WORLD 2023 Books of the Year, WinnerElisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. And yet, she stayed in the jungle with her young daughter to minister to the very people who had thrown the spears, demonstrating the power of Christ’s forgiveness.This courageous, no-nonsense Christian went on to write dozens of books, host a long-running radio show...

Elisabeth Elliot era una joven misionera en Ecuador cuando miembros de una tribu amazónica violenta atacaron brutalmente a su esposo Jim y a sus cuatro colegas. Increíblemente, en oración, Elisabeth tomó a su hija pequeña, un kit contra mordeduras de serpiente, la Biblia y su diario, y se quedó a vivir en la selva con las personas de la Edad de Piedra que mataron a su esposo. Impulsadas por su amistad y perdón, muchas personas llegaron a creer en Jesús. Esta valiente y directa cri...

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was zendelinge in Ecuador, toen leden van een indianenstam haar echtgenoot Jim Elliot en vier collega-zendelingen doodden met een speer. Met haar peuterdochter vertrok Elisabeth een paar jaar later naar diezelfde stam, woonde ze bij hen, leerde ze hun de Bijbel kennen en liet ze hun zien wat vergeving inhoudt. Velen kwamen tot geloof. Auteur Ellen Vaughn beschreef de vroege jaren van Elisabeth Elliot in Een leven op het altaar (2021). Daarin stond de ontwikkeli...

Em Usada por Deus, Ellen Vaughn traça a continuidade da história de Elisabeth Elliot, mostrando a transição de uma jovem senhora que lidava com "certezas" para uma mulher que aprendera a viver com o desconhecido. Elen nos leva aos derradei- ros anos de viagem e escrita de Elisabeth, passando por seus dois últimos casamen- tos, sua forte personalidade, sua disposição de enfrentar controvérsias e, enfim, sua devastadora jornada por meio daquilo que ela mais temia: a perda de sua extraordi- n...

Em Moldada por Deus, a autora best-seller do New York Times, Ellen Vaughn, descreve os primeiros anos da história de Elisabeth Elliot como missionária, quando teve sua fé forjada por Deus nos ventos da adversidade. O acesso aos diários não publicados de Elisabeth e a entrevistas francas com familiares e amigos ajudou Ellen a pintar, em detalhes, a surpreendente histó- ria de Betty, como era conhecida pelos mais próximos, uma missionária comum, que, em total submissão a Deus, buscou servir ...

DESCRIPTIONJesus is inviting you, "Come to Me."In a world where anxiety and chaos reign, it's easy to forget the simplicity, the fun, the excitement of being in a close relationship with Jesus. Whether you are emotionally drained, spiritually hungry, or just looking for some fresh inspiration, it's time to Come, Sit, Stay . . . and rest in His presence."Ellen Vaughn's book is a refreshing invitation to consider Christ's tender words to the weary and...

Alan and Denise Jackson's life seemed like a fairy tale: high school sweethearts marry young and leave small-town Georgia to pursue big dreams in Music City. They pay their dues, work hard, weather deep disappointments. Then their dreams come true.In fairy tales, the Jacksons' material success?plus their "perfect" marriage, their three beautiful daughters, and their supportive families?would have signaled a happily-ever-after ending.But real life is different from fairy tal...

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28. Perhaps you’re like me. Perhaps you originally came to Jesus and felt great freedom as He eased your load. But maybe, over the course of the journey with Him, your burdens piled up and you lost your joy. It happens so easily: we unconsciously lose our focus on Christ and begin to look to ourselves. We distractedly go through the routines of the “Christian life,” whatever that is, depending on our ow...

The inspiring, authorized biography of the woman who left a career in marketing to become the "Mother Teresa of Egypt."Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen's Children have been changing lives in Cairo's notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations, but her full story has never been told—until now.Bestselling authors Martin Makary and Ellen ...

God has always been interested in turning unlikely people into his most fervent followers. Prostitutes and pagans, tax collectors and tricksters. The more unlikely, the more it seemed to please God and to demonstrate his power, might, and mercy. America in the 1960s and 1970s was full of unlikely people--men and women who had rejected the stuffy religion of their parents' generation, who didn't follow the rules, didn't fit in. The perfect setting for the greatest spiritual awakening of the...

I've told my kids for years that God doesn't make mistakes," writes Mary Beth Chapman, wife of Grammy award winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman. "Would I believe it now, when my whole world as I knew it came to an end?"Covering her courtship and marriage to Steven Curtis Chapman, struggles for emotional balance, and living with grief, Mary Beth's story is our story--wondering where God is when the worst happens. In Choosing to SEE, she shows how she wrestles wit...

An updated and expanded edition of the landmark book The Body, this book calls for unity in the Christian Church during tumultuous times."Scriptural, searching, haunting, humbling, challenging, energizing, down-to-earth . . . all this and more is true of Being the Body, a radical update of Colson's blockbuster . . . now even more powerful than it was before. Here is visionary dynamite. Read it thoughtfully, and it will mark your life." —J. ...