Stories for a Faithful Heart compiled by Alice Gray Review

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With that being said, I'm really excited to share today's review with you all. Last fall, I had an extremely generous gift given to me by a very good friend of my parent's. This elderly gentleman is one of the most inspiring Christians I've ever personally met, and he had decided to start clearing out some of his and his late wife's enormous book collection. After hearing how much I love Christian books, he had invited me out to his house to peruse his shelves and take home whatever I wanted. I ended up leaving with almost sixty books, and I couldn't believe just how generous he was with all of this.

The beautiful book I want to review for you all today is one of the many books that I was so generously given by this amazing man.

Stories for a Faithful Heart complied by Alice Gray:

Source: Gift from a Friend

Publisher: Multnomah

Publication Date: April 1st, 2004

Genre: Christian Fiction/Non Fiction/Short Stories

Synopsis:

Compiled by the creator of the bestselling Stories for the Heart series, Stories for a Faithful Heart features devotional readings to lift spirits, warm hearts, and touch souls. Highlighting the work of today's most respected Christian authors -- such as Max Lucado, Kay Arthur, and Billy Graham -- Stories for a Faithful Heart offers true inspiration and solid take-away value to readers of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of maturity. Ideal for both personal use and gift-giving, this devotional exposes readers to a wide range of writings, all nudging them ever closer to the Lord.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

I can't possibly recommend this beautiful collection of heartwarming short stories enough, and I highly suggest you have a box of Kleenex ready if you so choose to read it.

While I had my favorites throughout the hundred included, each story was beautiful in it's own way, and I loved that every single one included an emphasis on the importance of Christ and His redeeming grace.

With so many beautiful stories to work through, I know this one is definitely going to be a reread for me in the future, and I look forward to loaning it out to some of my family members to read as well.

It will give anyone who chooses to read it a must needed boost to your faith, and I'm looking forward to reading more of these collections in the hopefully near future.

No one loves us like our Heavenly Father does, and I'm so thankful for works like this that exist to remind us of that fact.

Final Rating: 5/5.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)

This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me and all rights to the respective owners.

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