Weeds Among the Wheat by Thomas H. Green

Weeds Among the Wheat Reviews

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  Tim

  A good foundation for understanding Ignatian spiritual discernment. Not an entertaining book, but practical and set up like a course on the topic. The writer has decades of experience and sheds light on how to hear God's voice in our consolation and desolation, and how to discern the voice of God from our own, and Satan's.
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  Adam Shields

  I read this for class and forgot to write about it. I paired it with Hannah Anderson's All that is Good: the Lost Art of Discernment and it was very helpful to pair them together. They are both about discernment but coming from different perspectives and for different purposes, they complement one another well. I should read it again.
  
  Not sure of exact time of reading.
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  Rafael Lizárraga

  Una extraordinaria guía para quienes se toman en serio seguir la voluntad de Dios en su vida. Encontrarás la manera de discernir lo que viene de Dios de lo que viene del mundo, de la carne o del maligno.
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  Brian Hohmeier

  Green offers an excellent primer on Ignatian discernment that focuses—appropriately—more on the heart of the matter, God's invitation to participate, than on the applied pseudoscience of Ignatian "rules" that seems to occupy so many other texts and writers.
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  Sheila

  This is a discernment book. I will be reading this like a devotional book. There for I hope to read about a page a day, as of today I will be starting on page 44.
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  Jeff

  A very cerebral book, it gives confidence to the spiritual person struggling with his or her dark side. A great image is given by Green, that if one pulls up the bad too soon, the good will go with it. This is for the mature reader who is genuinely searching to grow and not look for an excuse as to why that dark side exists in the first place.
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  Terence

  Great book. I'd highly recommend.
  
  Tom Green puts St. Ignatius rules on prayer and discernment into more easily understood language. He doesn't assume that you understand terms like desolation or consulation but explains them.
  
  This is a great book and a must read for anyone that wants to help others with prayerful discernment.
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  Jason

  I remember this book being very dry and not particularly helpful. I don't believe that I finished reading it. But, this is more the result of my temperament, and the fact that Ignatian spirituality and discernment does not generally appeal to me. Others may find it useful and helpful, and I encourage those interested in discernment to read it and judge for themselves.
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  Adam Shaeffer

  A good discussion of discernment and prayer. I'm not sure I agree with a few of his points, but I see what he's getting at. In all, a good and fruitful read.
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  Claire Hoipkemier

  this journeyed with me through my heart's odyssey up at Manresa and introduced me to the most practical tools for discovering God's will that i know.
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  Marilyn McNeil

  Niche interest. Must for those studying Ignation Spirituality.
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  Carolyn Herbert

  Outstanding read on discernment