Life's Secrets: Spiritual Insights of a Christian Physician (Christian Classic) - Softcover

In today's smorgasbord of spiritual panaceas and "quick fixes", Dr. Henry Foster's Life Secrets offers a down-to-earth spirituality that works. Foster was a nineteenth century Christian physicians as concerned with the soul as with the body. He was born in Vermont in 1821 and practiced medicine in New York State. He founded a sanatorium and retreat center for ministers, missionaries and teachers in Clifton, New York in 1849, and it is from transcripts of Chapel talks given at this center that Life Secrets is taken. in a 365-day devotional format, Life Secrets examines topics such as: Intimacy with God; Learning What God Wants from Us; Praying in Adversity; Being Led by the Heart; When God Says No; The Conversion We Need; and The Blessings of Afflictions. Life Secrets represents the mature insights of a spiritual man who spent his life serving Christ and his fellow man. Life Secrets is one of a series of titles in the Paraclete Press "Living Library". Other entries include: Holy Living; The Pilgrim's Progress; Lead Kindly Light; Confessions Of St. Augustine; The Joy Of Full Surrender; The Practice Of The Presence Of God; The Imitation Of Christ; The Royal Way Of The Cross; and Religion Of The Heart. -- Midwest Book Review