The Mary/Martha Principles: Discovering Balance Between Faith and Works

by Tommy Tenney

The Mary/Martha Principles Serving up a Delectable Meal of Passionate Pursuit and Practical Service! Best-selling author Tommy Tenney shows you how to successfully combine Martha's recipes and Mary's prayers. He rallies "the armies of compassion," with help from Matthew and Tommy Barnett, Henry Drummond, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, and other men and women of compassion. Included in the prayerful recipes are "anointed appetizers" from classic and contemporary writers and ministries that will increase your hunger for the secret places of prayer and contemplation. Nourishing inspirations are included from Amy Carmichael, Thomas A. Kempis, Hannah Smith, the author's mother Thetus Tenney, and other passionate God Chasers. Learn how to mix your spiritual passion with compassionate service to serve up a meal of blessings fit for the King o f Kings and His family. "...and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary..." (Luke 10:38-39)

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

Tommy Tenney is the author of multi-million selling The God Chasers series. He has written more than thirty books, with eight best-selling titles to date. Tommy has books in over forty languages, traveled into more than seventy-two countries and television broadcast into one hundred twenty nations. Tommy spent ten years pastoring and has spent over twenty years in itinerant ministry. His two passions are leading others to seek the presence of God and encouraging unity in the body of Christ. He is the founder of GodChasers.network, a mission's ministry organized to assist pastors globally, and distribute Tommy's teachings through various media. Three generations of ministry in his family heritage, and three daughters, have given Tommy a unique perspective on ministry. The Tenneys reside in Louisiana with their three daughters, their son-in-law, four grandchildren and two Yorkies.

Reviews

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

great book about balancing life in the ministty. it's an old book, but the values preserved well