I've been a fan of A.W. Tozer for some time. His classic book, Knowledge of the Holy, had a profound influence on my early spiritual formation. And now that I'm the Publishing Director at Regal Books, I am thrilled that I am part of a team that is bringing previously unpublished content by Tozer to a new generaton of readers.

Recently I was asked to contribute to a new Regal book called Inspired by Tozer that features more than 50 artists, writers, and Christian leaders giving their own insights into Tozer's classic writings. It was an assignment I was eager to take on, especially because I share a singular connection with this man who has touched millions with his profound insights into the nature and character of God.

A.W. Tozer said, “What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." Based on some recent experiences, I’d like to pose the following question: "What do we think comes to God’s mind when He thinks about, or sees us?"

Some of my favorite minutes of the week have become a Sunday evening Compline service, held from 9-9:30pm at an old Episcopalian church in town. The candlelit ambiance is quiet, dark and patient. Voices sing from a choir-pit above, and a stain-glass window of Christ peers from ahead. At one point congregants stand, but otherwise, it’s an entirely passive thirty minutes, whereby aside from showing-up and staying open to how I’m experiencing God and myself, nothing is asked of me. That’s the good news.