Best Books
Is it possible for a book written nearly 2,000 years ago to maintain its intrinsic and vital impact? Is there a demarcation point when literature is deemed old-fashioned or even archaic? Carol McLeod, author of Timeless- The Living and Enduring Word of God, says “I love the Bible! As I was reading 1 Peter one day, I understood that Peter, through the unction of the Holy Spirit, was writing to a bullied church in the midst of a Godless culture. I also realized that Peter was writing to our church today.”
The book of 1 Peter was written nearly two millennia ago- rarely does a book of that age speak to a current generation of readers. However, the book of 1 Peter is practical, hopeful, and as up-to-date as anything written today. The stunning component that sets the Word of God apart from other pieces of literature is that the Holy Spirit wrote it. The Bible is divinely inspired by the unction of the Holy Spirit and written on paper through the hands of ordinary men. The words that the Holy Spirit spoke through Peter, the rock upon which Christ would build His church, so long ago hold dynamic power for your life today. McLeod adds, “Timeless is different from other Bible studies because, while it is theology, it is also personal, practical, and hopeful. Timeless makes the black-and-white Word of God jump off the page in technicolor enthusiasm. I hope that women will fall in love with the Word of God. I hope it will light a fire in their hearts to lovingly handle Scripture and to be amazed at the truth in the Word of God. I also hope that Timeless will give women the tools to make it through the searing fires in life with great joy.”
McLeod is a popular speaker at women’s conferences and retreats where she teaches the Word of God with great joy and enthusiasm. She is a prolific author and loves digging for truth in the Word of God. Rooms of a Mother’s Heart was released in 2021, winning the 2022 Director’s Choice Award from the Blue Ridge Writer’s Conference. Her teaching DVD, The Rooms of a Woman’s Heart, won the Telly Award, a prestigious industry award, for excellence in religious programming. She is also a devotional writer for YouVersion with 25 devotionals in current circulation. Learn more about McLeod at www.carolmcleodministries.com. †
