A Life of Character - Couverture souple

Miller, J. R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0899572391 ISBN 13 : 9780899572390

Editeur : Amg Pubs, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Miller J R

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From an esteemed Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois, and first published in 1894, A Life of Character answers the one question that has dominated humanity for centuries—what is our purpose? As Christians, we know that, in J. R. Miller’s own words, that “the building of character is the most important business of life. It matters little what works a man may leave in the world; his real success is measured by what he has wrought along the years in his own being.” Yet the challenge is integrating this lofty ideal with living in the here and now.

A Life of Character is both a guide to living and an invitation to a transformation of character that will elevate you beyond our earthly pursuits of wealth, power and sex and into a virtuous state of purity, truth and love; a wholly satisfying life built after divine patterns.

For it is not enough to make our lives true—only so far as men can see them. We have but scorn for men who profess truth, and then in their secret life—harbor falsehood, deception, insincerity. There must be truth through and through, in the really noble and worthy building. A little flaw, made by a bubble of air in the casting, has been the cause of the breaking of the great beam years afterward, and the falling of the immense bridge whose weight rested upon it. Truth must be in the character—absolute truth. The least falsehood mars the beauty of the life.

Beautifully written, rich with insights and lined with thought-provoking material, A Life of Character is nothing less than a clarion call for believers to manifest their everyday actions as evidence of the faith within.

CONTENTS:

The Building of Character

Unfinished Life-building

The Making of Character

The Influence of Companionship

Getting Help From Criticism

Our Undiscovered Faults

What is Consecration?

Making Life a Song

The Beauty of the Lord

Getting Christ's Touch

The Blessing of Weakness

The Strength of Quietness

The Blessing of Patience

As it is in Heaven

The Shadows We Cast

On the Bearing of Our Burden

Judging Others

Other People

Loving Your Neighbor

The Cost of Being a Friend

The Sin of Being a Discourager

Summer Gathering for Winter's Needs

Christs Reserve in Teaching

In Time of Loneliness

In the Everlasting Arms

I Am the Only One Left!

At the Proper Time We Will Reap

Biographie de l'auteur

James Russell Miller (March 20, 1840 -- July 2, 1912) was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amg Pubs
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0899572391
• ISBN 13: 9780899572390
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 291
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible