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In his treatment of the second beatitude (in Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes), Bailey put the role of suffering in the Christian life into perspective: Christians are never urged to seek suffering; they are, however, encouraged to recognize that suffering is an extraordinary teacher.
Five Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History © 2009 Thomas Nelson xx+236 pages This book is a rare find: a history that’s interesting to read. Wilson stands in the company of Thomas Cahill in his ability to make centuries of history read like a gripping [...]
Canoeing with the Cree ©1935 Minnesota Historical Society Press (1968) 206 pages Imagine letting your 17 and 19 year old son and friend, with no experience, paddle a canoe 2,250 miles through two countries to Hudson Bay. That’s exactly what Sevareid chronicles. The writing is simple and direct. Dialogue is interspersed with narration in just [...]
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