My recent reading of Deep Reading by Griffs, Ooms, and Roberts has been a great blessing. It opened my eyes to how intentional deep reading can serve as a remedy for the distractions, hostility, and consumerism of our age.

Practicing the daily discipline of deep reading slows us down. It teaches us to pay attention, to engage with diverse voices, and to listen more fully. In this way, reading becomes not just an intellectual exercise but a transformational one—it opens us to grace. Reading is an act of love. We read with love, in order to love.

This summer, I’ve adopted a new spiritual practice: taking my younger children to the local library each day. We read together and share our thoughts together. Through this daily rhythm, I enter not only the world of the author but also the inner world of my children.

I’ve come to see how much I can learn from children’s books. They remind me that truth can be simple and yet deeply profound. In this way, reading doesn’t just inform me—it transforms me.