I'm glad you liked the post, Lizzie. Chambers has been a special presence in my life for the past three decades, and I'm glad to bring awareness of him to others.
Thanks to you I have now started to use his daily devotional My Utmost to His Highest. It is very sharp and knowing about the inner life, that much I noticed immediately. And for me as a Christian especially, I expect it to be an eye-opening experience.
I hope My Utmost has been speaking to you over the past couple of months, Johan. Glad you noticed Chambers's astuteness regarding the inner life right from the start, as that's one of his most impressive qualities, and also one of the book's greatest benefits for the reader.
I think Oswald Chambers was one of those rare individuals whose life struggle is to let the Immense shine through their little "self", in the process manifesting an energy that irresistibly calls those around them to the same struggle, the undoing of the ties of "personality", the highest realisation of love.
I was not able to comment on this back when I read it because I was not yet a paid subscriber to your substack account. Now that I am, I can write what I would have weeks earlier, which is this…
Thank you for sharing your dissertation. It was quite a long read, but I read every word and enjoyed all of it, including your opening and concluding statements. I especially appreciated mention of his period of spiritual crisis. Of the very little I previously knew about Chambers’ life, that was not a part.
Given that I own only two gifts from my late father (one strand of faux pearls he bought each of his three daughters when we stood up as bridesmaids in our brother’s wedding and one daily devotional book… My Utmost for His Highest), and given the fact that I have experienced my own moments of spiritual crisis, this post was meaningful to me. Thank you for taking the time to post it.
What a moving connection, Georgia. I can well understand why Chambers and My Utmost would be meaningful to you. And I'm glad my dissertation intro helped to deepen your view of him, not to mention your sense of meaningfulness and personal connection. Thank you for sharing this.
As I mentioned in the post's intro, I may share further information about Chambers's "dark night of the soul" in a future post. In fact, I almost certainly will. It's a fascinating story with a valuable yield of insight for us today.
Fascinating introduction, thank you 🙏
I'm glad you liked the post, Lizzie. Chambers has been a special presence in my life for the past three decades, and I'm glad to bring awareness of him to others.
Thanks to you I have now started to use his daily devotional My Utmost to His Highest. It is very sharp and knowing about the inner life, that much I noticed immediately. And for me as a Christian especially, I expect it to be an eye-opening experience.
I hope My Utmost has been speaking to you over the past couple of months, Johan. Glad you noticed Chambers's astuteness regarding the inner life right from the start, as that's one of his most impressive qualities, and also one of the book's greatest benefits for the reader.
I think Oswald Chambers was one of those rare individuals whose life struggle is to let the Immense shine through their little "self", in the process manifesting an energy that irresistibly calls those around them to the same struggle, the undoing of the ties of "personality", the highest realisation of love.
That's well said, Gabriele. Gave me a moment of valuable reflection. Thank you.
I was not able to comment on this back when I read it because I was not yet a paid subscriber to your substack account. Now that I am, I can write what I would have weeks earlier, which is this…
Thank you for sharing your dissertation. It was quite a long read, but I read every word and enjoyed all of it, including your opening and concluding statements. I especially appreciated mention of his period of spiritual crisis. Of the very little I previously knew about Chambers’ life, that was not a part.
Given that I own only two gifts from my late father (one strand of faux pearls he bought each of his three daughters when we stood up as bridesmaids in our brother’s wedding and one daily devotional book… My Utmost for His Highest), and given the fact that I have experienced my own moments of spiritual crisis, this post was meaningful to me. Thank you for taking the time to post it.
What a moving connection, Georgia. I can well understand why Chambers and My Utmost would be meaningful to you. And I'm glad my dissertation intro helped to deepen your view of him, not to mention your sense of meaningfulness and personal connection. Thank you for sharing this.
As I mentioned in the post's intro, I may share further information about Chambers's "dark night of the soul" in a future post. In fact, I almost certainly will. It's a fascinating story with a valuable yield of insight for us today.
I’m glad to hear you will share it in a future post. I look forward to reading it when you do.