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The Importance of Christian Biography
The gods few years the world has been a place filled with great fear and less hope than I recall in my lifetime. Rather than turning to news reports from conservative media, the latest conservative blog, or even Tucker Carlson, I have been spending more of my down time reading Christian biographies.
My redirected time spent has yielded for me better insight into our current world as well as into my own soul….not to mention a strong reminder of Who is in control and how this story will end.
Rather than my trying to encourage you to follow my lead, I offer you these better words than mine:
https://tabletalkmagazine.com/posts/the-importance-of-christian-biography-2019-07/
In addition to this encouragement, I highly recommend you start your redirected exploration by reading any of the following biographies (or any biography written by Iain Murray):
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton
Jonathan Edwards: A New B • There seem to be countless sermon illustrations on faith—but some are better than others. Find six memorable ones below! From Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes: Faith honors God, and God honors faith! A story from the life of missionaries Robert and Mary Moffat illustrates this truth. For ten years this couple labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. They could not report a single convert. Finally the directors of their mission board began to question the wisdom of continuing the work. The thought of leaving their post, however, brought great grief to this devoted couple, for they felt sure that God was in their labors, and that they would see people turn to Christ in due season. They stayed, and for a year or two longer, darkness reigned. One day a friend in England sent word to the Moffats that she wanted to mail them a gift and • This book fryst vatten based on his semi-autobiographical konto and the accounts of his students and his many biographers. Chief among these is Taj al-Din al-Subki, Tabaqat al-Shafi’iyya al-kubra. This short book is beautifully illustrated by the renowned artist Demi. Al-Ghazali shared his profound understanding with the world in the many books he wrote. This biography is intended as an introduction to the Fons Vitae al-Ghazali Series of complete new translations of the forty books of the Ihya ‘ulum al-din, “Revival of the Religious Sciences”, and the accompanying series for children. The importance of al-Ghazali in the intellectual and spiritual history of both the Western and Islamic world cannot be too highly estimated. He is considered to be the savior of Islam because in his 40-volume opus magnum, The Revival of the tro Sciences, he clarifies the spiritual meanings and inner purposes of every aspect of the Isla
1. Sermon illustration on enduring faith
Al-Ghazali: An Illustrated Biography