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    Walk Humbly: Encouragements for Living, Working, and Being
    Walk Humbly: Encouragements for Living, Working, and Being
    Walk Humbly: Encouragements for Living, Working, and Being
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    Walk Humbly: Encouragements for Living, Working, and Being

    By Samuel Wells

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    Max Ehrmann’s prose poem “Desiderata,” with its direct instructions —“go placidly,” “enjoy your achievements,” and others— has inspired millions of readers.

    In the spirit of Ehrmann’s “Desiderata,” world-renowned ethicist, theologian, and preacher Samuel Wells offers eight encourage­ments to readers in Walk Humbly, his own more extended prose poem. Each simple, direct exhortation—be humble, be grateful, be your own size, be gentle, be a person of praise, be faithful, be one body, be a blessing—is accompanied by thought-provoking, insightful comments.

    Drawing on startlingly perceptive observations of contemporary life and reflecting a deep knowledge of philosophical and religious wisdom, Wells’s Walk Humbly will inspire readers to stop, reflect, and think deeply about essential existence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEerdmans
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9781467452458
    Walk Humbly: Encouragements for Living, Working, and Being
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    Samuel Wells

    Dr. Sam Wells is a visiting professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Kings College in London, England.

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