Marriage to a Difficult Man: The Uncommon Union of Jonathan & Sarah Edwards
10 best books like Marriage to a Difficult Man: The Uncommon Union of Jonathan & Sarah Edwards (Elisabeth D. Dodds): A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael, Peace Like a River, Jane of Lantern Hill, The Silent Governess, Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community, Treasures of the Snow, The Runaway, Sergeant York and the Great War (Men of Courage), Rainbow Garden
A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
Author | Elisabeth Elliot |
ISBN | 0800730895 |
A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as ''Amma,'' or ''mother,'' as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children. Amy's life of obedience...
Author | Leif Enger |
ISBN | 0802139256 |
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. Leif Enger's debut, Peace Like a River, is one such work. His richly evocative novel, narrated by an asthmatic 11-year-old named Reuben Land, is the story of Reuben's unusual family and their journey across...
For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother lived with her grandmother in a dreary mansion in Toronto. Jane always believed her father was dead until she accidentally learned he was alive and well and living on Prince Edward Island. When Jane spends the summer at his cottage on Lantern...
Author | Julie Klassen |
ISBN | 0764207075 |
Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems.
Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. When...
Author | J. Steven Wilkins |
ISBN | 1581823347 |
First half was an excellent biography filled with insights into what shaped and nurtured one of our greatest leaders in American History. The second half elaborates how Lee exhibited Christian values in his life. He was revered during his lifetime and even respected by his enemies. Unfortunately...
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
Author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
ISBN | 0060608528 |
In Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, renowned Christian minister, professor, and author of The Cost of Discipleship recounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. Giving practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families...
Author | Patricia St. John |
ISBN | 0802465757 |
A story of vicious revenge and hard repentance
Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage...
Author | Patricia St. John |
ISBN | 0802491596 |
Philo, a first-century Phoenician boy, is worried about his family. Evil hangs over their house like a cloud. And it all seems to come from his sister Illyrica, who is possessed by a demon. Hearing about a prophet from Nazareth who has healed the sick and even raised the dead, Philo wonders if He can save...
Author | Alvin C. York |
ISBN | 1889128465 |
The journals of Sergeant Alvin York were originally compiled and edited by Tom Skeyhill in 1930. This 1998 copy included some black & white photos and was edited by Richard Wheeler.
Most U.S. citizens have little knowledge of America’s involvement in World War I as it was not a part of...
Author | Patricia St. John |
ISBN | 0802465781 |
When Elaine leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. It's only the little secret garden that she finds at the end of the rainbow that makes staying there seem worthwhile. And then something happens that changes everything.
From Patricia...