#58 When a Book Becomes a Mentor: Reading as Discipleship with Sue Donaldson

#58 When a Book Becomes a Mentor: Reading as Discipleship with Sue Donaldson30 Apr55 min

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On this final episode of the Spring Series, join host Lori G. Melton to explore reading as a vital piece of our discipleshipthrough a conversation with speaker and author Sue Donaldson about Oswald Chambers’ devotional My Utmost for His Highest and its impact on Sue’s life withGod for over 50 years. Sue recounts receiving the book from her sister in 1972, keeping annotated copies through major life moments, and returning to read it daily in 2021 while journaling prayers. She highlights Chambers’ central call to complete surrender and being “abandoned to God,” along with themes likehumility, worry, and “trusting God and doing the next thing.” Sue shares Chambers’ biography, including his chaplaincyin Egypt during WWI and early death, and explains how his wife Biddy’s shorthand notes and hospitality enabled the devotional’s creation and enduring influence, connecting these lessons to Sue’s own ministry of hospitality andwriting. Reading as a vital part of our discipleship — the perfect topic to complete this series focused on the practices that form us over a lifetime! Resources: <ul><li><a href="https://welcomeheart.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Welcomeheart.com</a> to learn more about Sue Donaldson </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Alone-Stories-Invitation-Connection/dp/B0FXTMGTXJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J4R81CZH2GBA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fxJmFvcZcElrn7dqj_cHgADyoNIzQBqJ1shKDTbbFLc.FqRb8GtH27giffFIBGWTHmjK7Wn98HBHfmvm3dz1tTw&dib_tag=se&keywords=never+alone+sue+donaldson&qid=1777485057&sprefix=never+alone+sue+donaldson%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never Alone: Stories of Invitation & Connection</a> by Sue Donaldson</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Utmost-His-Highest-Paperback/dp/1627078754/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ulaIqqpx5LuxJTVxjwAH2kiTHIml6b-85ypUJs_03MiRULzOVp-V8S_pUNfsqci4TQM206SIfNCNYwVINoVSE_0IF5gEziHn3qv3BSeBarS-pAWmv6AhJ1ZlDC8dH1nZx_sbG58KeyTKzMl6LboCSqc4PYCMqAdSUfY_RkwBRbhpRbQ-a_K7PZTjeKZ4KSHnNhsAEhGg2b-N3muFZRKBDpvhyQXjS6E2JKjJjRZxqvo.TBF9G3rr3Hf5wAojLsghdy3V_ZTGcvnySVGZzRpKsDc&qid=1777485003&sr=8-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Utmost for His Highest</a> by Oswald Chambers </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oswald-Chambers-Abandoned-Author-Highest/dp/1572930500/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KYBR8G9Y1HVD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UtEDqN6leUV_cq0fI3SbVkakGO4Dll1qqPKO9nVO9G1zhHJhK4RI_OaPEVxbLHQUTBaJrtgDEKOBWKAYzNShIRb66J-VpTbDQPG_RdU0PrqGQHroagwhQgNesCNvUJLfxPp76tDSyAYbOPTohSu1njUu54CQcbmscFbk2yTCPUJMbBP6Zb03PqQC1zt7VJ8UqFXE5hAaSCz8YtnhJULmEAkT4TJ_MyOJJL5d04uxLVA.kgkJ3stj6bm2lQ2E983wMeNwVcHjrgCN2FQU7WPk8N8&dib_tag=se&keywords=abandoned+to+god+oswald+chambers&qid=1777484936&sprefix=abandoned+to+god+%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abandoned to God</a> by David McCasland </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Who-Was-Chesterton-Frances/dp/B0BW2RKFDJ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iKdlmmLRubXVnPpgJfkIL7GNbiwtWijyLpTYJ-wThQmrm9IXcNdzWcxSR11TyusGwTler5az7Wq1vsaiH0N9SzfksgyY2liYOkwy62KidE7nOtVjInsmSgcf9_HyvzK64alWq8yZbhcewDfxneig5etCBzLg6PE6ubDjK0lcOaSw-wAYKR0nBoClEADGuEM0b2psUjZe5OpqyBln1oodaMXNhErr7-lNGWHk47Zome4.WhtfGGpP3ZJvmO44xtNmmo4VkD16SiV2spqVfybqid4&qid=1777484887&sr=8-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Woman Who Was Chesterton</a> by Nancy Carpentier Brown </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Mrs-Lewis-Improbable-Davidman/dp/0785218092/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eHt6UeHkgtwxHBV1sdA_cg7qi_jPjbQwOrnbtROpCvA9pHWXUwN_LwN8AADjdZqK-3kqGaIfgFY8_jspT8KZk_97vM7DXzrc9tUroH5RE41NPeioF6QRUVcopQRto4a_pf2p8F6wcEywv9rDUi9bFMhA0Qe7CJofK8OYznLi4wy2alwsv3r8omayaj1jQaBzTMql67JOYFDKkylObyj8wvOSW