Consuming Fire: The Inexorable Power of God's Love: A Devotional Version of Unspoken Sermons, Paperback/George MacDonald

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Description George Mac Donald: Christian Visionary, Master of C. S. Lewis George Mac Donald, Scottish poet, novelist, and minister, was a mentor to Lewis Carroll, friend of Mark Twain, and inspiration to countless Christians including C. S. Lewis, celebrated author of Mere Christianity, who referred to Mac Donald as his "master" and said of his Unspoken Sermons that it had given readers "indispensable help toward the very acceptance of the Christian faith." Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, wrote that "George Mac Donald gives me renewed strength during times of trouble--times when I have seen people tempted to deny God."In Consuming Fire: The Inexorable Power of God's Love, editor Onesimus has transformed Mac Donald's magnificent three-volume work into an extraordinary daily devotional. Philosopher Thomas Talbott, author of The Inescapable Love of God, calls Consuming Fire a "perfect introduction to Mac Donald's reflections on God and Christian living; and for those who already know and love these sermons, an opportunity to meditate daily on its spiritual insights." Barbara Amell, editor of the journal Wingfold, writes that "unlike many devotional volumes, which provide the reader with scant material to ponder, we are offered a substantial daily reading from Mac Donald's incomparable Unspoken Sermons, the product of his extempore preaching in England and Scotland. Onesimus has edited this book with great care and with a noble purpose."In a class with Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest, Consuming Fire reveals Mac Donald at his best: at once deep and profoundly practical, inspiring, convicting, uplifting, and joyous in his passionate love of Christ. Pastor John Kermott of the First Baptist Church of Sterling, IL, writes "when I came to read the Unspoken Sermons of George Mac Donald, the thought that came to me was, 'This guy knows Jesus, ' and I saw my need to know Him better. This devotional will give any reader fresh ways to ponder the scripture and the On