Besides the awesome Orvis 5 wt. fly rod my son got me on my 50th birthday this year, I also received from him a book I am devouring in the mornings called; Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff by Dr. Richard Carlson.

I really love this quote from him out of chapter 5 on developing compassion.

Dr. Carlson says that “Compassion is something you can develop with practice. It involves two things: intention and action. Intention simply means you remember to open your heart to others; you expand what and who matters, from yourself to other people. Action is simply the what you do about it.”

I am really liking this book because even though it is simple it is far from simplistic.

My son Caleb handed me this book today and said……”here dad you will like this.”

I looked at the book and the author is one of my favorites….. Dr. Hugh Ross.

The book is Beyond The Cosmos or “The Extra-Dimensionality Of God”.

So this week I dive into learning about astrophysics. Or should I say I’ll give it my best shot.

Dr. Ross’s web site is: http://www.reasons.org/

In this scientific and devotional book, Hugh Ross explains how phenomena that seem impossible in the four-dimensional world become comprehensible when examined in the context of extra-dimensional reality. He presents what science has learned about extra dimensions and relates these findings to difficult doctrines—the Incarnation, the Atonement, the Trinity, free will and predestination, the new creation, hell, and other issues—that have perplexed believers and unbelievers for centuries.  (taken from reasons web site)

I think it is a really cool stage in my life when my son is suggesting books for me to read….awesome !