{"id":4159,"date":"2012-10-26T11:08:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2012-10-23T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T15:16:18","slug":"4159","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/2012\/10\/26\/4159\/","title":{"rendered":"New book: IMITATE CHRIST, by Tom Truex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Davie, Florida)<\/p>\n<div class=\"ag-colorbox info\">In about the year 1418 AD, a humble monk named Thomas \u00e0 Kempis wrote a book called,<em> The Imitation of Christ<\/em>.  In the 600 years since then, that book has been the second most widely read religious book in the world \u2013 second only to the Bible.<\/div>\n<p>Every week the discussion questions for the Davie Christian Mens&#8217; Breakfast are posted on this blOg.  <strong>Tom Truex<\/strong> and the Saturday morning Bible study group are finishing a one year study of Thomas \u00e0 Kempis&#8217; The Imitation of Christ.  All of the study notes, including the complete text of <em>The Imitation of Christ,<\/em> are arranged in a study guide and daily devotional, and  renamed, <strong><em>Imitate Christ<\/em><\/strong>.  It is now available, in print and ebook version.  Follow the link at <a href=\"http:\/\/imitatechrist.org\/buy-the-study-guide\/\" title=\"Imitate Christ\" target=\"_blank\">ImitateChrist.ORG.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/imitatechrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ImitateChristCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/imitatechrist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ImitateChristCover-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ImitateChristCover\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1075\" \/><\/a><strong>Imitate Christ<\/strong> is a daily devotional, including the complete text of <em>The Imitation of Christ<\/em> by <strong>Thomas \u00e0 Kempis<\/strong>, and many selections drawn from his lessor known writings, such as <em>Instructions for Religious<\/em>; <em>Moments with the Consoling Christ<\/em>; <em>Prayers and Meditations<\/em>; and <em>\u201cThe Little Kempis.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Special features ONLY in this edition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete text of Bible references. <\/li>\n<li>Commentary\u2013helps in personal devotion and group study. <\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive text and heavily annotated\u2014578 pages and over 1150 references and footnotes <\/li>\n<li>Expanded index\u2013useful in selecting a devotion for a particular topic or Bible verse <\/li>\n<li>Weekly summaries and reviews <\/li>\n<li>Large, easy to read print <\/li>\n<li>FREE additional resources and information at <a href=\"http:\/\/imitatechrist.org\/buy-the-study-guide\/\" title=\"Imitate Christ\" target=\"_blank\">ImitateChrist.ORG<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ag-colorbox info\">If you&#8217;ve never heard of or read The Imitation of Christ, don&#8217;t feel bad.  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