tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137230477075821753.post-73958053541289195802008-01-08T09:15:00.001-05:002008-02-19T19:50:49.699-05:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3r6sJNDbb0w/R4OFu_mJBSI/AAAAAAAABlw/wl25e8RsKv4/s1600-h/Keep+a+quiet+heart.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3r6sJNDbb0w/R4OFu_mJBSI/AAAAAAAABlw/wl25e8RsKv4/s200/Keep+a+quiet+heart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153109441033864482" /></a>Liberated from the freebie box at the church library, <em>Keep a Quiet Heart </em>by Elisabeth Elliot may be one of the best devotional titles I've ever read. I try to spend about 30 minutes in the morning reading either scripture, or a short meditative selection, or both. This title is a collection of her essays from her newsletter (The Elisabeth Elliot Newsletter, published 6 times a year, Ann Arbor, MI, 1982-2003). My paperback was published in 1995 by Vine Books, an imprint of Servant Publications. There are 104 selections, arranged by 5 topics, but including small excerpts from other authors (verses from poetry or hymns usually) there may be a total of 120-130.<br /><br />The most amazing entry in my opinion is pp. 118-120, "Lost and found," which is about an answer to prayer. I've told this story to anyone who will listen, and photocopied it to give away. I love it. I've enjoyed this title so much, I'm rereading it. The newer editions of this book have a different cover.<br /><br />Elizabeth Elliot, widowed twice, is 81 and has been married 30 years to Lars Gren. <a href="http://www.elisabethelliot.org/">Her webpage is here</a>. Lars and Elizabeth keep an update going called Ramblings from the Cove, and here's <a href="http://www.elisabethelliot.org/ramblings120507.html">December 2007</a>, quite lively and filled with humor.Normanoreply@blogger.com