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A Simple Path: Mother Teresa, Lucinda Vardey (Compiler), List: $10.00 ~ Our Price: $10.00 + $0.85 special surcharge (uncertain availability but, in my opinion, well worth the risk). This candid look at the everyday life of Mother Teresa--and the very simplicity and self-sacrifice which give her the strength to move mountains--gives voice to the spirit who has dedicated her life to the poorest among us. Excerpt: "I can tell you about my path," said Mother Teresa, "but I'm only a little wire--God is the power. Talk to the others, the sisters and the brothers and the people who work with them. Some are not Christians, talk to them. You will know what it is when you see it. It is very beautiful.

The Interior Castle: Teresa of Avila, Robert Van De Weyer (Editor). List: $10.00 ~ Our Price: $8.00 ~ You Save: $2.00 (20%). Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun, wrote with passionate sensuality about her devotion to God. Because she suffered from long periods of serious illness, her inner life became devoted to mysticism and supernatural phenomena, many of which she explored through her writing. The Interior Castle documents the progression of the soul through the "mansions of a crystal castle" to find a union with God at the center. Excerpt: True Union can very well be reached, with God's help, if we make the effort to obtain it by keeping our wills fixed only on that which is God's will. . . . Oh, how desirable is this union with God's will! Happy the soul that has reached it. Such a soul will live tranquilly in this life, and in the next as well.

My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers. List: $4.97 ~ Our Price: $4.76 ~ You Save: $0.21 (4%). Now, Oswald Chambers' bestselling classic My Utmost for His Highest is available in a lovely edition which includes short prayers by Chambers himself, keyed to each day's meditation. "Keep praying in order to get a perfect understanding of God Himself."--Oswald Chambers. Oswald Chambers' bestselling daily devotional guide is encouraging millions to a deeper faith in Christ. The most popular book of daily devotions ever published.

Catch Your Breath: God's Invitation to Sabbath Rest, Don Postema. List: $5.95 ~ Our Price: $5.95 Availability: This item usually ships within 4-6 weeks. A reader writes:

Rating=10: Beautiful Poetic Guide to Rest and Sabbath This book is a marvelous little guide to finding time to rest in our holy friend-God. By using stories, excercising with journals and singing (I wrote a piece for this book), and readings from diverse sources (Eck, Martin Smith, Thich Nhat Hanh and Abraham Heschel), Don guides you to a "sabbath place", helping you to find rest and rejuvenation in a busy or peaceful life. Without getting preachy or dogmatic, this is an experiential approach to a tradition common to most cultures-known by us as sabbath.

In His Steps, Charles M. Sheldon. List: $3.99 ~ Our Price: $3.19 ~ You Save: $0.80 (20%). What happened when members of a local church pledged for an entire year not to do anything without first asking the question: "What would Jesus do?" For some, following Christ caused misunderstanding, conflict, and suffering, but great joy. It meant an entire dedication of money, talent, career, and influence to Christ. This little book packs a whallop with a modern parable that challenges each of us to consider how to live if we truly turned our life over to Christ.

Mere Christianity: Comprising the Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality, C.S. Lewis. List: $6.00 ~ Our Price: $4.80 ~ You Save: $1.20 (20%). One reader writes: Undoubtedly one of the greatest books ever written, not to mention the absolute supreme of Christian Literature. This book's lessons will answer any and all doubts anyone may have on God or the Christian faith. Will make you believe and explain why. Explains thoroughly and with examples the basis of nearly every aspect of the Christian faith. When done with this book you can't help but wish to read another of his great works of art!

The Screwtape Letters: Also Includes 'Screwtape Proposes a Toast', C. S. Lewis. List: $4.95 ~ Our Price: $3.96 ~ You Save: $0.99 (20%). So insightful, it might not be "fiction" at all. One reader writes: I first approached this book with the idea that I would take breeze through it, taking personal notes (for the purpose of my own spritual development) as I went along, owing to the depth of the book's insight. After just a few of the 31 chapters, I found that, not only was I forced to copy much of what was said, word-for-word (in order not to compromise the author's intended message), but that I was expanding on it to a virtually unlimited extent. What should have been a quick ~150 page read, wound up being an enormous, but fulfilling project. To read this book is to learn a great deal about one's self, human nature, God, and all that is spiritual.

Elmer Gantry, Sinclair Lewis. List: $5.95 ~ Our Price: $4.76 ~ You Save: $1.19 (20%). One reader comments:

 "So disgusting I couldn't put it down three times." Elmer Gantry is a preacher no one wants. Elmer was a cynical skirt-chaser who on rare moments rose above his baser self and found a meaning to life. What did Sinclair Lewis mean when he wrote this book? Was he fed up with the religious figures of his time? Perhaps he only let Elmer stand for a few of the charltans who became ministers. For the careful reader there are strong under- currents with much deeper meanings than a casual reading brings out.

I think it is worth your time to search out the truth that still appeals to our times. With the electronic ministers walking away with millions of dollars taken from the faithful, this is a novel all should read. Sinclair Lewis spent many nights in jail while he promoted Elmer Gantry, and I think he was telling the gullible something. Was his message that the church has screwed up the simple message of love taught by Jesus Christ?

Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation Through Mutual Accountability, David L. Watson. List: $9.95 ~ Our Price: $9.95 + $0.85 special surcharge. This is an updated manual for covenant discipleship groups. It is valuable in leading existing groups to a deeper level of discipleship, and it will help newcomers to discover the importance of a covenant group. Dr. Watson follows through on the important Biblical text, often honored in the breach: For as long as it's still God's Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes.Peterson's translation (The Message) of Hebrew's Chapter 3, at page 461 (Hebrews 3:13).