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In His Steps (Pure Gold Classics) Paperback – February 1, 2000
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In His Steps is the story of what happened when a group of late-nineteenth-century Christians began to try to find answers to the question, "What would Jesus do?" Their honest answers to this question resulted in them acting upon what they believed Jesus would do in given situations in their lives. They did this without regard to the possible consequences of results of their actions.
Author Charles M. Sheldon, disguised himself as an unemployed printer and walked the streets of Topeka, Kansas, seeking employment and help from Christians and churches. He was researching the concern and compassion of church members and their willingness to help those in need. He was shocked by their lack of response and caring.
As a result, he wrote a series of stories that asked the question, "What would Jesus do," and read them from his pulpit on Sunday evenings. Within a few weeks he was reading to standing-room-only crowds that included many young people. As Sheldon unfolded his story, the question, "What would Jesus do?" stirred their spirits as nothing had before.
This is the question that young people and many others are still asking today. It is a question that demands an answer in our contemporary society. It needs to be asked and answered continually.
In His Steps was first published more than a century ago, and since then millions of copies have been sold in more than forty-five countries. It has been translated into at least twenty languages.
- Print length360 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 1, 2000
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.82 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100882707825
- ISBN-13978-0882707822
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As a result of this unique exposure to the Christians in the city, Sheldon wrote In His Steps and read it aloud to his congregation. It was first published in 1897 and became an immediate best–seller, blessing the lives of millions of readers. Sheldon lived long enough to see his book reach a worldwide audience before dying in 1946.
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- Publisher : Bridge-Logos, Inc.; PAP/COM edition (February 1, 2000)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 360 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0882707825
- ISBN-13 : 978-0882707822
- Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.82 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,007,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11,363 in Christian Discipleship (Books)
- #107,956 in Christian Literature & Fiction
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In His Steps is the story of a pastor named Henry Maxwell, who lives and pastors in the town of Raymond, New York. The story was originally delivered chapter by chapter by Rev. Sheldon to his Sunday evening congregation during the summer of 1896. As each chapter was presented, the attendance grew and grew until the church building was packed to standing room only.
The whole premise of the book is a simple one: what would happen if each one of us were to live our lives moment to moment by one simple question—what would Jesus do? The story is told through the lives of Henry Maxwell and others in his congregation, as they come to grips with just what this means for them. At the end of the book, the “What would Jesus do” movement has spread, and Pastor Maxwell is asked to speak at a prominent church in Chicago. He concludes his message with this thought—
“Suppose that ‘What would Jesus do?’ were the motto, not only of the churches but of the businessmen, the politicians, the newspapers, the working men, the society people. How long would it take, under such a standard of conduct, to revolutionize the world? What is the trouble with the world? It is suffering from selfishness. No one ever lived who had succeeded in overcoming selfishness like Jesus. If men followed Him, regardless of results, the world would at once begin to enjoy a new life.”
In His Steps is a powerful book! Simple to read, yet challenging to apply. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to be more of a disciple of Jesus Christ. “What would Jesus do?” shouldn’t be just a clever question, but a way of life!
When these chapters were published in serialized form and then as a completed novel, the copyright was mishandled, putting it into the public domain with many publishers creating their own versions. Millions of copies were sold or distributed, so in 1935, the author published his own "authorized" version that added short supplemental material at the end of each chapter, summarizing the chapter's final implications. This book version does not include these additional comments, although the accompanying Audible narration does. I enjoyed comparing the two different endings, noting how the author's added comments changed the ambiguity of the original chapter ending to one with more defined somewhat preachy content. As a reader, I found the original text more interesting because I was included in the experience of deciding how I might have reacted. Unfortunately for me, the supplemental endings took away a personal interpretation by narrowing the story with a more moralizing tone. I preferred the original uncertain chapter endings.
More recent versions available have revised wording and dated elements, with several including introductory comments with many consolidating the original 31 chapters to 24, while some editions added to, revised, or deleted minor sections, without substantially changing the story.
This specific version I found the most compelling of the many I've read.
Although the story has a timeless value for Christian adherents or scholars, the pre-prohabition anti-alcohol beverage movements of the late 1800s and early 1900s are most obvious to conditions of that time. Additionally, the author's well-known Christian Socialism of collectivism beliefs are clearly evident in storyline advocacy.
This work has value as a creative and nostalgic work about first century Christianity as perceived in the early 20th century. It also suggests how institutionalizing personal religious beliefs and interpretations might be misunderstood and misapplied when taken to unsustainable limits.
Although the book is worthy of discussion and review by interested groups of faith or study, the novel's greatest value is likely best appreciated by individuals of faith. To the nonreligious, the book will likely be seen as naive, unrealistic, and outdated. However, to sincere Christians, the book's simple charm and fictional examples of devotion will be seen as both inspiring and compelling.
The book's primary message challenges "comfortable Christian" whose complacent faith does not translate into meaningful and effective Christian benevolence outside small family or congregational circles. As such, the author's intentions are clearly directed to the hypocrisy in all of us. The book is meant to be provocative and unsettling to readers. For some, it will be annoying, for many a passing read, for others a potentially life changing experience.
It is very easy to get bogged down by life's challenges and lose sight of the bigger picture of the one who died that we might be set free. As practitioners in the marketplace, we must not lose sight of His standard and resign to standards that invite us to look the other way when others are in a difficult place.
Indeed, faith through actions is not about how well we articulate the mission and vision of the organizations we serve. It is about how well we live each day with integrity knowing that no action is small in the eyes of the vision bearer.
It is about putting the light out there and letting the world know through action and deed that we subscribe to a higher standard. It is about knowing that it will be difficult to live this standard but living it anyway. As Henry Ford put it " You have got to keep doing and going"
Ours is "a duty to pursue a higher calling of business as an instrument of healing and redemption that looks beyond the simplistic measures of profit to a more holistic view of business" Bauber & Borchers (2020).
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve the way they view life and business in general - a great read and will be for centuries to come!
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Lovely little novel about a group of people who attend church on Sunday being challenged to think about whether or not their own day to day life is being lived according to Jesus’ teachings in all areas of their lives. There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer and each character has to make decisions based on the unique circumstances of their lives.
This book started the ‘What would Jesus do?’ movement, which has become rather cliché.
The book brings out the true essence of that question.
The outcomes are different in each character’s life and can’t help but make the reader think about their own life and the impact he or she is making in the world around them
A very gentle read but quite profound.
主人公のマクスウェルは牧師で、何かをする前に、必ず「イエス様が同じ事をするか?」っと、自分に聞いて、動くって話。
読んでね!!