The enduring classic, now with updated language for today’s reader... Seventeen years after Reverend Henry Maxwell first challenged his congregation to ask, “What would Jesus do?” Jesus himself arrives in the town of Raymond. He appears quietly at first, then attracts increasing attention—and with attention, controversy. Raymond, along with the rest of the United States, faces a new challenge: How will they respond when face to face with the radical—and sometimes uncomfortable—message of Jesus Christ? When confronted with the physical presence of Jesus in their daily lives, are they truly willing to follow him?
Spirituality involves taking our personal experience seriously as raw material for redemption and holiness, examining the material of our daily lives with as much rigor as we do Scripture and doctrine. The Confessions is the landmark work in this exercise." --Eugene Peterson, from his book "Take and Read" Written in the waning days of the Roman era, Augustine's "Confessions" are the moving diary of a soul's journey. From his earliest memories of childhood, through his turbulent and licentious youth, to his resolute conversion at the age of 32, Augustine traces a pilgrimage of unbounded grace. Throughout, he passionately addresses the spiritual questions that have engaged thoughtful minds since time began. Every Christian library needs the classics--the timeless books that have spoken powerfully to generations of believers. Now "Hendrickson Christian Classics" allows readers to build an essential classics library in affordable modern editions. Each volume is freshly retypeset for reading comfort, while thoughtful new introductions place each in historical and spiritual context. Attractive, classically bound covers look great together on the shelf. Best of all, value pricing makes this series easy to own. Planned to span the spectrum of Christian wisdom through the ages, "Hendrickson Christian Classics" sets a new standard for quality and value.
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do" is an intriguing book written by Charles Sheldon and first published in 1896. The public's reception became quite remarkable: translated into numerous languages, it reached over 30 million copies sold, and the strength and beauty of its message, which have become even more relevant in modern times, continue to enchant and motivate readers worldwide. It is a captivating read that every man who believes in the existence of a divine and superior force should one day undertake.
The penetrating and provocative question 'What would Jesus do?' in all of life's complex situations is the central theme of this book. It is the soul-stirring novel of men and women torn between their faith and the demands, compulsions, and temptations of life.
Robert Hardy is a businessman so consumed by his own ambitions that he neglects his wife and children. A wishy-washy believer at best, Hardy finds his faith tested when he becomes convinced that he's going to die in seven days.
Here are four great Christian books you should know, abridged and lightly updated for ease of reading: Check out The Essential Christian Classics Collection, containing The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith, Foxe’s Christian Martyrs by John Foxe, In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon, and The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. These books own a well-deserved status as Christian classics, having challenged and encouraged readers over the past four centuries. Now, they’re shortened and simplified for today’s busy reader!
In the stirring tradition of Sheldon's classic "In His Steps, " this long unavailable, inspirational novel examines the lives of two men, one rich and one poor, who join together to fulfill Christ's command to serve Him by ministering to "the least of these My brethren.
In the Midwest town of Markham, the churches are rather typical--isolated from each other, competitive, and given to squabbles about minor issues. When a tragedy grips the town, the twelve churches must make a decision: Can they set aside their differences and band together in love, self-sacrifice, and united effort?
The enduring classic, now with updated language for today’s reader... Seventeen years after Reverend Henry Maxwell first challenged his congregation to ask, “What would Jesus do?” Jesus himself arrives in the town of Raymond. He appears quietly at first, then attracts increasing attention—and with attention, controversy. Raymond, along with the rest of the United States, faces a new challenge: How will they respond when face to face with the radical—and sometimes uncomfortable—message of Jesus Christ? When confronted with the physical presence of Jesus in their daily lives, are they truly willing to follow him?
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