Author: Valerie Shepard
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433651572
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Many know the heroic story of Jim Elliot’s violent death in 1956, killed along with four other missionaries by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe they were seeking to reach. Many also know the prolific legacy of Elisabeth Elliot, whose inspiring influence on generations of believers through print, broadcast, and personal testimony continues to resonate, even after her own death in 2015. What many don’t know is the remarkable story of how these two stalwart personalities—single-mindedly devoted to pursuing God’s will for their young lives, certain their future callings would require them to sacrifice forever the blessings of marriage—found their hearts intertwined. Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Now, for the first time, their only child—daughter Valerie Elliot Shepard—unseals never-before-published letters and private journals that capture in first-person intimacy the attraction, struggle, drama, and devotion that became a most unlikely love story. Riveting for old and young alike, this moving account of their personal lives shines as a gold mine of lived-out truth, hard-fought purity, and an insider’s view on two beloved Christian figures.
Devotedly
Author: Valerie Shepard
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433651572
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Many know the heroic story of Jim Elliot’s violent death in 1956, killed along with four other missionaries by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe they were seeking to reach. Many also know the prolific legacy of Elisabeth Elliot, whose inspiring influence on generations of believers through print, broadcast, and personal testimony continues to resonate, even after her own death in 2015. What many don’t know is the remarkable story of how these two stalwart personalities—single-mindedly devoted to pursuing God’s will for their young lives, certain their future callings would require them to sacrifice forever the blessings of marriage—found their hearts intertwined. Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Now, for the first time, their only child—daughter Valerie Elliot Shepard—unseals never-before-published letters and private journals that capture in first-person intimacy the attraction, struggle, drama, and devotion that became a most unlikely love story. Riveting for old and young alike, this moving account of their personal lives shines as a gold mine of lived-out truth, hard-fought purity, and an insider’s view on two beloved Christian figures.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433651572
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Many know the heroic story of Jim Elliot’s violent death in 1956, killed along with four other missionaries by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe they were seeking to reach. Many also know the prolific legacy of Elisabeth Elliot, whose inspiring influence on generations of believers through print, broadcast, and personal testimony continues to resonate, even after her own death in 2015. What many don’t know is the remarkable story of how these two stalwart personalities—single-mindedly devoted to pursuing God’s will for their young lives, certain their future callings would require them to sacrifice forever the blessings of marriage—found their hearts intertwined. Their paths to God’s purpose led them together. Now, for the first time, their only child—daughter Valerie Elliot Shepard—unseals never-before-published letters and private journals that capture in first-person intimacy the attraction, struggle, drama, and devotion that became a most unlikely love story. Riveting for old and young alike, this moving account of their personal lives shines as a gold mine of lived-out truth, hard-fought purity, and an insider’s view on two beloved Christian figures.
The Little Prisoner
Author: JANE. ELLIOTT
Publisher: HarperElement
ISBN: 9780008354596
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
From the age of four, Jane Elliott was forced to carry a terrible secret... Dominated, bullied and sexually abused by her stepfather for 17 years, The Little Prisoner is a devastating true story of one girl's struggle from freedom.
Publisher: HarperElement
ISBN: 9780008354596
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
From the age of four, Jane Elliott was forced to carry a terrible secret... Dominated, bullied and sexually abused by her stepfather for 17 years, The Little Prisoner is a devastating true story of one girl's struggle from freedom.
Love Letters
Author: Marcie Mcguire
Publisher: Matthew Sleadd
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
"I haven't been anywhere because I was sick. I have just felt lost. One thing has kept me company-and that is your lovely letters." -Elliott June 16, 1918 A memoir over 100 years in the making brings history to life-as two lovebirds exchange letters during wartime, a pandemic, and massive social changes. Marcie McGuire discovered more than 250 of her grandparent's letters stored neatly in a closet after surviving multiple moves over many decades. Drawing on her background in library science, Marcie chronicles the story of 21-year-old Elliot Cranfill and 19-year-old Elma Beatty using the letters they exchanged from 1917-1918. The book is organized chronologically-and Marcie includes introductions to each letter-providing readers with context to significant people and places mentioned. Love story enthusiasts and history buffs alike will enjoy this carefully preserved intimate record of World War I from the perspective of two bright young adults. She's in college; he's fighting for our country-and both are clinging to hope as the world witnesses unprecedented turmoil.
Publisher: Matthew Sleadd
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
"I haven't been anywhere because I was sick. I have just felt lost. One thing has kept me company-and that is your lovely letters." -Elliott June 16, 1918 A memoir over 100 years in the making brings history to life-as two lovebirds exchange letters during wartime, a pandemic, and massive social changes. Marcie McGuire discovered more than 250 of her grandparent's letters stored neatly in a closet after surviving multiple moves over many decades. Drawing on her background in library science, Marcie chronicles the story of 21-year-old Elliot Cranfill and 19-year-old Elma Beatty using the letters they exchanged from 1917-1918. The book is organized chronologically-and Marcie includes introductions to each letter-providing readers with context to significant people and places mentioned. Love story enthusiasts and history buffs alike will enjoy this carefully preserved intimate record of World War I from the perspective of two bright young adults. She's in college; he's fighting for our country-and both are clinging to hope as the world witnesses unprecedented turmoil.
The Leverett Letters
Author: Frances Wallace Taylor
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570033339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Leverett's nine children wrote home frequently as they ventured from their South Carolina plantation to college, postgraduate study, travel in Europe and service in the Confederate Army. The 230 letters here paint a portrait of Southern life from the late antebellum era into Reconstruction.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570033339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Leverett's nine children wrote home frequently as they ventured from their South Carolina plantation to college, postgraduate study, travel in Europe and service in the Confederate Army. The 230 letters here paint a portrait of Southern life from the late antebellum era into Reconstruction.
ABA Journal
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
Deep Into Nature
Author: Jennifer Harding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955210693
Category : Children's literature, English
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955210693
Category : Children's literature, English
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Southern Cultivator and Industrial Journal
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
ABA Journal
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.
Publisher and Bookseller
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1540
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1540
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
The Journals of Jim Elliot
Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493434543
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Jim Elliot was a missionary--and then a martyr at the hands of the Auca Indians to whom he was witnessing. At the age of 28, he left behind a young wife, a baby daughter, and an incredible legacy of faith. Jim's volumes of personal journals, written over many years, reveal the inner struggles and victories that he experienced before his untimely death. In The Journals of Jim Elliot, you'll come to know this intelligent and articulate man who yearns to know God's plan for his life, details his fascinating missions work, and reveals his love for Elisabeth--first as a single man, then as a happily married one. Edited by his widow, Jim's personal yet universal musings about faith, love, and work will show you how to apply the Bible to the situations you face every day. They will inspire you to lead a life of obedience, regardless of the cost, and delight you with an amazing story of courage and determination.
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493434543
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Jim Elliot was a missionary--and then a martyr at the hands of the Auca Indians to whom he was witnessing. At the age of 28, he left behind a young wife, a baby daughter, and an incredible legacy of faith. Jim's volumes of personal journals, written over many years, reveal the inner struggles and victories that he experienced before his untimely death. In The Journals of Jim Elliot, you'll come to know this intelligent and articulate man who yearns to know God's plan for his life, details his fascinating missions work, and reveals his love for Elisabeth--first as a single man, then as a happily married one. Edited by his widow, Jim's personal yet universal musings about faith, love, and work will show you how to apply the Bible to the situations you face every day. They will inspire you to lead a life of obedience, regardless of the cost, and delight you with an amazing story of courage and determination.