A Wind Swept Over the Waters

by: John Nichols

Published by: Skinner House Books

Reviewed by Alex McGilvery

Subtitled: Reflections on 60 Favorite Bible Passages

A Wind Swept Over the Waters is the kind of book that you put on the nightstand to read just before falling asleep, or when you wake in the night.

John Nichols presents 60 passages from the Bible, but rather than trying to tell the reader what they mean, he uses them as a launching point to talk about how they reveal God and ourselves. This is the kind of book that can be read over and over, each time finding some new gem.

For the most part John Nichols works through the passages in the order that they appear in the Bible. He starts with Creation in Genesis and moves forward through Bible.

I found all his selections thoughtful, if not always what I would have chosen. His meditations on the passages were well thought out, but not so specific that people in different situations wouldn’t all find them helpful.

Armchair Interviews says: This little book is definitely worth picking up and reading.