The 7 laws of spiritual success: Not Legalistic but practical

About the author :
Selwyn Hughes – is the founder for CWR(Crusade for World Revival). He is also the author of “Everyday With Jesus” which is the best selling daily devotional. Selwyn Hughes worked as a Pastor, Writer and Teacher. He served in a number of churches after his ministerial training and ordination. His contribution to the world of Christian literature includes over 50 books which he authored during his ministry which spanned for about 50 years. I was really inspired by his daily devotional “Everyday With Jesus”. So when I saw this book; I bought it and started reading it without a second thought and of course I was blessed by the deep insight which Selwyn got through his decades of service in Christian ministry.

I finished reading this book last December. I will update more about this soon.

An unexpected hope: Finding Satisfaction When Life Disappoints

Author : Roger C. Palms
‘You are a Christian’- that doesn’t mean that you will not have hardships and disappointments in life. Roger Palms through his life’s experience is telling us how God cares for us even in the midst of these disappointments. I bought this book more than two years back but was never in a mood to finish this. But this time I was feeling low and hence I decided to get a hold of this book. I am not sure how much this book was able to lift my spirit; but I could identify myself with the thought line the author was processing. And of course there were a few new thought which this book put into my heart.

So What's the difference? – to know the difference

Author: Fritz Ridenour
This book explains the major differences between biblical Christianity and 20 major religions and world views.
The list of beliefs discussed includes
· Biblical Christianity
· Roman Catholicism
· Eastern Orthodoxy
· Judaism
· Islam
· Hinduism
· Buddhism
· Unitarianism
· Jehovah's Witnesses
· Christian Science
· Mormonism
This is the revised edition of the classic which was first released in 1967.
A non-believer may find this book offensive and biased. But the author is simply analyzing different faiths and comparing it with the Christian faith. The chapters are short and are intended to give a basic understanding about each belief and how it compares or contrasts with the Christian Faith. This could be a good tool for those who are interested in sharing faith with people from other backgrounds and also for any person who is seeking truth.

Watchman Nee's Testimony - Excerpts from the life of a great Christian Leader

Watch man Nee(Nee Shu-Tsu) is one of my favorite authors who always inspires me. Watchman Nee shared his testimony on three seperate occasions in 1936. These testimonies were put together into the book” Watchman Nee's Testimony” by Brother Kwang-hsi Weigh.

The three sections are as follows

The first testimony: Salvation and calling.
The second testimony: (1) Learning the lesson of the cross, (2) Leading in the work, (3) God as my healer, and (4) Four aspects of work entrusted by God.
The third testimony: (1) How to live a life of faith, (2) Attitude towards money, and (3) Looking to God for fulfilling the need of literacy work.

This book gives an overview of some of the major incidents in his life. Though this doesn’t cover his complete testimony; this was really inspiring.

The testimony of Watchman Nee was written by his coworker Witness Lee in book “Watchman Nee -- A Seer of the Divine Revelation in the Present Age”. I am looking forward to read this book too. It contains a lot more details on the life of Nee.

Take a look at these following links sharing Watchman Nee’s testimony
http://www.thechristian.org/resources/testimonies/nee.pdf
http://www.watchmannee.org/testimonies.html

His most important writing the Spiritual Mann is available in pdf.
http://jaesonma.com/The_Spiritual_Man.pdf

Now Reading - The Holy Spirit my Senior Partner

Author: Paul (David) Yonggi Cho

I read a few chapters of this book and then felt that I already learnt most of the things written in that. So I closed it and turned to another book which spoke about the mysteries (the word mystery made me curious) of Holy Spirit only to find later that the new book which I started reading had a lot of theological problems. So I closed that and returned back to this book again. Then I found that the questions which I had in my mind were answered clearly in this book by Yonggi Cho.

I started thinking what made the difference when Yonggi Cho speaks about Holy Spirit. The answer is that Yonggi Cho learnt about Holy Spirit from Holy Spirit Himself and not from a theological seminary or another institution. Of course I do appreciate people going to seminary and studying theology. I too attend Bible studies happening at my workplace. But to teach and lead a congregation you need to attend the school of Holy Spirit.
This book from Yonggi Cho is trustworthy and it gives you an understanding of who Holy Spirit is from Bible as well as Pastor Cho’s experience.

The Fourth Dimension – Putting Faith to Practice

Author: David (Paul) Yonggi Cho.

When a normal man lives and dies in the 3 dimensional world Yonggi Cho speaks of a fourth dimension. Yonggi Cho: the pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church shares with you on how to get answers to your prayers through faith. This is a very useful and practical book for a Christian believer. Cho doesn’t simply go on presenting his theology but for each an every thing he got an experience to share. That’s why I said practical.

