Gold from Dark Mines: The Journey to Conversion of Six Famous Christians Contributor(s): Howat, Irene (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857929438 ISBN-13: 9781857929430 Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: The themes of the second book in this series are Missionary tales and remarkable conversions. Other themes covered in the series are Living for God and the value of scripture Missionary Tales and Remarkable Conversions; Honouring God and Dramatic Deliverances; Faithful Witnesses and Childhood Faith.Joel Beeke and Diana Kleyn have taken a selection of real life incidents and fictional narratives and developed them into a series of devotional books for children aged 712.Scriptural references throughout the book use the King James Version of the Bible and the questions are also based on this version.The stories themselves include a good mixture of historical adventure childhood experiences remarkable instances of conversion and dramatic edge of your seat rescues from danger. |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - General |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.4" W x 7" L (0.30 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Features: Bibliography, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Many biographies of Christians begin at the point of the subject's conversion, with little attention paid to the preceding years. The emphasis of this book is different. As God has chosen his people before the beginning of time his interest with them does not begin at conversion. Gold from dark mines focuses on the pre-conversion years of its six subjects and how they came to faith. After telling their life stories in brief each section is concluded by showing how God used the experiences they went through before conversion to achieve what he did in their lives. As award winning biographer, Irene Howat, puts it It is surely true that the darkest mine from which believers take spiritual gold is the dark mine of their own pre-conversion experience. Through this beautifully conceived book you will see the benefits (if that is the word ) of the problems of Jonathan Edwards, Isobel Kuhn, Charles Spurgeon, St. Augustine of Hippo, John Bunyan and Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. God's providential dealing with his chosen children, before his work of grace took place in their hearts, makes for encouraging reading. This is a delightful book that will inspire all Christians. It demonstrates how in God's providence he redeems our 'lost ' years by turning them into tools to help build his kingdom. |
Contributor Bio(s): Howat, Irene: - Irene Howat is an award-winning author and a talented artist in Ayrshire, Scotland. She is married to a retired minister and they have a grown family. She especially enjoys receiving letters from her readers and replies to all of them. Check out her new stories at www.story-a-month-club.org.uk. |
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