Awakening Faith: Daily Devotions from the Early Church - Hardcover

In simple, updated language, Awakening Faith by James Stuart Bell provides a year of inspiring readings drawn from the earliest teachers and writers of the church-the Church Fathers. In every reflection you will be refreshed by deep wells of wisdom and spiritual insight. "In the age of Twitter and Facebook, where glib sayings abound, one yearns to read some deeper wisdom about life and faith on a regular basis. Well, here you have it, a compendium of wisdom, devotion, and biblical insight from some of the most thoughtful and faithful Christians from the early eras of the church's history. And in Facebook sized posts. That's a nice change of pace!" -Mark Galli, editor, Christianity Today

James Stuart Bell, Jr., is a former director of religious publishing at Doubleday, executive director of Bridge Publishing, and executive editor at Moody Publishing. The writer, editor, or compiler of more than 140 books, he owns Whitestone Communications, Inc., a literary development agency, and makes his home in the western suburbs of Chicago. Bell is married with four children. Patrick J. Kelly received his bachelor's degree in english and philosophy from Boston College, and a master's in systematic theology from Wheaton College. He lives and works in the suburbs of Chicago and is a serving member of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois.