But as graduation approached and her engagement was broken, she questioned that decision. ‘If You will prove to me that You are, and if You will give me peace, I will give You my whole life.’ God heard Isobel's prayers and responded. He reached out to her, ending years of searching, and building her up for decades of fruitful missionary service with her husband, John Kuhn, in China.

    In brief and readable chapters, it explains the purpose of human existence, God and His perfections, the creation and fall of man, the Incarnation, the redemption, the sacraments, sacramentals, prayer, the importance of the Bible, and much more. Perfect for RCIA classes, this book is also a magnificent refresher course on the Faith for Catholics and an illuminating resource for non-Catholics with questions about the Church.

    He affirms that the Lord's Prayer is the primary prayer of the Christian, which he asserts contains every prayer that a Christian ought to pray. Bonhoeffer also makes a startling but wise claim that jolts us out of the narrowness of our focus in prayer: "The richness of the Word of God ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart." Thus we find the book of Psalms to be a rich treasury of prayers that are part of God's inspired word, and therefore a true place to learn how God would have us pray.

    (They) require a serious mind and a determined heart to pray past the ordinary into the unusual. In true Tozer style, this book urges readers to rise above mere living and to find their places in the extraordinary realm of close union with Christ.

    Therese, almost equivalent to a second Story of a Soul. Celine was St. Therese's closest friend and her disciple in Carmel, haven been placed under St. Therese's direction in the novitiate. Here Celine recounts a wealth of precious memories of her sister - teachings, anecdotes, hidden virtues, conversations and even amusing remarks - by which St. Therese translated her beautiful doctrine of Little Way of Spiritual Childhood into the homely routines of daily life. Plus, Celine gives us privileged details of St. Therese's last months and beautiful death. Truly it seems an act of Divine Providence that this book was written, for Celine, blessed with a keen memory and loving heart, gathered up what she saw and heard carefully preserving it in this now-famous little work (above from back cover).A little classic that is like a second Story of a Soul! Conversations, anecdotes of St. Therese, her teachings, hidden virtues, amusing remarks and beautiful death--recorded by be her sister Celine in the convent. Shows the "Little Way of Spiritual Childhood" in practice in daily life. A providential book! Impr. 280 pgs, PB

    With warmth, clarity, and force, Flowers that Never Fade shows us how faith can enrich even the most fulfilling lives as it creates new sources of strength and comfort for all of us.

    29th printing in English