Reviews and reflections on Christian classics, contemporary Christian books.
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This makes me smile every time I read it. It’s Jonathan Edwards Apostrophe to his future wife Sarah Edwards. It’s such a wonder description of a godly woman don’t you think? It immediately brings to mind Maya Angelou’s quote, “A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him […]
I love this passage speaking of morning devotions and prayer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I ran across it in the book Watch and Pray, Christian teachings on the Practice of Prayer edited by Lorraine Kisly. Before the heart unlocks itself from the world, God wants to open it for himself; before the ear takes in the […]
I can’t think of a more appropriate book to begin the year off with then the one I have just began listening to. This is of course besides the bible and having a daily bible reading plan, a great classic daily devotional and a fresh blank journal. I just ran across this book, How to […]
I recently ran across and bought this old classic devotional called A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie. I had never heard of this little gem before. It is divided by 31 chapters for each of the 31 days of the month and has two pages for each day, one entitled Morning and the […]
I just finished a biography called E.M. Bounds: Man of Prayer by Lyle Dorsett. In this biography Lyle Dorsett writes about the life of E.M. Bounds through reading and collecting every scrap of information he could find on him. Since very little had previously been written about this great man of prayer, Lyle Dorsett, was […]
This book will be in my top 5 list for favorite and most influential books that I read this year. It’s organized in 31 Chapters for 31 daily devotions for meditating on understanding and doing the will of God. In it he emphasizes and teaches that this is the very essence of true faith, the […]
Once again ChristianAudio.com offers an outstanding free audio book of the month download for your spiritual growth and enjoyment. This month’s free audio book is Donald Whitney’s “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life.” J.I. Packer begins his foreword to this book by stating: “I was asked to write a forward for this book before I […]
I ran across this book on a trip to one of my most favorite bookstores next to Amazon.com, Half Price bookstore. I always love a good used bookstore, because you never know what treasures you might run across. This was a true true treasure find. I bought it because I was familiar with Andrew Murray […]
