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Showing posts with label good books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good books. Show all posts
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
a good book
the last few days i've spent re-reading a very good book, one that my mother had in the house when i was a child. it's the story of corrie ten boom and it's called the hiding place by corrie ten boom with john and elizabeth sherrill. i was pleasantly surprised several years ago to discover she had written other books and devotionals, as i really enjoy all of ms. ten boom's writings. a passage from the preface especially resonnated with me during this reading:
"already we found ourselves actually putting into practice how-to's we learned from about her:
*handling separation
*getting along with less
*security in the midst of insecurity
*forgiveness
*how God can use weakness
*facing death
*dealing with difficult people
*how to love your enemies
*what to do when evil wins
we commented to her about the practicalness of everything she recalled, how her memories seemed to throw a spotlight on problems and decisions we faced here and now. 'but,' she said, 'this is what the past is for! every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.'" (p viii)
i, too, am enjoying learning from the wisdom of this godly woman (who is now gone to be with the LORD) and from her family memories and life experiences. i highly recommend this book, although parents will want to pre-read it for suitability for their children first.
"already we found ourselves actually putting into practice how-to's we learned from about her:
*handling separation
*getting along with less
*security in the midst of insecurity
*forgiveness
*how God can use weakness
*facing death
*dealing with difficult people
*how to love your enemies
*what to do when evil wins
we commented to her about the practicalness of everything she recalled, how her memories seemed to throw a spotlight on problems and decisions we faced here and now. 'but,' she said, 'this is what the past is for! every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.'" (p viii)
i, too, am enjoying learning from the wisdom of this godly woman (who is now gone to be with the LORD) and from her family memories and life experiences. i highly recommend this book, although parents will want to pre-read it for suitability for their children first.
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