay folks whose knowledge of Greek and Hebrew is limited. Here’s another screen shot to give you a taste: this is a “Bible word search” for silence.
Verbum Bible Word Study for “Silence”
Notice that there are eight Hebrew and seven Greek words that can be translated as “silence” in English. If you click on any one of those words, it takes you to the scripture passages where that particular word appears. You don’t have to be a Bible scholar to recognize that a tool like this can make your reading of the text much more nuanced and informed.
Verbum is Your Contemplative Library
While I enthusiastically endorse Verbum for priests, deacons, seminarians, catechists, or anyone else involved in teaching or studying the Catholic faith in general, what I love the most about this program is its resources that will be particularly helpful to students of monastic, contemplative, or even mystical spirituality.
When I first discovered Verbum two years ago, I was impressed with the number of classic titles from the contemplative tradition that you can add to your personal Verbum library. Books by St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Ávila, St. Francis de Sales, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Benedict, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, St. Isaac of Ninevah, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and numerous other spiritual masters are available (and many titles are bundled in some of the collections you can buy for your library).
You can use Verbum as an ebook reader, similar to the Nook or Kindle apps you can put on your iPad or other tablet. But of course, Verbum is far more than simply an e-reader — each of these titles is keyed to your Biblical software, making them resources available to shed light on whatever scripture passage you may be studying.
Many of the “classics” available on Verbum are titles in the public domain, meaning they are older translations. But this year, Faithlife partnered with Paulist Press to release nearly all of the popular Classics of Western Spirituality titles — meaning that contemporary, highly respected editions of the writings of great mystics such as Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Gregory of Nyssa, Walter Hilton, St. Hildegard of Bingen, and many many more, are now available for your Verbum library!
For many of these mystical classics, Verbum is the only platform on which they are available as e-books.
Just a few of the hundreds of contemplative titles available to read as ebooks on Verbum
There are over 120 books in the Classics of Western Spirituality Series, including not only Catholic classics, but also titles by Protestant and Eastern Orthodox spiritual writers, along with some notable titles from Jewish, Muslim, and even Native American spiritual writers.
In addition to all these great classics, more recent authors, such as Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, and Evelyn Underhill, are also well represented in the Verbum catalog.
Imagine carrying hundreds of mystical and contemplative classics with you in your smartphone or tablet? That’s what Verbum allows you to do.
And while your portable devices allow you to read these great books wherever you may be, the desktop version of Verbum seamlessly integrates your spiritual titles with the rest of your Verbum library, meaning that you can search what the mystics have to say about any given topic or Bible passage, just as you might want to learn what the great theologians have to say.
It’s an amazing program. Have I mentioned yet how enthusiastic I am about this?
The Rule of Saint Benedict (and more)
As if all this weren’t enough, Verbum also offers a number of titles related to the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict — the rule in its original Latin, several English translations, and a number of commentaries, by renowned scholars and practitioners like Terence Kardong, Timothy Fry, and Esther de Waal. You can create a custom layout on your desktop version of Verbum to view multiple translations and commentaries simultaneously — all linked together, so that whatever chapter of the Rule you’re studying, you will immediately have access to that chapter in several versions, along with several commentaries.
And of course, every single Biblical reference in the Rule is keyed back to its relevant scripture source, which gives you access to what the rest of the tradition has to say about that particular passage! The Rule of St. Benedict is one of those essential titles that you could easily devote an entire lifetime to studying; but thanks to Verbum, the ability to engage in an in-depth study of the Rule is easier than ever.
Study the Rule of Saint Benedict — with extensive notes and commentary just a click away.
Okay, I could go on and on, but in the interest of keeping this review from getting too much longer, I’ll only say one more thing. Recently I was speaking with a deacon who has years’ worth of sermons on his hard drive, and now wants to find a way to catalogue them, so he could easily access one if he needs to look up a reference or even (perish the thought) wants to use one again (I promise I won’t tell). As he described this, I told him about Verbum, which among its many other features, also allows you to enter your own texts into your library.
The beautiful thing about it: the deacon could upload all of these sermons into his Verbum library, and tag each one with the relevant texts — or date on the Liturgical calendar — meaning that every time he has to write a sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent, year A, the sermon(s) he wrote for that date in previous years will be immediately at his fingertips — along with, of course, all the rest of his Verbum resources.
Thankfully, Verbum has some excellent resources including a community blog and a collection of training videos, to make learning the program easy. So when you purchase your own copy of Verbum, spend the extra money and get the training module as well (it’s called “360 Training”).
If you haven’t already done so, read my original Verbum review from two years ago. I discuss several features in that review that I won’t repeat here in the interest in brevity — features such as the Exegetical and Passage Guides, that (among other things) can help you understand the original Bible languages, and the readings plans which allow you to turn any text in your library into a daily devotional.
Granted, Verbum is an investment. Your initial cost, depending on how extensive a library you want to begin with, will run anywhere from about $265 to almost $4500. But it’s a tremendous value, because the titles in your library, if purchased separately, could easily run you ten times (or more) of your actual cost. If you are like me, you will quickly have dozens of titles in the “Save for Later” section of your shopping cart. But that’s the beauty of this program: you can start out small, and add to your collection the titles that you need or are ready to study.
The Classics of Western Spirituality titles are currently only available in several bundles. You can get just the medieval titles, or just the post-Reformation Catholic titles, or just the Eastern Orthodox titles, or just the Muslim/Jewish titles, to give several examples. But if you can afford it, the best option is to buy the entire Classics of Western Spirituality collection — 126 titles in all. That would run you well over three thousand dollars if you bought them as print books, but Verbum offers the near-complete set (one title was not included because of copyright issues) for only $2299 — a savings of a thousand dollars over the print copies.
And here is a special deal just for readers of my blog: when you purchase your first Verbum library, you can use a special coupon to save you 10%. To get your code, visit Verbum through this link: www.verbum.com/partners/carl.
I know many people do not have that kind of money sitting around just waiting to be invested in software. But if you are in a position to afford this software (or work for a church or seminary or some other organization that can cover the cost), especially if you are involved in any serious effort to study or teach the Catholic faith and/or the contemplative tradition, then I heartily encourage you to acquire Verbum. If you’re anything like me, it will be money well spent.
Okay, the necessary disclaimer: I’m lucky enough to have had Faithlife supply me with review copies of a Verbum library, along with several other titles in their catalog, in exchange for writing an honest review, which I have done. The enthusiasm is all mine. I suppose I should also disclose the fact that I’ve spent my own money on more than one occasion to enhance my Verbum library!
Read Julian of Norwich’s Showings and access scripture references on the fly.
And finally, one more screen shot. Again from the iPad app, this is a screenshot of Julian of Norwich’s Showings from the Classics of Western Spirituality. As you can see, like any ebook, it is fully searchable, and easily highlight-able. But what I love is the capacity to click on any Bible reference and have the relevant text appear in a popup window. And on the desktop version, it’s a snap to go from the Bible verse to commentaries, exegetical analysis, or numerous other tools to make the scripture come alive.
2020 Update: Two of my books are now available on Verbum — which not only do I think is incredibly cool, but I hope you will consider purchasing them as well! Click here to find Unteachable Lessons andBefriending Silence on Verbum.
Is the Bible a textbook, or a legal code, or a love letter?
I suppose one could argue that it is all three. But it seems that, for much of Christian history, our theologians have tended to lock themselves away in an ivory tower, reading the Bible like a textbook, while church authorities (and their secular counterparts) have too often seen the book as merely a juridical text, meant to enforce morality and good order. Lost in the shuffle is the Bible as an amazing love story, full of poetry and passion, where God declares joy and tenderness in the call for each of us to enter into union with Divine Love.
