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The War Cry | APRIL 2015

Nick Harrison's Walking with

Wesley: A Ninety-Day Devotional
delves into the life and ministry of

John Wesley for spiritual hope and

encouragement. Harrison encour-
ages readers to "walk alongside
the founder of Methodism and dis-
cover the deeper, well�worn spiri-
tual paths that to this day remain
formative to so many kindred-spirit
Christians." Wesley's spiritual ad-
vice and instruction inform these
90 simple yet powerful devotionals.
Each is built around a quote or
event in Wesley's life that is rele-
vant to all.

The mediations deftly communicate Wesley's wisdom on a

variety of topics, such as fasting, stewardship, prayer and Christian
unity. Instruction ranges from the abstract to the practical. In a
chapter on meekness, Harrison writes, "True meekness is restor-
ative. It does not destroy, but builds." In a chapter on reading,
Harrison suggests books to read, since "The sole remedy for poor
preaching, Wesley said, was `reading, with mediation and prayer.'

Any believer who would not read, could not be a `thorough Christian.'"

General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church Jo Anne Lyon

has high praise for Harrison's book, saying, "The devotions in

Walking with Wesley are deeply inspirational, weaving together

the life of John Wesley with spiritual reflection. These words are
historic yet relevant, poignant yet simple, following the example

of Christ that Wesley so wonderfully lived through his 87 years of
ministry. This devotional is a great encouragement to my soul, a
reminder that if we are still, God has something to teach us all."

Nick Harrison is the best�selling author of six devotional books

and two novels.

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In his new book, Fault-

Lines: Challenges that Trans-
form Your Soul, Steve DeNeff
reveals seven fundamental

challenges that we all must
face in our lives and how to

handle them with a new vi-
sion of holiness. He believes
what we need is "a way to in-
terpret real life within the
Christian narrative so that
we're able to draw on the

vast resources that await us

in that narrative." He also

criticizes the contemporary
discipleship movement for
neglecting the message of

holiness in favor of promot-
ing behavioral changes. Ac-

cording to DeNeff, discipleship is really about "how you re-
spond to God's work in your soul when life comes at you fast
and hard."

The author names seven "FaultLines" in his book: growing

up, a call, a crisis, a conflict, a compromise, a success and a
death. He points out that these periods of significant upheaval
can be disruptive and distressing, but they are not always
negative. Many of the answers we seek lie in the Bible,
DeNeff says, and he skillfully applies Scripture to contempo-
rary problems.

DeNeff is the senior pastor of College Wesleyan Church

in Marion, Indiana. He is the bestselling co�author of

SoulShift and the author of More Than Forgiveness and

The Way of Holiness.

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