Two important points which I learnt from this book are
1) How to get answer from God- Cho explains the step by step approach to get your prayers answered.
2) What is the difference between the written and spoken word of God? When the written word is for everyone the spoken word is for a particular person for a particular situation and the spoken word gives you “the faith of God”.

I just stated two here; but here are many new good things to learn from this book.

The Bible Jesus Read

Author: Philip Yancey

This book was awarded "Book of the Year" by Christianity Today.

After reading the initial chapters I got the feeling that I can postpone this for some time.

I am now reading 'The 4th Dimension" by David (Paul) Yonggi Cho.

Death of a Guru: Seek And You Shall Find

Author: Rabi R. Maharaj
A Remarkable True Story of one Man's Search for Truth !!
Rabi is an Indian brought up in Trinidad. The biography begins with the story of Rabi’s Father who was also a yogi. Rabi remembers his father who used to spend all his time in meditation.
"For eight long years he uttered not a word. The trance-like condition he had achieved is called in the East a state of higher consciousness and can be attained only through deep meditation."
Following the path of his father Rabi also became a yogi. But his search for truth led him to Jesus. This book was really interesting for me because I could identify myself with Rabi at many instances. It helps you to distinguish between “enlightenment” and “salvation”.
Living a busy life in this world many of us fail to identify the spiritual world which surrounds us and its significance in our life. Surely this book has created much controversy; but I found Rabi’s experiences parallel to mine. I have also searched for life and found the answer with Jesus.

I read this book two years back and handed it over to my room mate in the guest house I was staying. Hope he read it :).

The Holiness of God - unveiling the mysterium tremendum

Author: R.C. Sproul

Though I used the word “Holy” quite often; I was not able to comprehend its meaning to the full extend. R.C Sproul takes the life and words of many great Christian to give us an insight into the Holiness of God. Rudolf Otto's “mysterium tremendum”; the reason for Luther’s insanity etc: are some of the points which he expands to show how God’s holiness is transcendental.

I finished reading this book two days back. The most important thing which I gained from this book is that it gave me a clear understanding between God’s mercy and justice. We blame God for injustice because we fail to distinguish between God’s mercy and justice. We often take for granted God’s mercy and when His justice is revealed it we tend to rebel. This book reminds me once again.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. …. Romans.6:23

The Heavenly Man – Triumph under Persecution

Author: Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway


I have just finished reading this book. This book is a great help for anyone who is preparing to serve the Lord. I have heard about the persecution faced by Chinese churches from other sources, but this book gave me a picture of the scenario there.

When I started reading this I didn’t have much idea that our church (in India); is also about to go through a time of trial and persecution. This book helped me to analyze my walk with Christ and make sure that I cling to Him in all conditions. Now in the midst of trial I could feel the assurance of God; and this book helped me a lot in that.

This book tells about many supernatural ways in which God worked in brother Yun’s life. His escape from the maximum security prison is one of them. If a person doesn't believe in the events mentioned in this book it could mean that he doesn't believe in Bible either; because Bible is full of visions, Revelations, Supernatural events and Persecutions.

One verse which came to my mind after finishing this book is:

"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” …….Mat 16:25

Thank God for this dear brother Yun. God bless the mission ‘Back to Jerusalem’.

Answering controversies:
Many people have raised controversies against Brother Yun. Find how his friends have answered them.

1.by Paul Hattaway:
2. Leaders of Back to Jerusalem:

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The Jesus I Never Knew – Helped me to know Him better

Aurthor: Philip Yancey
This book answers many of the Philosophical Theological and Spiritual questions asked by believers as well as non-believers. The author had many misconceptions and many questions in his mind from childhood; which he answers in this book. The author takes you on a journey into the times when Jesus walked on earth helping you to understand His deeds, His intention and His love for mankind; getting rid of misconceptions. This book could be a great help for all sort of people who wants to know Jesus.

I bought a copy of this book last year. After reading it I handed it over to a person whom I met on my bus journey from Mangalore to Trivandrum.

Even Greater - Truely Inspiring

Author: Reinhard Bonnke

This book contains 12 real life stories of ordinary people like you and me; who were touched and transformed by the almighty God to do extraordinary things in His name. This book has inspired me greatly because I could identify with some of the characters.
Bonnke has also taken care to put forward a small message through each story. I missed Bonnke when he came to Kochin, but thank God!! I didnt miss this book. These 12 represents the millions of people who got saved through CFAN meetings. It could inspire you to do great things for God.

Thank God for his servant Bonnke!
Regards, Anoop