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The True Vine

Another small and readable book in the Moody Classics series is this study on the Vine and Branches from John 15 by Andrew Murray.  I would not shy away from Murray because of his early (1828-1917) holiness background.  This study is rich in the kind of self-examination that believers today shy away from due to […]

The Imitation of Christ

I have been recommending the Moody Classics, a series of smaller paperback books which are reprints of great writers.  This is by the Dutch writer (1380-1471) Thomas of the city of Kempen near Cologne.  His journey is one of self-reflection and denial—a subject which may be of distaste today.  But these things ought not to be […]

Spiritual Power

I have enjoyed the Moody Classics series that includes a number of devotional type books from great men of God.  These books take us back to a practical level of our Christianity and remind us of priorities such as soul-winning, Bible reading, prayer and sanctification.  And no one was better at it than Moody!  You […]

Born Crucified

This little book has been read by many in search of a deeper walk with God.  It is one of those books (and authors) that people either absolutely love or hate.  I think that is because it represents the thirst in America for true, Holy Spirit revival and yet at the same time is a […]

Orthodoxy

Chesterton is one of the most quoted authors of this century (1874-1036), but his books have been some of the most difficult to find. Now the Wheaton Literary Series (1994) has reproduced this 1908 classic. In his own words, ‘‘If any one is entertained by learning how the flowers of the field or the phrases […]