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JoshG
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 Re: Recommend Christian biographies

I've read over 50 Christian biographies from the last 300 years. Definitely add George Muller to your list :)

 2014/3/20 23:53Profile
SteveHale
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 Re: Recommend Christian biographies

A few I bought for my daughters to read, but are worth reading what ever your age is.

Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains - http://www.amazon.com/Sundar-Singh-Footprints-Mountains-Christian/dp/157658318X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=13953

Count Zinzendorf: Firstfruit - http://www.amazon.com/Count-Zinzendorf-Firstfruit-Christian-Heroes/dp/1576582620/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1M1HMA

Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems - http://www.amazon.com/Amy-Carmichael-Rescuer-Precious-Christian/dp/1576580180/ref=pd_sim_b_24?ie=UTF8&refRID=13AYVQ7KEZ69EDFJSPR9


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Steve

 2014/3/21 0:18Profile
Heydave
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I have read the biographies of both Wesley ('A Real Christian') and Whitfield ('Supreme among Preachers'). They are contemporary of each other and both were instrumnetal in the great revivals of the 18th Century. I like to read one after the other as you get a good balanced sense as both books comment on the other person's life as it affected the one being written about.


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 2014/3/21 5:50Profile
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Could someone please give a bit more details on " The Awakening". Why do you not recommend it to all readers?

Thanks


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 2014/3/21 12:30Profile









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I don't know who the person is talking about that they would not recommend the "Awakening" to. My teenage kids have read it and thought they were a bit startled that this church person had demonic manifestations in her bedroom, they finished the book. It was written in a very good way and there is no gratuitous sensationalism in it. The bigger picture is the education of the pastor and the congregation regarding the powers of darkness. This experience affected congregations in many surrounding towns and brought revival. I recommend it to everyone. Blumhardt's Battle goes with it. Read it too.

 2014/3/21 16:36
SteveHale
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Another good one is - The Diary of John Sung - http://www.amazon.com/Diary-John-Sung-Compiled-LEVI/dp/9814305545/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395631656&sr=8-3&keywords=john+sung


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Steve

 2014/3/23 23:28Profile
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 Re: Recommend Christian biographies

There are many excellent recommendations here. Thanks to all who have posted!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I finished writing the biography of a modern missionary, George Markey. George was a pastor from the Midwest who moved to Ukraine with his wife and eight children in 1992.

The title of the biography is Distant Fields, and it is available on Amazon.con in print and Kindle versions. The foreword was written by Jeremy Camp who grew up in George's church.

http://www.amazon.com/Distant-Fields-Amazing-Farmland-Missions/dp/0990528707/

By His Grace,
Jed


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Jed Gourley

 2014/7/22 23:32Profile
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I don't know who the person is talking about that they would not recommend the "Awakening" to. My teenage kids have read it and thought they were a bit startled that this church person had demonic manifestations in her bedroom, they finished the book. It was written in a very good way and there is no gratuitous sensationalism in it. The bigger picture is the education of the pastor and the congregation regarding the powers of darkness. This experience affected congregations in many surrounding towns and brought revival. I recommend it to everyone. Blumhardt's Battle goes with it. Read it too.
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How were you able to post this without any identification or profile??
Who are you??


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Tom Cameron

 2014/7/23 12:02Profile
jonandvera
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 Re: Great Christian Biographies...

Here's a newly released compilation:
"25 Classic Christian Biographies" with over 2 dozen pretty amazing biographies. It's available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/25-Classic-Christian-Biographies-Spurgeon-ebook/dp/B01IKVW9HC

Note that its not just a summary, but each biography is included in its original entirety...just compiled into one eBook for one pretty low price.

It includes the full biographies of:
1. The Authoritative Life Of General William Booth (1912)
2. The Story Of John G. Paton (1907)
3. Hudson Taylor - A Retrospect (1905)
4. The Life And Work Of Dwight L. Moody (1899)
5. George Müller Of Bristol (1898)
6. C. H. Spurgeon: A Biography (1892)
7. Biography Of Charles Finney (1875)
8. The Personal Life Of David Livingstone (1873)
9. Biography Of Robert Murray McCheyne (1843)
10. The Life Of William Carey (1834)
11. Henry Martyn: Saint And Scholar (1812)
12. John Wesley, The Evangelist (1791)
13. George Whitefield: A Biography (1770)
14. The Biography Of Jonathan Edwards (1758)
15. The Life And Diary Of David Brainerd With Reflections (1747)
16. John Bunyan - Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners (1688)
17. The Life Of Dr. John Owen (1683)
18. The Life Of Calvin (1564)
19. The Life Of Luther (1546)
20. The Life Of William Tyndale (1536)
21. Raymond Lull - First Missionary To The Muslims (1315)
22. The Life Of The Angelic Doctor St. Thomas Aquinas (1274)
23. The Life And Legends Of Saint Francis Of Assisi (1226)
24. The Confession Of Saint Patrick (461)
25. The Confessions Of Saint Augustine (430)

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