How to Live a Holy Life
What you read shapes who you become. Charles Ebert Orr opens this early 20th-century devotional with a startling claim: the literature you consume either elevates or degrades your soul. From this seed, he grows a rich meditation on holiness as an attainable craft, not mere wishful thinking. Orr walks readers through the disciplines that forge a Christ-like character: purposeful reading that feeds the spirit, persistent prayer that tunes the heart to God's frequency, and mindful living where every moment points toward eternity. He presents Christ's life not as an unattainable ideal but as a usable blueprint. The prose carries the quiet conviction of someone who has practiced what he preaches, and the book feels less like a lecture than a conversation with a wise friend who understands that holiness is built in small choices. For anyone weary of superficial faith and hungry for substance, this book offers a path forward.
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“To fear God and keep his commandments is man's whole duty. It is a perfect life.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6:31.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“Matt. 5:39. "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6:31.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“Let us learn to live well, to be our best every day.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“I am thinking of heaven tonight, Of the mansion prepared there for me, Where Jesus my Savior now dwells, And where I am longing to be.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“When the veil is drawn aside and our souls are brought face to face with the purity of the Bible, then we understand that a Bible life is the best, purest, noblest, and holiest life that can be lived upon the earth.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
“When we are nearing the end of the way and life's sun is sinking low, if on looking back we can see nothing but a life spent in the service of God, walking in the light of his Word, this will afford us untold satisfaction.””
— Charles Ebert Orr
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