My Utmost: A Devotional Memoir

My Utmost: A Devotional Memoir

AÂ beautifully written and heartfelt memoir by a young woman from Dallas, Texas, exploring the Evangelical Christianity of her childhood and its meaning to her in the present through the classic daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest.

Raised in an Evangelical household by her beloved grandmother and mother, Macy Halford eventually leaves Dallas for college and a career in journalism in New York City. As her work and friendships increasingly take her into a more secular world, Halford finds her Evangelicalism evolving in interesting directions. Yet she continues to read My Utmost for His Highestâ€”a classic Christian text, beloved by millions of Evangelicals around the worldâ€”every day. Eager to understand Utmost's unique ability to bridge her two worlds, she quits her coveted job at The New Yorker in order to look more deeply into the background of the devotionalâ€”with its daily selection from the sermons and writings of the Scottish Evangelical preacher Oswald Chambersâ€”wrestling with who Oswald really was, what ideas informed his teaching and beliefs, and why the book means so much to her. Interweaving her own story with that of the Chamberses (Oswald died ministering to British soldiers in World War I Egypt; his devoted wife spent her life publishing his speeches, sermons, and books), Halford gives us a captivating and candid memoir about what it means to be a Christian, a reader, and a seeker in the twenty-first century.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780307957986
ReleaseDate 2017-02-07
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307957986

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780307957986
ReleaseDate	2017-02-07
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307957986

My Utmost: A Devotional Memoir

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