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2018 Best Book Awards:
• The Rock Maiden: A Chinese Tale of Love and Loyalty
• Princess Sophie and the Six Swans: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
• Spirit of the Earth: Indian Voices on Nature
• Talking to God: Prayers for Children from the World's Religions
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Sharing the wisdom and beauty of cultures from around the world
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Gerhard Tersteegen
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Born in Moers, Germany in 1697, as a young man Tersteegen
gave up his life as a successful merchant and moved into an isolated cottage in
order to search for God. In 1727 a revival took place and what started as a journey
of solitude took a new direction as people began coming to him for spiritual guidance.
Before long he was giving personal counsel from morning to night. The numbers seeking
his guidance grew to the point that he was forced to move into a house to better
accommodate them. In 1731 he published his first collection of hymns, The Spiritual
Flower Garden. These hymns were so popular that they were sung at weddings,
social gatherings, and even spoken as greetings. Thousands came to Tersteegen for
spiritual counsel, many traveling great distances and sometimes waiting for hours
in order to hear his words for a few minutes. He taught that God’s nature is in
every man and it has only become obscured by focus on outward things. All who seek
the “kingdom of Heaven” from within will find great joy in his words.
His life, and his inner life in particular, is the subject of
The Quiet Way: A Christian Path to Inner Peace.
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