Awakening Faith
contains 366 daily devotional readings on various topics. Each day’s reading
contains a Bible verse along with a one-page passage taken from the writing of
an early church leader. I really like the short and manageable length of each
day’s passage, allowing even busy readers to easily keep up with the daily
readings and gain exposure to the thoughts of these Church leaders from
history. In this collection, you will find writings from Ambrose, Augustine,
John Chrysotom, and other Christian thinkers and Church leaders from the first
eight centuries (0-800 A.D.). The back of the book includes a section
containing short biographies of each writer, which I really like, telling who they
are, what they are known for, and when they lived. The short passages along
with the brief biographies provide a good and digestible introduction to the
early church leaders and their writings, giving us a glimpse at how our
brothers understood the Scriptures in ages past. God’s Word truly stands firm
throughout the ages, and this book is a great reminder of that.
The hardcover book is very attractive in subtle earth-tone
colors and contains an attached brown ribbon bookmark. This would make an
excellent gift for anyone interested in learning more about our Christian
heritage and the legacy left by these early Church leaders.
Disclosure: I
received a free copy of this book as part of the Awakening Faith blog tour with Cross Focused Reviews.
