Biographies
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Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Nabeel Qureshi was a fiercely passionate Muslim before his reluctant discovery of compelling evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God. Unable to deny the arguments, Nabeel struggled with an inner turmoil between two of the world's greatest religions.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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The Hiding Place
In Word War II, Corrie ten Boom and her family risked everything to hide Jews from the Nazis. However, they were betrayed and their lives forever altered when they were thrown into a Nazi death camp. “There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.”
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
Also available in a young reader edition.
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Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
In the early 1970s, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, was a struggling congregation of twenty in a worn out building in one of American’s toughest neighbourhoods. Then they began to really pray… and watched as God began to move. Today, the Brooklyn Tabernacle is nearly 10,000 strong.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Kisses from Katie
Katie was a normal American teenager when she decided to do voluntary work overseas for a year before college. However, she found returning to 'normal life' impossible; and decided to quit college, her designer clothes, her little yellow convertible and her boyfriend for good, returning to Uganda permanently.
(Paperback / Audio CD)
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The Cross and the Switchblade
"Go to New York City and help those boys." When David Wilkerson heard those words in his heart late one night, he was dumbfounded. The boys in question were from a violent gang and on trial for murder. He himself was a young country preacher in a little church in Pennsylvania. What could God possibly expect him to do?
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
Also available in a young reader edition.
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I Dared to Call Him Father
I Dared to Call Him Father is the fascinating true story of Bilquis Sheikh, a wealthy, Muslim woman from a well-respected Pakistani family.
Through a series of strange dreams and visions she began an unusual journey to a personal relationship with God, which turned her world upside down.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Gay Girl, Good God
Jackie grew up fatherless; experienced gender confusion and embraced homosexuality. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about being gay, but how was she supposed to change herself and stop loving women?
At age 19, Jackie came face-to-face with what it meant to be made new, when God broke in and turned her heart toward Him right in her own bedroom.
Watch excerpt of Jackie’s story on You Tube
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Joni
Joni highlights the unforgettable story of a previously-athletic young woman's courageous struggle to find hope after a reckless dive into shallow water left her as a completely paralyzed quadriplegic in a wheelchair for life.
Joni Eareckson-Tada's message has inspired people facing all types of challenges, helping them overcome their own limitations with a determined smile, and helping find hope in every hardship.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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No Compromise
Keith Green was only 28 when he died in a plane crash with two of his young children, yet he had already created a legacy of music and inspiration that would outlive him.
A spiritual revolutionary, Keith found freedom through Jesus and spent his last years convincing others to refuse to accept the status quo and instead bring compassion and honesty back to the church.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Through the Gates of Splendour
In 1956, five young American men were martyred in the jungles of Eucador as they attempted to reach the Auca Indians with the gospel.
In this enthralling biography, the widow of one of those men records the remarkable story of their courage, their devotion to Christ, and their spiritual legacy.
(Paperback / Audible)
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God's Smuggler
"Lord, in my luggage I have Scripture I want to take to Your children. When You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind. Do not let the guards see those things You do not want them to see." And they never did.
God's Smuggler tells the true story of a young Dutch factory worker who risked his life to smuggle bibles to Christians, behind the Iron Curtain.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
Also available as a young reader edition.
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The Heavenly Man
This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds.
As one of China’s intensely persecuted house church leaders, who was imprisoned many times, Yun chooses to turn his gaze to centre on the character and beauty of Jesus.
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Becoming Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savagely speared her husband Jim and his four colleagues.
Incredibly, prayerfully, Elisabeth took her toddler daughter and moved to the jungle to live alongside the people who killed her husband. Compelled by her friendship and forgiveness, many came to faith in Jesus.
Biography sequel - Being Elisabeth Elliot
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Surprised by Joy
An atheist for many years, C. S. Lewis vividly describes the spiritual quest that convinced him of the truth and reality of Christianity.
“In 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God … I was perhaps the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.”
(Paperback / Kindle / Audible)
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Chariots of Fire (Movie)
Chariots of Fire is the inspiring story of Eric Liddell, the Christian athlete who stunned the world by refusing to compete in a race in the 1924 Paris Olympic 100-metre race, because it was being run on a Sunday.
He was the greatest sprinter in the world at the time, and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British Olympic committee, his fellow athletes, and most of the world press. Yet he stood fast to his convictions and did not compete. "He who honours Me, I will honour."
(Apple TV / Prime Video)
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The Case for Christ (Movie)
Based on the true story of fierce atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist, Lee Strobel, who set out to disprove Christianity after his wife’s newfound faith in Christ began to disrupt their marriage.
Utilising his journalistic and legal skills, Lee set out on a quest to debunk the claims of Christianity in order to save his crumbling marriage.
Chasing down the biggest story of his career, Lee comes face-to-face with unexpected, life-altering results.
(DVD / Apple TV / Angel Studios)
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The Hiding Place (Movie)
In this inspiring true story of Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom, a family joins the underground resistance. But when they themselves are arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps, they realise the importance of their own faith.
(free to watch on You Tube)
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