Basil MillerRecensioni

John Hyde lived a relatively short life, 47 years, but his commitment to prayer is a wonderful example to all Christians. For days and nights on end, he would pray and experience the freshness and joy of real intimacy with His Heavenly Father, earning the title of "Praying Hyde" as a result. The majority of his adult life was spent as a missionary in India.

The story of ten girls and women who were used of God and are honored in the pages of God's word forever. It covers Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Miriam, Ruth, Esther, Mary and Martha, Deborah, Hannah, and Rhoda.

The extraordinary little man who spearheaded England's greatest spiritual awakening.

The challenging story of a man who dared to believe that god could and would supply all his needs, whether personal or for the thousands of orphans in his care.

An descent biography of this amazing lady.

A biography of one of the greatest prayer-warriors of the 19th century

This is not a deeply theological book, however, it does have some insights worth considering. I would recommend it.

Fascinating adventures for action-loving boys and girls from 8 to 12. This book follows Patty Lou as she is a nurse on an ambulance plane, and all the obstacles she will face.

A book of chemical illustrations that is simple enough even for beginners, with simple terms and easy to follow directions, so that anyone can master the art of chemical experiments and illustrations. These experiments are practical demonstrations of Christian truth, and they should be used as a means to present Christ and the Gospel message in such an arresting way that someone will be awakened to the Master's Call, "Come unto me..." and others will be strengthened in the Christian faith.

Wilfred Grenfell’s approach to ministry in Newfoundland and Labrador was focused on helping people yet he did not loose focus on sharing Christ and seeing people saved. My favorite quote of Wilfred is "Christ ever meant to me a peerless Leader, whose challenge was not to save ourselves, but to loose ourselves; not to understand Him, but to have courage to follow Him...treading in the footsteps of Christ explains the meaning of life” This speaks volumes about his character, life and work.½

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Original title: William Carey, Cobbler to Missionary 1952

I bought this from a used book store when I was about 8 or 9 years old (about 40 years ago.) And then the book was already old because it was published in 1956. My goal is to do a survey of what mass market (in this case mass Christian market--because it is by Zondervan, a Christian publisher) books of a couple of generations ago were like.
I always wonder if it is hard for Christian authors to know what to do with akward topics--ones you don't normally talk about in Sunday School--like cattle rustling, oil exploration, uranium mining, modernization of ranch management throughh technological innovation such as two-way radios, cowboys and ranchers with guns, and--gasp--murder.
I have consciously stayed away from Christian murder books, because if I want to get one of the highest quality, I will read Dostoyevsky, such as Crime and Punishment or The Brothers Karamazov. But I want to expand my horizons and this is a book that I could use. I checked and there are only 2 books in print at Harper Collins, but lots of mass printing apparently, because there are lots on amazon.
The only mention of God comes about 4 pages before the end. Just before the good guys are going to wup the asses of the bad guys and throw them all in jail, they pray and read some Bible verses. After the bad guys who were trying to swindle a young Mexican-American heiress of a ranch out of her property are thrown in jail, then everyone can live happily ever after. The honest rancher that has an immense fortune can make all of his ranch hands happy because he pays them fairly and they get paid enough to maybe even start up on their own.