Bookshorts
Sources of Strength
Jimmy Carter. Times Books, 1997
This is a compilation of 52 short chapters of "Mediations on Scripture for a Living Faith". It is well illustrated by stories: from his time as president, from his experiences teaching Sunday school and from his life in general. It is well indexed and referenced.
Faith Dilemmas for Marketplace Christians
Ben Sprunger, Carol J. Suter, Wally Kroeker. Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 1997
Thirteen short chapters guide the reader/class through dilemmas faced in the business world: Honesty, giving a second chance, going to court, sexual harassment; religious behaviour affecting work habits. All three authors are part of MEDA.
Reprint of Vintage Spiritual Classics:
The Rule of Saint Benedict, St. Benedict
The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis
The Desert Fathers
The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
General Editors: John F. Thornton, Susan B. Varenne
"In the annals of spirituality, certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance" (from the back cover). These reprints have been translated, edited and adapted for the today's reader.
Where Love Calls
Donna Fletcher Crow. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1998.
Crow brings her love of English literature and history to this novel of the people in the life of C.T. Studd, the cricket player turned missionary. D.L. Moody and Ira Sankey, the American evangelists of the last century, are influential in the decision of Studd and his friends "the Cambridge Seven" to become missionaries to China. The story is well researched and documented.
Meditations on the Cross
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998
29 meditations from Bonhoeffer's writings and sermons, focussed on the cross and resurrection. Most have a Scripture base, and all are well referenced.
Susan Brandt
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