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One of the greatest missionary stories of all time—Through Gates of Splendor changed my life, and I pray it does your as well! Continue reading
Tag Archives: History – South America
Nate Saint: Heavenbound by Renee Taft Meloche (2001)
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Heroes for Young Readers; Illustrated by Bryan Pollard The new school year is upon us, which means I’m back to waking my kids up in the morning, not with the constant reminders and prods that eventually turn into yelling and … Continue reading
Among the Savage Redskins of the Amazon by Harold Wildish (1961)
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And the award for the most offensive book title goes to… Harold Wildish felt called to the ministry in 1922 (nearly a century before wokeness, mind you), leaving behind his passions for both cricket and football (the un-American kind). The … Continue reading
Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry (1904)
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I have a tentative plan this year to read more short story collections from some of my favorite authors. Thus far, I’ve read Jack London’s Stories of the North (1965) and Minority Report and Other Stories (2004) by Philip K. … Continue reading
Infinitives: Essays from Guatemala by Becca Nelson (2015)
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Not long ago, I finished Beneath the Ancient Dust, a memoir of sorts by Melissa Myers about her nine years serving in Afghanistan. That book was a departure for me, an unknown female author roughly my age writing about all … Continue reading
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado (2006)
As I’ve noted in previous posts, the book Alive by Piers Paul Read is among my favorites of all time, a book which chronicles the miraculous survival of an ill-fated rugby team following their plane crash in the Andes mountains. … Continue reading
Alive by Piers Paul Read (1974)
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The Story of the Andes Survivors It’s been almost a dozen years since I first read Alive by Piers Paul Read, a book that I still to this day consider one of my all-time favorites. In fact, it’s one of … Continue reading