In His Steps Today
by Charles M. Sheldon
Category: Fiction

In His Steps is a best-selling religious fiction novel by Charles Monroe Sheldon. It was first published in 1896. Since then, the book has sold more than 50,000,000 copies and ranks as one of the best-selling books of all time, even today. The full title of the book is In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? The book tells about 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? Other characters of this book imply this rule in their everyday lives, which brings unexpected consequences.