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Lords of the Earth by Don Richardson (1977)

Another incredible-but-true story from the stone-age hell of Irian Jaya’s jungles How do you start reviewing such a story as this? Like Through Gates of Splendor, this unbelievable recounting of martyrdom and missions is a flawless modern classic based upon … Continue reading

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The Reality of Prayer by E.M. Bounds (1913)

Our one great business is prayer, and we will never do it well without we fasten to it by all binding force. We will never do it well without arranging the best conditions of doing it well. Satan has suffered … Continue reading

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This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti (1986)

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This Present Darkness is Book One in what was perhaps the first series I ever read as a young adult—and one that has stuck with my for years. It had taken me years ever to get really interested in reading, … Continue reading

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Mountain Rain by Eileen Crossman and M.E. Tewskesbury (1982)

Mountain Rain: A New Biography of James O. Fraser by Eileen Crossman and M.E. Tewskesbury (2013) A Christian is immortal till his work is done. (5) Many people have recommended this outstanding biography to me over the years, and only … Continue reading

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Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds (1913)

“To be little with God is to be little for God.” (56) I came to this inspiring prayer devotional while trudging through one of my own all-too-common periods of spiritual anemia. The devotions remain, the studies continue, the conversations flow, … Continue reading

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Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster (1992)

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Having already read Richard Foster’s The Celebration of Discipline, I knew from the outset that this guy was a little batty and a whole lot mystical. For this reason, I approached Prayer both cautiously and prayerfully, asking God to teach … Continue reading

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Preventing Ministry Failure by Michael Todd Wilson and Brad Hoffmann (2007)

A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers, and Other Caregivers This is perhaps the most practical preparation guide a would-be minister could take, short of immersing himself in an internship or meeting regularly with a mentor for assignments and accountability. Authors … Continue reading

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Lectures to My Students by Charles H. Spurgeon (1875)

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At The Pastor’s College of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, founder and president, joined with other great men of God to teach many somewhat-experienced pastors more about the office of the preacher. Lectures to My Students is a three-volume … Continue reading

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From Faith to Faith by Daniel W. Bacon (1984)

The Influence of Hudson Taylor on the Faith Missions Movement Before I ever picked up this book, I had written a pretty solid outline for the paper I was writing on James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission. … Continue reading

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Hudson Taylor and Maria by J.C. Pollock (1962)

A mew intimate portrait of a man who influence millions From the author’s introduction, I knew that I held a different kind of biography of James Hudson Taylor than I had ever read before. J.C. Pollock, the first person to … Continue reading

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