Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Jesus Calling (R))

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Young was a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), where her husband Stephen is an ordained minister and third-generation Christian missionary to Japan. Sarah Young's publisher advertises this way —“Thomas Nelson Publishers | Everything Christian For Less‎,” and “Thomas Nelson is a world leading publisher and provider of Christian content, with over 250 new, original books and Bibles published each year.

Imagine,” He says, speaking of Himself, “the self-control required of a martyr who could free Himself at will!To run the race that God has set before us, we must also strip off the excess weight that slows us down. Sarah Young’s devotional writings are personal reflections from her daily quiet time of Bible reading, praying, and writing in prayer journals. James Dobson - Family Talk, Joni Eareckson-Tada - Joni and Friends, Jack Eggar - Awana CEO President, Dr. There are other great reviews that explain the serious problems with this book but Challies is succint. This makes me wonder, why are Christians looking for encouragement in the prose of Sarah Young, rather than actual words of Jesus?

The Jesus who comes through is not a Jesus of glory and majesty, but rather an over-emotional, breathy, sometimes whiny figure. The book offers readers a 365-day personal spiritual journey intended to help the reader experience a deeper relationship with Jesus. For me it was more important to set aside time for devotion rather than whether I completely agreed with Young’s interpretation. After many years of writing her own words in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to be more attentive to the Savior's voice and begin listening for what He was saying. Surprisingly Young went to Covenant Seminary and L'Abri and still publishes this kind of anthropocentric theology.This is not the Bible and does not claim to be, just God speaking through a person willing to be receptive to His words and willing to share them.