History, Real Life, and Faith
I love biographies. As a newly-minted biographer, surely I have some favorite Christian biographies? Of course. While some of these books slide between biography and memoir, they’ve all been important in my spiritual development. (See this post for the difference between biography and memoir). Here’s a short list in alphabetical order, of eight favorites and why I like them. Bonhoeffer…
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How studying genealogy helps write a biography
Karen Barnett’s National Parks novel series–started at home!
Oswald Chambers’ Bible: a living and active book!
How can a research library be a dangerous place?
Someone recently asked me about Biddy Chambers’ Bible. I’d forgotten all about it. (So you won’t find it discussed–her Bible–in Mrs. Oswald Chambers.) As it happens, I’ve seen Biddy’s Bible, paged through it, took photos and marveled, at Wheaton College‘s Special Collections Library. No surprise, she wore it out. What version was Biddy Chambers’ Bible? Wheaton has a copy of…
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