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    <body><![CDATA[Includes readings from ancient and modern writers such as C. S. Lewis, John of the Cross, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Francis of Assisi and Madame Guyon. Here is a great quote from Dallas Willard: &quot;Nondiscipleship costs abiding peace, a life penetrated throughout by love, faith that sees everyt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41419535">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ridiculously challenging... contains writings by a huge selection of spiritual giants over centuries of Christian experience.  It provides an amazing perspective of Christianity from a wide variety of walks of faith - monastic to scholarly, etc.  It's an awesome book for self study or group study, (...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70798682">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great overview of writings about the Christian faith from authors over the centuries (from early church fathers all the way up to current writers). I really loved the variety of viewpoints that you get from writers coming from all different denominations, vocations, and time periods. From St. Augu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45201649">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As ever Richard Foster's selections of spiritual and mystical writings are superb.  I just read Henri Nouwen's section on the importance of solitude and was sorely convicted of the need to stop watching Green Wing on the net and just shut my laptop down to be with God for a while.  Thank you, Richar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56041749">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is great. It has insights from Christians across the centuries, and the subtitle of the book I have is:&quot;A Renovare Resource for Spiritual Renewal&quot;  The readings come from all different sources, so it provides references for further reading too.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My husband and I loved doing this devotional. We really felt like we were able to learn a lot, reflect even more, and feel like we were getting a taste of history. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[outstanding collection of classic devotions from a wide variety of deeply spiritual people. excellent for private devotions or to use with a group]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is truly an amazing devotional book.  It took me several years to finish, but I loved it. I will do it again.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups by Richard J. Foster (1993)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful resource for meditation and reflection on spiritual growth.  It is a good source of spiritual exercises and provides an excellent structure for working together in a small group focused on spiritual sharing.  Best for me is the gift of reading the longings, faith and desires of people from...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57812255">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have learned a lot - including I read on a very elementary level.  This is a challenging book that has exposed me to classic writers as well as contemporary leaders.  I need to be stretched in my vocabulary and intellectual engagement of literature more (more than The Napping House) and this book ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34995964">more...</a>]]></body>
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