The contemplative revival sweeping across the church in our day marks a beautiful resurgence of the “love letter” approach to the Bible. The monastic practice of Lectio Divina, now widely appreciated in many churches, invites us to read sacred scripture in a meditative, reflective, prayerful way. Embracing Lectio Divina is a significant step toward a spirituality grounded in contemplative awareness, in faith anchored in loving trust and intimacy with God.
But here’s the thing. When teachers of Lectio present it to groups (I do this too), we often say “This is not Bible study.” And it’s not. But I worry that we could subtly sending out a message that Bible study is therefore unimportant, or worse yet, unnecessary. When we affirm a prayerful/devotional reading of scripture, are we unwittingly marginalizing the importance of a scholarly, informed reading of the text?
A few months ago, a person associated with Logos Bible Software approached me and asked me if I would be willing to test drive their Catholic Bible Study Software, Verbum. I agreed, even though I was already using a competitive product. I’ll admit — at first I was skeptical of it. I’m not a scholar, and even though I’m in full-time lay ministry, so much of what I do is practice-based: I teach people how to pray, not how to read Greek or interpret difficult Bible passages. So I wasn’t sure how this professional-grade software could really be useful for someone like me.
Well, six months later I use Verbum every day. I repeat: every day. It’s not perfect, but it’s far and away the best Bible software I’ve ever come across. It’s built on Logos, which was originally developed for the evangelical market, but Verbum is designed for Catholic (and Catholic-friendly) users in mind, so in addition to top-rate Bible tools, it offers a delicious array of resources from church tradition, such as the works of Aquinas and Augustine and other church fathers, Catechisms (both the current one and the Catechism of Trent), Vatican II Documents, papal encyclicals, various other writings from saints or renowned Catholic theologians, across the spectrum (from Raymond Brown to Joseph Ratzinger), and — here’s where it gets interesting for me and I suspect most readers of my blog — a wide assortment of writings from the great mystics, including Bernard of Clairvaux, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, The Cloud of Unknowing, and Evelyn Underhill. Even a nice assortment of the best writings of Thomas Keating are available.
Now, you might be wondering why this matters; after all, most (but not all!) of these books are also available in other electronic formats, such as Kindle, Nook, or Google Play. But Verbum is far more than just a garden-variety ebook reader. It offers integration so that any of these classic texts can be referenced when engaging in scripture study, to have at your fingerprints the mind of the church — and, particularly of the saints and mystics — when you are studying a particular passage or text.
So it works like this. Say you are studying a passage in the Song of Songs. You type in the passage, and you’ll pull up not only the verses you are studying, but also a detailed “Passage Guide” that links you to relevant material in scripture commentaries, cross references to other scripture passages, quotations on your verses in the writings of the church fathers, saints and mystics, liturgical references (when is the passage used in the lectionary, for example), along with a detailed analysis of the topics and themes of the passage, key figures/voices in the passage, and cultural concepts embedded in the text. If that weren’t enough, there is also an “Exegetical Guide” which provides a detailed word-by-word analysis of the text in its original language. Sometimes, as in the case of Psalm 65:1 for example, this can be most enlightening.
Exegetical Guide for Psalm 65:1, which shows how the word “silence” is ignored in the NRSV translation. The Hebrew original reads “Silence is praise to you, O God,” but the anemic NRSV translation renders the verse is “Praise is due to you, O God.” (Screenshot by Carl McColman)
Once again — I am not a scholar, I know just enough Greek and Hebrew to be dangerous, and I recognize that many contemplative Christians may not need the kind of power that a software program like this wields. But I think anyone with an adult desire to grow in the knowledge and understanding of your faith — even if you’re never going to preach a sermon or teach a seminary class — would find a tool like Verbum to be meaningful and useful. And of course, if you are someone who preaches or teaches, then I think it’s nigh about indispensable.
But there’s more to this program than just an impressive portfolio of gee-whiz Bible study aids. Watch the video to get a taste of how Verbum can be used for topical study.
