Reading and the Spiritual Life

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Reading and the Spiritual Life

Length: 43min
Christian Talk
Released on 9/22/2025
Published by Hendricks Center

Join Kasey Olander, Kelley Mathews, and Jessica Hooten Wilson as they unpack how the books we read shape our imagination, desires, and empathy, as well as providing practical habits for making reading a life-forming spiritual practice.  Time codes 3:58  Reading as Counter-Cultural   6:35  How Christians Should Think about Reading  12:05  Reading Books Other than the Bible  15:00  How to Decide What to Read  19:29  Reading as an Embodied Experience   21:36  Reading Helps us Understand Ourselves   26:25  Good Practices to Grow the Reading Life  36:58  Closing Thoughts   Resources Jessica Hooten Wilson's Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices