Quotes can be shared to popular social networking sites, such as Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter). Young was a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), where her husband Stephen is an ordained minister and third-generation Christian missionary to Japan. She credited her background in philosophy and Francis Schaeffer’s Escape from Reason as her motivation for studying with L’Abri Fellowship, a Christian community in a tiny Alpine village in France, where she became a Christian. The book offers readers a 365-day personal spiritual journey intended to help the reader experience a deeper relationship with Jesus. Words that make you increasingly aware of God's presence, allowing you to bask in His peace, His joy, and His everlasting love.

I immediately understood that it was prominent in my life and immediately began to take steps to address it. Far and away the most troubling aspect of the book is its very premise—that Sarah Young hears from Jesus and then dutifully brings his messages to her readers. The Bestsellers,” as you know, takes a brief look at Christian books that have sold at least 1 million copies.

There is no way to avoid her claim that she is communicating divine revelation, a claim that raises a host of questions and concerns, not the least of which is the doctrine of Scripture alone which assures us that the Bible and the Bible alone is sufficient to guide us in all matters of faith and practice. This practice of listening to God has increased my intimacy with Him more than any other spiritual discipline, so I want to share some of the messages I have received.

I had been writing in prayer journals for years, but that was one-way communication: I did all the talking. Young admits that her revelation is different from the Bible’s (“The Bible is, of course, the only inerrant Word of God; my writings must be consistent with that unchanging standard”), but does not explain how her writings are different. Sarah Young had a degree in philosophy from Wellesley College; and earned a master's degree in biblical studies and counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Even the December readings focus on a general presence of Jesus in our hearts and daily lives, without anchoring it in Jesus’s person and work in history.So with pen in hand, she embarked on a journey that forever changed her—and many others around the world.

The Jesus of Sarah Young sounds suspiciously like a twenty-first century, Western, middle-aged woman. I mean, Jesus’ words to Sarah are literally packaged into a devotional, so that we can do our devotionals from them every day. Even as she struggled with her own physical health, and battled cancer, she continued the ministry of these daily prayers. While this is not necessarily an unbiblical or inappropriate message, it hardly matches the thrust of the Bible which always pushes toward or flows from the gospel of Jesus Christ.The publisher describes the book in this way: “After many years of writing her own words in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to be more attentive to the Savior’s voice and begin listening for what He was saying. In 1991, Sarah and Stephen moved to Melbourne, Australia, and began a Japanese language church in cooperation with the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. Today’s blog is sponsored by the D3 Youth Conference, March 8-9, 2024 at Boyce College in Louisville, KY.

The great tragedy is that it is leading people away from God’s means of grace that are so sweet and so satisfying, if only we will accept and embrace them. iOS and Android are different app markets, and app purchases do not transfer between the two platforms, so a change in the platform does require the download of a new app.Her books have met people in their darkest hours, taught children about Jesus, and changed lives for eternity. Intimacy with the Bible comes by slow, meditative reading that focuses on small portions—deep study of books, chapters, and verses. Include a detailed description of the issue along with the operating system (iOS or Android) and version. These women practiced waiting quietly in God’s Presence, pencils and paper in hand, recording the messages they received from Him.