Faith: A Holy Walk: (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) [Hardcover]

Oswald Chambers (Author)

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Series: OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY | Publication Date: December 1, 1999

Then [Abraham] believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). It is often difficult to remain in that place of faith when life's path is uncertain. Yet faith in God is a preeminent principle throughout the Scriptures. Julie Ackerman Link has compiled and edited FaithA Holy Walk to bring you selected readings on faith from the best of the Oswald Chambers library. You'll find a compilation of meditations that will inspire and encourage you, particularly when navigating the uneven path of life. With thoughts by the author of My Utmost for His Highest, FaithA Holy Walk, is an elegant hardcover gift book that will be treasured for years to come.

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About the Author

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born July 24, 1874, in Aberdeen, Scotland. He came into a personal relationship with Jesus as his Savior in his teen years under the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and studied art and archeology at the University of Edinburgh before answering a call from God to the Christian ministry. He then studied theology at Dunoon College. From 1906-1910 he conducted an itinerant Bible-teaching ministry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. In 1910, Chambers married Gertrude Hobbs. They had one daughter, Kathleen. In 1911 he founded and became principal of the Bible Training College in Clapham, London, where he lectured until the school was closed in 1915 because of World War I. In October 1915 he sailed for Zeitoun, Egypt (near Cairo), where he ministered to troops from Australia and New Zealand as a YMCA chaplain. He died there November 15, 1917, following surgery for a ruptured appendix. Although Oswald Chambers wrote only one book, Baffled to Fight Better (since updated and titled Our Ultimate Refuge), more than thirty titles bear his name. Mrs. Chambers, a court stenographer, compiled the rest of her husband's published works from her verbatim shorthand notes. For half a century following her husband's death she labored to give his words to the world. My Utmost For His Highest, his best-known work, has been continuously in print in the United States since 1935 and remains in the top ten titles of the religious book bestseller list with millions of copies in print. It has become a Christian classic. The Oswald Chambers material is published and licensed exclusively by Discovery House Publishers through arrangement with the Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Discovery House Publishers (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572930535
• ISBN-13: 978-1572930537
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Oswald Chambers was converted in his teen years by the ministry of Charles Spurgeon. Chambers studied art and archaeology before answering the call to Christian ministry. Author of the bestseller My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers has more than thirty other titles to his credit, all but one compiled by his wife, Gertrude.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Taster for the Eternal, June 3, 2000

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Dr. Li-ann Thio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith: A Holy Walk: (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) (Hardcover)

Oswald Chambers is one of the greatest Christian spiritual mentors one could hope for. This book is actually a collection from his writings of some of the most throught-provoking statements he has made about the genuineness of Christian living and the vitality of Christian intimacy with a intensely personal, if often unfathomable God. He dares to go into the difficult areas of faith, without a whiff of unpalatable jargonism or easy platitudes that grate. The collection is arranged thematically around thoughts about Faith in relation to the world, the flesh, the evil, our heart, minds and soul. The profoundity inherent in his comments stirs the deepest thought and soul-searching, an assessment of where the believer-pilgrim is en route to Zion. Each page contains a series of questions which probe the inner recesses of our heart and an honest consideration of where one stands as a struggling christian. For example, "when I am surrounded by darkness, do I see nothing or do I see God? Do I consider darkness an opportunity to rest or a reason to become restless? What good reason might God have for keeping me in the dark"? And "Am I tied down by my faith in earthly convictions or set from from earthly convictions by faith in heavenly promises?" "Am I a channel of God's blessing to others or only a consumer?". Folks, Chambers cuts to the chase and asks deep questions we would do well to repeatedly confront in our own lives. Hopefully, this excellent collection will be a taster to introduce the reader to Chambers other books - particularly the incredible "Baffled to Fight better", "The highest good", and "Christian disciplines". Chambers is perhaps best know for his "My Utmost for His Highest" collection of daily meditations but this is a writer whose other books merit widespread reading, particularly if you are struggling with believing in faith and trust in the goodness of God when all the evidence around you seems to contradict this. Chambers inspires, and humbles the reader and his honest writings offers solace and courage for the soul, and a hope to carry on that is firmly rooted in Jesus Christ, what He has done, and all that is to come. This book is a great "taster" to Chamber's work in general and a wonderful book to keep on the desk, to flip through during the course of the day as an aid to rise above the mundanity of life and living, to remind ourselves of what's really important, to invest in us a perspective of the eternal that will transform and energise how we live our lives as aliens and strangers on this planet. Food for the soul and fuel for the mind.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Taster for the Eternal, June 3, 2000

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Dr. Li-ann Thio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith: A Holy Walk: (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) (Hardcover)

Oswald Chambers is one of the greatest Christian spiritual mentors one could hope for. This book is actually a collection from his writings of some of the most throught-provoking statements he has made about the genuineness of Christian living and the vitality of Christian intimacy with a intensely personal, if often unfathomable God. He dares to go into the difficult areas of faith, without a whiff of unpalatable jargonism or easy platitudes that grate. The collection is arranged thematically around thoughts about Faith in relation to the world, the flesh, the evil, our heart, minds and soul. The profoundity inherent in his comments stirs the deepest thought and soul-searching, an assessment of where the believer-pilgrim is en route to Zion. Each page contains a series of questions which probe the inner recesses of our heart and an honest consideration of where one stands as a struggling christian. For example, "when I am surrounded by darkness, do I see nothing or do I see God? Do I consider darkness an opportunity to rest or a reason to become restless? What good reason might God have for keeping me in the dark"? And "Am I tied down by my faith in earthly convictions or set from from earthly convictions by faith in heavenly promises?" "Am I a channel of God's blessing to others or only a consumer?". Folks, Chambers cuts to the chase and asks deep questions we would do well to repeatedly confront in our own lives. Hopefully, this excellent collection will be a taster to introduce the reader to Chambers other books - particularly the incredible "Baffled to Fight better", "The highest good", and "Christian disciplines". Chambers is perhaps best know for his "My Utmost for His Highest" collection of daily meditations but this is a writer whose other books merit widespread reading, particularly if you are struggling with believing in faith and trust in the goodness of God when all the evidence around you seems to contradict this. Chambers inspires, and humbles the reader and his honest writings offers solace and courage for the soul, and a hope to carry on that is firmly rooted in Jesus Christ, what He has done, and all that is to come. This book is a great "taster" to Chamber's work in general and a wonderful book to keep on the desk, to flip through during the course of the day as an aid to rise above the mundanity of life and living, to remind ourselves of what's really important, to invest in us a perspective of the eternal that will transform and energise how we live our lives as aliens and strangers on this planet. Food for the soul and fuel for the mind.

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of Context, January 2, 2012

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Slim Chance - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faith: A Holy Walk (Kindle Edition)

It is disappointing that most of Chambers' original works (as compiled by his wife) are not available on Kindle. These topical books from the "Oswald Chambers Library" string together a series of short quotes taken out of context form the original sources. Much of Chambers' work loses its impact and insight when this is done. I think this type of re-packaging cheapens the work and increases the opportunity for mis-interpreting what he actually said.