tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70845781913895985782024-03-14T07:49:41.762-05:00For the Love of BooksRediscovering the Inspiring Lives of Christians Past & PresentHannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-71375356913271239852012-12-08T23:52:00.000-06:002012-12-11T19:15:13.141-06:00Individual FaithI heard a preacher on the radio the other day, talking about faith. He mentioned the fact that we should never let another Christian’s faith substitute for our own. <br />
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Reading or hearing about other Christians’ faith can never take the place of faith in our own spiritual lives. Talking or writing about how good God was and is to others can never replace God’s goodness to us personally. We must pursue God on our own. <br />
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After hearing that preacher’s reminder, I immediately thought of this blog. I don’t want to become so consumed with reading and writing about other Christians’ walks with the Lord that I fail to cultivate my own walk with Him. <br />
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I was reminded of some quotations from my favorite book—<em>Stepping Heavenward.</em> (I am convinced this fictional autobiography is based on the life of a real person.) At one point in the story the main character, Katherine, contemplates the influence of spiritual mentors in her life: <br />
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“I do not now find it possible to get the instruction from him I used to do. I see that the Christian life must be individual, as the natural character is—and that I cannot be exactly like Dr. Cabot, or exactly like Mrs. Campbell, or exactly like mother, though they all three stimulate and are an inspiration to me.”<br />
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Katherine also makes this observation: “You may depend upon it that people are individual in their piety as in other things, and cannot all be run in one mould.”<br />
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I am grateful for these reminders about individual faith. We aren't all going to have the same experiences; we aren't all going to grow spiritually at the same rate. But as believers, we all have one uniting factor in our lives: our wonderful Lord. <br />
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So be encouraged, be inspired by the lives of Christians who have gone before you. But let that inspiration cause you to pursue your own individual relationship with Jesus Christ. Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-61834955360291271712012-12-01T22:52:00.000-06:002012-12-11T19:16:34.589-06:00INTERVIEW WITH NORMAN PYLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My grandfather, Norman Pyle, is a retired pastor of over 43 years. Since retiring, Pastor Pyle has cultivated his lifelong passion for reading. He is also the editor of a monthly publication called "A Christian View of the News." I wanted to get his perspective on how Christian biographies relate to the Bible, and he kindly took the time to offer his opinion:<br />
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I am sure you would agree the Bible encourages studying the lives of other believers. But what specific verses come to your mind which directly speak about doing so?<br />
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<strong>II Peter 3:1-2: This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior;<br />I Corinthians 10:11: "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come."</strong><br />
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Which story in the Bible is, in your opinion, the most well-written Christian biography?<br />
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<strong>Ruth is a wonderful story about a heathen woman who makes a choice to follow Naomi's God instead of staying with her false gods. It shows how God worked in her life to become the grandmother of David, and therefore ancestor of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.</strong><br />
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Which biblical character's life story has inspired you the most, and why?<br />
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<strong>Joseph, whose life story is found in Genesis 37-50. His older brothers ridiculed him and ultimately sold him into slavery in Egypt. While in Egypt, he was challenged to be a leader. Because he did right, he was thrown into prison, where he also became a leader. Each time God lifted him to another position, he did right and honored the Lord. He appears to be one of the only men in the Bible who has no specific sin attached to him, though we know he was a sinner, as all of us are. While he was in Egypt, he became one of the most powerful men in the world.</strong><br />
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I know you have read a lot of Christian biographies outside of the Bible--what is your favorite one, and why?<br />
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<strong><em>Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret</em> by Howard Taylor. It is a wonderful story of a missionary whose life impacted thousands of people in China. There are still people today in China whose ancestors were led to the Lord by this man. He probably had more influence on missions and missionaries than any other one.</strong><br />
<br />Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-56855322014090255912012-11-24T17:34:00.000-06:002012-12-11T21:24:38.456-06:00Corrie ten Boom and the Master WeaverCorrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who hid Jews from the Nazis during World War II, and was consequently imprisoned in concentration camps. This video explains one of her favorite illustrations of God working everything together for good:
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/37236403">The Weaver: Corrie Ten Boom</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lovewins">Kevin J. Ruhf</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-47562269767866765092012-11-17T23:02:00.000-06:002012-12-06T18:51:18.118-06:00Thanksgiving BiographiesIn honor of Thanksgiving I want to write about two Thanksgiving-related biographies I have enjoyed:<br />
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<strong><em>William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim</em></strong> by Gary D. Schmidt<br />
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I like this biography of William Bradford because it gives interesting details of his early life. Before reading this book I could never picture William Bradford as a young boy living in England. <br />
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I also enjoyed reading about the time Bradford and the other pilgrims spent in Holland. There were so many interesting details about the pilgrims’lives before they ever made it to America.<br />
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<strong><em>We Were There With the Mayflower Pilgrims</em></strong> by Robert Webb<br />
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This book is historical fiction and written for children, but it uses only names of real people. It gives many interesting, true details about the pilgrims, specifically about their trip to America.<br />
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One detail I always remember is the account of a boy named Francis Billington who almost blew up the whole ship while playing with gunpowder. <br />
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When I was younger this was my favorite book to read around Thanksgiving. Tonight I started reading it again—to my younger brother.</div>
Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-14371643585884993482012-11-10T21:53:00.001-06:002012-12-06T18:50:15.663-06:00Gracia Burnham: Kidnapped MissionaryThis is an interesting video clip of Gracia Burnham, a recent missinoary to the Philippines, telling the story of her and her husband's capture by Muslim terrorists in 2002. The rest of her fascinating story can be found in her book, <i>In the Presence of My Enemies.</i><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/9204207">Faithful to the End</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user933010">David Hill</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-10797746824408277012012-11-07T16:38:00.000-06:002012-12-06T18:49:43.325-06:00Benefits of Christian BiographiesHere are some benefits you can gain from reading Christian biographies...
