Everyday Saints and Other Stories

I've already bought this book twice before. The first time was for my church bookstore. The second time was for me so I knew it was a wonderful book. This time I bought it for my close friend and she is loving it. It's a definite classic and cheaper through Pokrov than on Amazon.

As a parish priest, I honestly think this book is the most important book someone coming into the Church could read. Living the life of an Orthodox Christian is more important than being able to list the doctrines of the Orthodox faith. Primarily, they should be reading the lives of the saints, but essentially, this book is lives of saints in a modern context, and somewhat leveled down to help us begin to understand how to take in all the lives of the saints.