My personal choice over the past few years is The Bible.
Man, is that Psalms 23 getting dogeared.....
My personal choice over the past few years is The Bible.
Man, is that Psalms 23 getting dogeared.....
Agreed. I've begun reading the Bible more and that's the book that makes the difference in my stress level. The other books are a relief to read about something other than the kind of content we are daily exposed to.
In addition to reading the Bible more, I looked up some old hymns on Youtube and have downloaded traditional versions of the ones I like. I let the various versions of a hymn play on through in the background until I hear one that perks me up and download that one.
AAAannd I've been watching some Christian videos. Nothing was really grabbing me - didn't match my mood, until I came across some Michael Heiser videos and one of those held my rapt attention.
Before I made a conscious decision to spend more time focusing on the Bible lately, I was really getting burned out. We live an odd life in the cyber trenches and it seems 'normal' by now but it aint. Can't just read/post about 'them' all day and not have it get to ya.
I feel quite restored now, and it started with Psalm 23, as you mentioned....
Psalm 22 as well.
Hey, I would be up for a hymn slide! Why not post links to some of the ones you like?
Re: Christian videos - have you seen The Chosen? Actually it’s a series that is in its 2nd season, and there are ambitious plans for many more. The opener to Season 2 was masterfully done and quite moving, even if you haven’t seen Season 1. Here is the link to when it was livestreamed recently - start at 21 minutes in, if you want to skip all the livestream chatter. There is a bit of recap from season 1 first, then it begins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m9fL8iJAoU
I’ve seen some Michael Heiser videos, my husband is a big fan.