Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey
Recover the Joys of Piety

What a gem of a book! I've really enjoyed reading it, both in curiosity about what forms of piety would be praised and by just how pleased I've been to see how thoroughly grounded the arguments are in Scripture and the Confessions. This is another fine and most welcome "praying the catechism" book! I......more

This little book is a real gem, a genuine gift and benefit to the Lord's Church. It is a beautiful contribution to an important topic, one that has too often been either ignored or sorely abused among Lutherans. It is not simply beautiful in its wording, though it is gently eloquent and winsome in t......more

It was a joy to find out that my vicarage bishop still has much more to teach me. But the formatting and typography of this book is absolutely awful.......more

Covers Luther's catechism and uses this to demonstrate the Christian life. There are careful definitions and categories to avoid works righteousness. A few personal stories and examples are interspersed.......more

As a formerly evangelical (now a Missouri-synod Lutheran), I am frequently hesitant to read books about piety after years of being subjected to lists of good works I *need* to do to be a good person, Christian, etc. I absolutely loved this book, which includes 8 joyful habits that can be incorporate......more