Rediscovering Daily Graces by Robert Elmer (NavPress, 2006) according to a well respected amazon.com reviewer. . .

Reviewer:
W. Terry Whalin "Agent / Editor / Writer" (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviewsWith the noise and challenges of our daily life, how do you return to the essentials? It's a question asked--and answered in this slim yet powerful volume from Robert Elmer. For hundreds of years, the church defined faith in seven essential sacraments: baptism, confirmation, communion, reconciliation, prayer for the sick, marriage and vocation (a celebration of our work). Elmer has read the classic teachings and pulled together a series of engaging and readable insight from classic teachers like Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, Andrew Murray and D.L. Moody. The results of this careful volume will help you deepen your faith walk. Each sacrament ends with a section called "Putting the Words to Work" where the individual reader or a group can apply the readings to their own lives. In the final section, Elmer asks, "What do we do now with so much good advice?...It's a voyage of rediscovery, back through God's grace. Don't forget, though, that God's best gifts will permeate our lives only with our permission, with our active consent." Read deeply in these pages. It's worth the effort.

I loved this book because it finally said out loud all those things we bicker about in the back pews. A reminder that tradition and sacrament are not bad words!