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Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-83566482167804382662012-10-27T23:59:00.000-05:002012-11-07T16:44:17.147-06:00God in Evidence Not Seen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last December I read the most incredible autobiography I have ever read—<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evidence Not Seen</i>. It’s the story of Darlene Deibler Rose-- a missionary in Papua New Guinea during World War II. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m reluctant to praise this book too highly, because that would defeat the very purpose of the book. I think the purpose of the book is to point people to God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of the most important lessons I learned from Darlene’s experience is that faith is believing God is still there even when I don’t feel like He is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s the lesson Darlene learned while she was in solitary confinement. Throughout that time she had been enjoying sweet fellowship with the Lord, and one day as she praised Him for that fellowship, she suddenly felt like she was in a spiritual vacuum. She felt like her prayers were going nowhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was worried until she remembered all the promises of Scripture, and she just chose to believe the Lord was never going to leave her. “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him” (Job 13:15). After quoting Scripture Darlene found her faith greatly strengthened, and soon she was experiencing fellowship with the Lord again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I saw for the first time how loving God is to His children. I wanted nothing more than to get to know the wonderful God who helped this woman in such a real, powerful way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Words cannot express well enough the effect this book had on me. The strengthening of my faith, the realization that God is wonderfully loving and powerful, the urge to give myself up completely to Him, was indescribable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-74673805358969310452012-10-27T12:52:00.001-05:002012-12-11T21:42:45.753-06:00Great Christian BiographiesThese are my top ten favorite Christian biographies and autobiographies. <br />
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<strong>The list of books in order is:</strong><br />
<em>Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime </em>by Janet and Geoff Benge<br />
<em>Evidence Not Seen</em> by Darlene Diebler Rose<br />
<em>The Gospel in Bonds</em> by Georgi Vins<br />
<em>The Hiding Place</em> by Corrie ten Boom<br />
<em>50 People Every Christian Should Know</em> by Warren Wiersbe<br />
<em>In the Presence of My Enemies</em> by Gracia Burnham <em></em><br />
<em>To the Golden Shore</em> by Courtney Anderson<br />
<em>Brother Andrew: God's Undercover Agent </em>by Sam Wellman<br />
<em>Stepping Heavenward</em> by Elizabeth Prentiss<br />
<em>Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy</em> by Eric MetaxusHannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-4170614563601469292012-10-06T23:54:00.000-05:002012-12-06T19:02:06.010-06:00INTERVIEW WITH MARK HAMBY<br />
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International, a successful Christian book and audio drama ministry. Lamplighter
Ministries has rediscovered and published 130 rare books which were written
during the 17<sup>th</sup> -19<sup>th</sup> centuries. These books teach
compelling Christian truths in the form of memorable stories. </span><br />
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mission statement is</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">: <span style="color: black;">“To make
ready a people prepared for the Lord by building Christ like character one
story at a time.”</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Mr. Hamby attributes his passion for Christian literature to the
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influence of Christian biographies on his life. We exchanged the following
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came to know Jesus as my Savior…1977</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I had never
read a book other than the Bible but then a man named Charlie T. (Tremendous)
Jones picked me out of an audience asking me what great Christian literature
had been influencing my life. After seeing that I couldn't think of a title,
and after a total hysterically embarrassing moment, he sent me a dozen
biographies.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reader? Why so?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Yes…the first one was D.L.
