Mrs. Oswald Chambers is a biography of Gertrude Annie (Biddy) Hobbs Chambers.
Many people know Oswald Chambers wrote My Utmost for His Highest. Most, however, are surprised to learn the devotional was not compiled and published until 10 years after his death.
Who actually put the devotional together and why? How did a woman raised in Victorian England become an astonishing stenographer?
Mrs. Oswald Chambers is a biography of Gertrude Annie (Biddy) Hobbs Chambers.
Oswald and Biddy circa 1912
Many people know Oswald Chambers wrote My Utmost for His Highest. Most, however, are surprised to learn the devotional was not compiled and published until 10 years after his death.
Who put the devotional together and why? How did a woman raised in Victorian England become an astonishing stenographer?
Mrs. Oswald Chambers: a full and rich life
Mrs. Oswald Chambers tells the full, rich life story of Biddy Chambers, a woman who did live her very life for God’s utmost glory.
It follows her childhood, fraught with health concerns, to maturity at an early age. Her determination and ambition, coupled with financial hardship, fueled a life driven to be the best at whatever she undertook.
Learn how the “haphazard” experience of her childhood led her to a skill that caught the attention of a noted Bible teacher, all the while her sense of humor and calm features captured his heart.
Why did she follow God’s lead across an ocean, run a Bible College, or live in a WWI YMCA camp in Egypt?
Mrs. Oswald Chambers presents the “domestic” side of Oswald Chambers’ life. Here, we learn the “secret” of his success and her essential role in it.
We also follow a heartbroken widow from the dust of a world war back to post-war Britain to put together a fulfilling life despite poverty.
The risks she took under the guidance of the Holy Spirit surprised even her biographer, yet her decision played a role in the 30-book Oswald Chambers canon.
Indeed, there is no My Utmost for His Highest without Biddy’s strong sense of where God wanted her, doing extraordinary tasks for His glory.
My Utmost for His Highest
What steps did Biddy take to compile My Utmost for His Highest?
Working in astonishing and difficult conditions, yet with a charge from God, Biddy applied her formidable skills to a monumental task.
Notes in Mrs. Oswald Chambers’ Bible
Using only her notes, imagination, skills, and sensitivity to God, she worked for three years to produce a 366-page devotional that has never been out of print since 1927.
Read how Biddy used Oswald’s notes to establish and run a small publishing business with only the guidance of a handful of friends.
Biddy’s daughter Kathleen joined her through it all, with her own story of God at work in the life of a noted Bible teacher.
Mrs. Oswald Chambers provides insight for modern Christian women by telling the story of a remarkable woman and how she lived her utmost for God’s highest.