There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. Only those can comprehend it who practice and experience it.It was as a lay monk in a monastery kitchen that Brother Lawrence discovered the delight of a continual awareness of God's pr... (more)

Three hundred years ago, an uneducated lay cook in a French monastery discovered how to enjoy a profound awareness of God moment by moment, even in the midst of busyness and distraction. This book reveals Brother Lawrence's secrets. Brimming with wisdom and spiritual insight, this classic memoir of ... (more)

In a clear, readable style, Elmer unlocks treasured spiritual insights by paraphrasing a 17th-century monk's ideas on how to follow and live like Christ.