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Henri Nouwen

Book Reviews,

A book you should read, part II

This post was written years ago, but it’s worth reposting. It’s about a book almost everybody I know should read. A friend mentioned the book recently, so it seemed timely to repost my thoughts.

Henri Nouwen was brilliant, of course. He gave a talk on fundraising and somebody had the good sense to publish it as A Spirituality of Fundraising.

And I think everybody should read it. Here’s why.

In his book To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink said that we are all in sales now. 

True, but we are all in fundraising now, too.

You don’t have …

Book Reviews,

Seeds of Hope

The next book in my Journey of Hope series is a collection of Henri Nouwen writings gathered into a book called Seeds of Hope. Edited by Robert Durback, the book is now out of print and only used copies are available. Not sure what the publisher is thinking. You can’t find a better collection of Nouwen’s works.
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In keeping with the pattern of past reviews, I’ll post quotes from the book:

“…often someone’s careful and honest articulation of the ambiguities, uncertainties, and painful conditions of life gives us new hope.”

“…our first task is not to offer information, advice, …