Norman Vincent Peale: Bible Power for Successful Living

by Norman Vincent Peale

Peale points to the source that fuels our success and offers practical advice for enjoying life in all its fullness. Bible promises and admonitions are interwoven with energizing anecdotes and principles to equip the reader to live righteously and joyfully.

Genres: Christian

189 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 1993

About the author

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".

Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He has earned degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University (where he became a brother of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta) and Boston University School of Theology.

Raised as a Methodist and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan. During that time the church's membership grew from 600 to over 5000, and he became one of New York City's most famous preachers.

Reviews

[Christopher Lewis Kozoriz · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Saturate your mind with the great wisdom of the Bible.' If certain words and ideas from the Bible are made part of your thinking, they will work wonders in your life." (Norman Vincent Peale, Bible Power for Successful Living, Page 9)

Really enjoyed this book. It is about appropriating the Word of God to your everyday problems. I personally was going through a problem and this book helped me to go through it. I really enjoyed the story of how the hymn It is Well With My Soul came to be was explained in this book. Heart touching and inspiring.

As Norman Vincent Peale is known for, he weaves real stories along with what he is teaching and takes the Word of God and strategies for success down to earth.

Excellent book!

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

As one would expect from this author, this was a positive and encouraging book which helped to raise my spirits a little during a difficult time in my life. In many ways, the content was what you would expect from a Christian writer, but it doesn’t need to be new to be helpful. Norman Vincent Peale is confident that "the Bible’s principles and prescriptions can help anyone anywhere live more effectively" and he encourages us to take God at His Word.

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

Call Number: 220.07 PEA

Available.

[Margaux St. Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

This succinct yet powerful book cuts right to the chase and explains how to find those things which seem so elusive: Success, lasting happiness, and health! Peale’s foundations are always built on the Word of God, and as is characteristic of him, he shares many real-life stories of how these biblical principles have helped countless others. Peale shows how success, health and happiness are attainable for the one who has faith and is willing to change their perspective and attitude. This book will most definitely help you live successfully in light of biblical principles.