Book Review: A Year With Jesus, Daily Reflections and Readings on Jesus' Own Words

I recently received a copy of  A Year With Jesus, Daily Reflections and Readings on Jesus' Own Words by P.R. Nettlehorst for the purposes of review.

Summary:

A Year with Jesus is a series of daily Bible readings and reflections on the readings, which provides a short, elegant, and inspiring pick-me-up to anyone's day.  This book is divided into10 sections, covering everything from "love and hate" through "truth and lies, and"each section containing readings and reflections on that specific topic. This topics are relevant to modern life today and provide an accessible way to access Biblical readings and reflections on situations in the reader's life.  This book makes the Bible accessible to the busy person (like a busy parent!) through short readings that focus on the words of Jesus as relevant to a specific topic, and reflections that highlight and emphasize the words of Christ.







Review:
I know in my own life, it's very easy to get too busy and distracted by the kids, dinner, activities, schoolwork, cleaning, etc. and fail to take time for myself.  I think that A Year With Jesus will be the way I start taking five minutes a day to recharge and make sure I get the time I need for me.  The readings and reflections are very short (about one page each) and only take a few minutes to complete.  This makes doing the reflection and readings every day achievable in my life without taking time that I don't have.

I read this book cover-to-cover in a few days, for the purposes of a review, but I have also taken a week to do the readings and reflections once a day as they are intended.  It's certainly a book that provides a great deal of reflection and meditation when taken slowly.  Although the reading and reflection take as little as five minutes a day, the material and ideas presented have stuck with me all day.  I find myself, while cleaning the bathroom or doing the dishes, reflecting on some idea of other presented in the readings. 

Even if you're not the type of person to usually read for your own pleasure, or to take time for biblical readings and meditations every day, I encourage you to check this book out.  It's a pleasure to read, is full of ideas and thoughts to meditate on, and is a wonderful way to take a few minutes a day to recharge.

I was provided with a copy of this book for review.  No other compensation was given, and all opinions are those of the author.