Shepherding a Child’s Heart

  Tedd Tripp Recommendation:  5/5 Description of author:  Dr. Tedd Tripp is pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Hazleton, PA. Comments:  Reading the reviews of this book on Amazon.com is an enlightening exercise.  People (at least the reviewers on Amazon.com) seem to...

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

  Charles Spurgeon Recommendation:  5/5 Description of author:  Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an English, Baptist preacher. Comments:  One never grows weary of reading Charles Spurgeon.  This short, refreshing book is comprised of six sermons on the general subject...

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

  Jeremiah Burroughs Recommendation:  5/5 Description of author:  Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was an English puritan preacher.  He played a prominent role in the Westminster Assembly of divines. Comments:  This book ranks very high on my list of books that every...

Power Through Prayer

  E.M. Bounds Recommendation:  5/5 Description of author:  Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913) was an American Methodist minister and devotional writer.  He also served as a Confederate captain during the Civil War. Comments:  This book on prayer is usually awarded...

Humility

  Andrew Murray Recommendation:  5/5 Description of author:  Andrew Murray (1828-1917) is one of the most widely read devotional writers from the 19th century.  Born in South Africa, he was very influential in the holiness movement and the Keswick movement. Over the...

The Power of the Spirit

  William Law Recommendation:  0/5 Description of author:  William Law (1686-1761) was an English devotional writer.  He was educated at Cambridge and was tutor to Edward Gibbon (famous English historian). Comments:  This book reads like a tirade against any kind of...