Hannah Whitall Smith-Quaker, rebel, realist-faced life as she found it, and she found it good. She took her Bible promises literally, tested them, and found them true as tested steel.

The exciting message of freedom--from the bondage of sin to the life of Christ--is what keeps "The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life" a favorite for more than a century. (Christian)

In conversations and letters, Brother Lawrence shares the simple and straightforward devotion that has inspired millions. Beginning with pure faith in God, Brother Lawrence teaches that we should always draw near to God, and that God should so occupy us that we leave aside all other thoughts. Brother Lawrence's advice is practical, focused, single-minded, and wise. The book consists of four conversations with, and fifteen letters written by, Nicholas Herman of Lorraine, a lowly and unlearned man who, after having been a footman and soldier, was admitted a lay brother among the barefoot...