an illustrated devotional of saints from every time and place Lansing, Benjamin Terry 1983- creator author. Marotta, D. J. author. text bibliography biography ilu 2024 Indian edition monographic eng 231p. ; "This vividly illustrated devotional offers fifty-two profound images and reflections on great women and men of faith from Polycarp in the first century to the martyrs of Sudan in the twenty-first. These saints from every continent and century will spark your imagination, helping you to be faithful in our own age"-- "Surrounded by a Cloud of WitnessesDo you ever feel like you're alone in your struggles to live out the Christian faith? Do you ever read the Bible yet still wonder what it looks like to follow Jesus in the complexity and difficulty of our time?The stories of great men and women throughout the history of the church can help us form a bridge between the teaching of Scripture and our embodied lives. This illustrated devotional vividly depicts the lives and words of great women and men of faith. Artist Ben Lansing and Anglican priest D. J. Marotta offer fifty-two profound images and reflections on Christians, from Polycarp in the first century to the martyrs of Sudan in the twenty-first century. These saints, from every continent and century of church history, demonstrate the historic church's relevance for Christians today and reveals God's faithfulness in all times and circumstances.The artwork, biographies, devotionals, and prayers in this book are meant to spark our imaginations, helping us to be faithful here and now, in our own age"-- Note from the Authors -- Introduction: Saints over Celebrities -- How to Use This Book as a Prayer Tool -- January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Survey of Church History -- Appendix B: Chronological Listing of Saints -- Appendix C: Geographic Listing of Saints -- Notes. Ben Lansing and D. J. Marotta. Includes bibliographical references. Christian saints Spiritual life RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican 270.0922 LAN 1 REL012020 REL003000 Lansing, Benjamin Terry, 1983- Downers Grove, IL : IVP, An imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2024] (DLC) 2024016063 9789361736452 DLC 240409 20260903111159.0 23714585 eng