It’s a cross-platform tool: once you install it on your desktop, you can install apps on your tablet and smartphone to literally take it with you everywhere you go. Best of all, it’s like a sportscar — plenty of power, but still perfectly useful for driving your ordinary errands. In other words, Verbum works as a perfectly fine alternative to other e-readers, so the books you install in your Verbum library (whether the Bible or Evelyn Underhill’s Practical Mysticism) go with you everywhere, too. One function I really like is the ability to set up daily reading plans — and not just using the Bible. You can set up a daily reading plan for any book in your library, so every morning you can set it up to give you an excerpt from The Dark Night of the Soul or The Cloud of Unknowing to accompany your daily scripture reading. For that matter, when it comes to Bible reading, you have the choice of setting up a daily reading plan, or just accessing each day’s lectionary readings: they’re right there on the Verbum home page, automatically updated every morning.
There are some things it doesn’t do, that I wish it did. It doesn’t provide a user-friendly Daily Office; you’ll still need to install an app like “Divine Office” on your smartphone for that. It would be nice if it has a “Lectio Divina” window to allow users to document their reflections and prayers attached with whatever passage of scripture is being used in prayer. But since Verbum is primarily a study rather than devotional tool, I suppose these gaps are understandable. Furthermore, I find it’s not the easiest program to learn, so it was important for me to use the Verbum Practicum series of instructional videos, which was helpful — but expensive and based on an earlier version of the software (although I understand new training videos are in the works). But there is an extensive menu of online helps, including a blog, to assist the new user in finding his or her way to using Verbum.
It’s pricey, which is understandable given how much horsepower is under the hood. But the money is attached to the books you buy, so you spend as much or as little as the library you wish to install — and Verbum offers a variety of starter libraries at prices ranging from about $275 to almost $2900 — but they often offer sale prices to take some of the bite out of the price tag. If you buy one of the smaller libraries, your cost on the upgrades goes down accordingly, so you can get in the game with a relatively small initial investment, and then upgrade over time. The company does offer payment plans, but the monthly fee is a bit steep so you might be better off just biting the bullet and paying it all at once.
Best of all, you can get started even by simply purchasing a single Bible for under $20. Granted, you don’t have all the fabulous study tools, but if you just want to set up a daily reading plan, you’d be good to go (of course, I’d recommend throwing in The Cloud of Unknowing for another $15 and reading that every day as well!). If you do that, though, I strongly recommend you go on to get at least one of the libraries. It’s worth it.
I called this post “Do Contemplatives Need Bible Software?” I think the answer is yes, because I believe contemplatives — at least, Christian contemplatives —still have an obligation to study scripture as much as we are committed to praying it. If you’re like me, once you install Verbum, all your big old hardcover Bible study tomes will start to gather dust. Because if you’re like me, you’ll be using Verbum every day.
Okay, I already mentioned this, but in the interest of full disclosure: Logos supplied me with review copies of the Verbum 6 Scripture Study Library, Practicum, and several other titles in their library. All they asked was that I write an honest review, which I have done. The enthusiasm is all mine. I suppose I should also disclose the fact that I’ve spent my own money on more than one occasion to enhance my Verbum library. Yes, I’m sold on this product.
If you don’t already own it, I would encourage you to prayerfully consider giving Verbum a try. It’s an investment, but I believe it’s well worth it for anyone interested in a thoughtful and informed approach to scripture. You can get a basic Verbum library for under $300 (about the cost of a weekend retreat), and build your library over time, just like anyone builds their “paper-and-ink” library. If you are a pastor or full-time church employee, see if your church will purchase Verbum for employee use.
This will sweeten the deal a little: the folks at Verbum have offered a discount code exclusively for readers of this blog. To get your coupon, click here.
2020 Update: Two of my books are now available on Verbum — which not only do I think is incredibly cool, but I hope you will consider purchasing them as well! Click here to find Unteachable Lessons andBefriending Silence on Verbum.