Moody, then George Mueller, then Amy Carmichael, then Gladys Alyward, and then
Hudson Taylor and so on. The stories of these committed Christians influenced
me so profoundly that I began to emulate their lives. Each book that I read
gave me one more nudge forward in my faith. Within a year I was consumed with
new thoughts and motivations that guided my passions for serving Christ and
others.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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remained your favorite biography for 25 years. Why? </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If you read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If I Perish</i> you will understand why. But
simply, Esther Ann Kim is my hero. She was tortured for Christ but never fought
back. She prayed for her enemies; when her teeth were rotting, she prayed and
God answered her prayers through the taunting of the soldiers as they threw
rotten apples at her that morning. Esther saw those apples, not as an enemy’s
attack but as the gracious gifts of God. After sucking the juice from the
rotten apples, she regained her strength which also brought healing to her
teeth.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">How many biographies would you guess you have read since you first
started reading them?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Actually, it hasn't been
the biographies that have influenced by life as much as the rare books that I
found in Europe, now known as the Lamplighter Collection of rare books.
Concerning biographies, I would say only 20…Concerning these rare books, about
200…my favorites are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Basket of
Flowers, Hedge of Thorns, Titus: A Comrade of the Cross; The Lamplighter;
Ishmael; Shipwrecked; Robbers Cave; Sir Knight of the Splendid Way; The Kings
Gold; Hand on the Bridle; Helen's Temper; Jessica's First Prayer; Christies Old
Organ; Buried in the Snow' A Peep Behind the Scenes; Basil.</i> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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that God has used to bring insight, inspiration, and understanding into my
life…and often at just the right moment.” Can you give an example of a time in
your life when something you learned from a biography helped you at “Just the
right moment”?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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tense area, I remembered that Hudson Taylor became like the people he served.
That idea allowed me to ask a man whom I was visiting (trying to share the
Gospel), if he had an extra pair of sneakers I could wear so that I could beat
him in basketball! He was so taken back by my request that it opened the door
for me to share Christ…well, if the truth be told, I couldn't share Christ
until after I beat him in basketball! If I had lost, I was going to be cutting
his lawn for the next two months! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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biography?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mueller and from all of the others, that there was one major life line to serve
Christ and live a joyful and passionate Christian life--that is to possess a
full intimate knowledge of Jesus Christ. George Mueller was a great man of
prayer and faith. But what few people know is that George Mueller read through
the Bible four times from cover to cover each year, from the time he was 71
till the time of his death at 92! <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Never…I only read a book
once, though I will go back and use quotes that I have underlined. I do this
quite frequently. I see my books as tools after they've been read. They are
always on hand to extract the golden nuggets to accentuate God's truth and
ways…There are too many great books to read, to spend my time going backwards
to reread a book just for pleasure…it is important that we drink out of new
wells. It's like manna…God gives new manna for each new day!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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are interested in learning more about Lamplighter Ministries, please visit
their website at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lamplighter.net/c/home/"><span style="color: blue;">www.lamplighter.net/c/home/</span></a>.
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Hannah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761461920976429925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084578191389598578.post-89930679516059287082012-09-30T00:33:00.001-05:002012-12-06T19:05:19.928-06:00Gladys Alyward<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">I recently re-read a brief biography on Gladys Aylward. The book is </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Gladys Aylward: The
Adventure of a Lifetime</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/86233-christian-heroes-then-now"><span style="color: windowtext;">(Christian Heroes: Then & Now)</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">, by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1180.Janet_Benge"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Janet and
Geoff Benge</span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">One of my cousins loaned this book to me a few weeks ago and encouraged me to read it. I remembered reading it when I was younger and was reluctant to spend time reading a story I already knew, so I almost returned the book unread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I’m so glad I finally decided to pick the book up and start reading it. I didn't put it down for the next two hours, and I finished it the next day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I had forgotten what an interesting life Gladys had.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Gladys was a British, middle-aged, unmarried lady who in 1932, spent her life savings to purchase a train ticket to China so she could be a missionary. </span><br />
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Gladys lived in Yuncheng, China for the next sixteen years, becoming a revered local government official and using her influence to win souls to Christ. She also reformed a prison and started an orphanage. During World War II she rescued over 100 orphans and led them to safety. <br />
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As I re-read her story, I found myself especially drawn into the drama of Gladys’ initial trip to China. I never remembered before how many detours she had while trying to reach China for the first time.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">For example, at one point Gladys was held hostage in a Russian hotel until two mysterious Russians helped to smuggle her to a ship dock in the middle of the night. She jumped onto a ship headed for Japan at the last possible second before armed pursuers reached the side of the ship. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I kept turning pages,
fascinated by details I never remembered noticing before. This well-written biography drew me into the exciting life God gave to a seemingly insignificant lady from England.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">By the time I finished reading this book, I
was excited and encouraged, thinking about what God might have in store for me as I seek
to serve Him. </span><br />
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This brief biography is enjoyable, enlightening, and well worth a reader's time. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“Next to the Holy
Scriptures, the greatest aid to the life of faith may be Christian biographies.”
So says A.W. Tozer, well-known pastor and author. Christian biographies have
been a great encouragement to me, and I hope to use this blog to share some of the
blessings I’ve gained from them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d
love to hear what others have learned from reading Christian biographies and
autobiographies, so please feel free to leave comments about your favorite ones.
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