The book tells the story of a fictional town called Raymond and its inhabitants who are challenged to live their lives according to the question, "What would Jesus do?" The main character, Reverend Henry Maxwell, inspires his congregation to take a pledge to ask themselves this question before making any major decisions, and to act accordingly. The book follows the lives of several characters as they struggle to live up to this challenge and find meaning and purpose in their lives. "In His...

In His Steps is a religious novel which takes place in the railroad town of Raymond, and Chicago Illinois. The main character is the Rev. Henry Maxwell, pastor of the First Church of Raymond, who challenges his congregation to not do anything for a whole year without first asking: "What Would Jesus Do?" The story begins on a Friday morning when a man out of work appears at the front door of Henry Maxwell while the latter is preparing for that Sunday's upcoming sermon. Maxwell listens to th...

Rev. Henry Maxwell, speaking slowly and determinedly, yet not fully realizing the implications of what lay ahead of him, repeated his astounding proposition: “I want volunteers from First Church who will pledge themselves, earnestly and honestly, for an entire year; not to do anything without first asking the question, ‘What would Jesus do?’”Maxwell never dreamed that among those who responded would be the most influential members of his congregation—the wealthy heiress with her mil...

This collector's edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.2 spacing. One of the bestselling books of all time, "In His Steps" is a Christian novel set in the railroad town of Raymond, located in the eastern United States. Reverend Henry Maxwell, pastor of the First Church of Raymond, challenges his congregation to not do anything for a whole year before asking: "What Would Jesus Do?" With more than 30 million copies sold, this spiritual classic has been challengi...

“What Would Jesus Do?” Here is the book that originally inspired this popular and highly important question, a bestselling phenomenon that continues to inspire Christians everywhere. It is the soul-stirring novel of men and women torn between their faith and the demands, compulsions, and temptations of life.Dr. Henry Maxwell, respected pastor of the First Church of Raymond, struggles with the idea that Christian discipleship demands more than mental assent. He suggests an electrify...

"In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do" is an intriguing book written by Charles Sheldon and first published in 1896. The public's reception became quite remarkable: translated into numerous languages, it reached over 30 million copies sold, and the strength and beauty of its message, which have become even more relevant in modern times, continue to enchant and motivate readers worldwide. It is a captivating read that every man who believes in the existence of...

What would Jesus do? When several members of an ordinary American church are challenged to not take a single action without fist asking that crucial question, they discover the power of God to transform their own lives—and their world. Charles M. Sheldon's provocative novel, originally published in 1896 and enthusiastically rediscovered by today's believers, testifies dramatically to the value of Christian witness in all of life.Charles M. Sheldon (1857–1946) is be...

The novel begins on a Friday morning when a man out of work attempts to speak with his local church priest Henry Maxwell, and later to the apathetic congregation in that same church. Upon finishing his address to the congregation, he collapses, and dies a few days later. The next Sunday, Henry Maxwell, deeply moved by the events of the past week, presents a challenge to his congregation - What would Jesus do?

First published in 1896, ‘In His Steps’ is a religious fiction novel by Charles M. Sheldon, an American Congregationalist minister and leader of the Social Gospel movement. A longtime pastor in Topeka, Kansas, Sheldon was an early proponent of civil rights and social services for African Americans and a strong believer in putting one's religion into practice in daily life. This is a book about life, which has been so widely circulated. Its simple message tops literature, theology, and reli...

In His Steps is a best-selling religious fiction novel written by Charles Monroe Sheldon. First published in 1896, the book has sold more than 50,000,000 copies, and ranks as one of the best-selling books of all time. The full title of the book is In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? Though variations of the subtitle "What would Jesus do" have been used by Christians for centuries as a form of imitatio dei, the imitation of God, it gained much greater currency following publication of the bo...

“For hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow in his steps.”It was Friday morning and the Rev. Henry Maxwell was trying to finish his Sunday morning sermon. He had been interrupted several times and was growing nervous as the morning wore away, and the sermon grew very slowly toward a satisfactory finish.“Mary,” he called to his wife, as he went upstairs after the last interruption, “if any one com...

The sermon story, In His Steps, or "What Would Jesus Do?" was first written in the winter of 1896, and read by the author, a chapter at a time, to his Sunday evening congregation in the Central Congregational Church, Topeka, Kansas. It was then printed as a serial in The Advance (Chicago), and its reception by the readers of that paper was such that the publishers of The Advance made arrangements for its appearance in book form. It was their desire, in which the author heartily joined, tha...