Take Heart

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When searching for uplifting spiritual guidance, we, as Christians, often gravitate to the latest book by a popular author. But the feel-good stories and sentence prayers in many of these books just don't go deep enough to provide what we crave most--long-term, biblically solid spiritual direction. If you need more than a temporary band-aid for your soul, the words of history's spiritual giants are the prescription. Updated with contemporary language, these powerful excerpts from well-known Christians like-- Charles H. Spurgeon, John Bunyan, Augustine, and George Whitefield --are rich in tradition, solid biblical teaching, and practical counsel for modern Christians. A collection of daily devotionals from some of history's greatest preachers and their most thought-provoking sermons, this book will challenge you in unexpected ways and provide you with the needed encouragement to "be strong and take heart" in today's disquieting society. Diana Wallis enjoyed earning her degrees in Bible and Sociology, but she most loves editing and writing. While proofing manuscripts containing old sermons, she found the messages surprisingly relevant and started a collection that evolved into this book. The rest of the world may be rewriting history, but Christians can confidently hold to the unchanging truths of God's Word. Many of these truths have been expounded most profoundly and clearly by preachers of bygone days--and never have their words applied more. This collection of brief devotionals spans the centuries, including works from Augustine to Wesley, Bernard of Clairvaux to George Whitefield. Their words, spoken and written so long ago, were culled from deep and intimate knowledge of God and are as timeless as the truths they unfold. Devotionals include selections from the sermons of John Bunyan, G. Campbell Morgan, Charles H. Spurgeon, and George Morrison.

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