Suspension of Something to Ponder

In case you are looking for where to sign up for the weekly Something to Ponder mailings I have been sending out for the past couple of years I should let you know that I am no longer offering these. Unfortunately, selecting, editing and posting portions of old books compete with time to write new ones. Also, since starting these weekly mailings, I established a Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/DrDavidGBenner) that overlaps significantly with what I had been doing in these weekly emails. Although its focus is slightly broader – walking the human path in a deeply spiritual way and the spiritual path in a deeply human way – I do include regular posts from my books, as well as occasional excerpts from things I am presently writing. More importantly, however – and the reason I am shifting to make that Facebook Page my primary way of interacting with people other than by my books is that the communication on that page is not one-way. What makes it particularly rich for me and for those who “Like” the page is that it is a forum for dialogue, not simply monologue. I respond to every question presented to me there, and people have an opportunity to interact with each other, not just with me. In short, it has become an on-line community in which those of us who share an interest in an authentic, lived Christian spirituality can journey together.

Thank you for your interest in my books. I hope that will continue – and to that end, I will post a brief announcement of the release of new ones on this webiste. The next book – Presence and Encounter: Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life – is scheduled for release by Brazos Press in September 2014 and I have just started the one that will hopefully follow this. So, stay tuned!

It has been a privilege and great joy to share this awesome journey with you in these various ways. I hope we will be able to continue to do so through my Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/DrDavidGBenner), my books and this website.

Yours in Christ,

David G. Benner