A Closer Walk

Catherine Marshall, Guideposts, Carmel, New York 10512, 1986, 250 pages, $12.95, hard cover.

Reviewed by Ellen Bresee, coordinator of Shepherdess International, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

A Closer Walk is just that, as the author shares her daily struggles and practical applications of biblical truth.

Catherine Marshall rose early each morning to study the Scriptures and record in her journal what God was teaching her. Though suffering poor health and insomnia, her greatest passion was her study-time. The book covers the period of her life following the death of her famous husband, Peter Marshall, when she remarried and took on the role of stepmother to three young children. It continues her life story until her death 23 years later.

As I read the author's quest for answers, I found many of my own problems addressed and could hear Christ speaking to my heart as clearly as He spoke to Catherine. I was inspired to spend more time with my Bible and write more en counters in my spiritual journal.

If you want to read a book that is both inspiring and hard to lay down, treat yourself to A Closer Walk.


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Reviewed by Ellen Bresee, coordinator of Shepherdess International, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

May 1988

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