List of 10 Inspirational Christian Biographies
I Have Read and Recommend
by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com
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| An Autobiography of Prayer by Albert Edward Day |
Albert Edward Day (18874-1973), a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church was the founder of the Disciplined Order of Christ, a group that focuses on spiritual growth. An Autobiography of Prayer is available as a print on demand book and other formats. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Autobiography of Charles Finney by Charles Grandison Finney |
Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875), a lawyer by training, walked into the woods one day and vowed not to return until he had a saving experience with Jesus Christ. Both controversial in his time as well as eccentric, he was an important evangelistic force during the nineteenth century in the United States and abroad. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Abandoned to God Biography of Oswald Chambers by David McCasland |
Author of My Utmost for His Highest
by David McCasland. British pastor, teacher, and missionary, Oswald Chambers legacy is found in the works that he authored. Chambers wrote for the everyday man and woman using language that is understood and makes sense, offering tools for Christians who desire a faith live that grows ever deeper and leads to the mature Christian life. Quality Music and Books Link
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| I Touched a Sparrow by Twila Knaack |
Twila Knaack, author. The inspirational story of entertainer Ethel Waters' faith life, a woman of great dignity who rose above her very difficult childhood. There are multiple editions of Knaack's book including a Special Crusade Edition that was published by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Church on Fire! by Pastor Morris Vaagene |
Pastor Morris Vaagenes offers an account of his life. Intending to be a missionary in Madagascar as his parents had been and brother was, Pastor Morris instead returned to the U.S. due to a family health issue and became a church pastor. In this role he went from being a frustrated pastor trying to do everything right so that God would bless his ministry to the breaking point that changed his life. Fueled by the Holy Spirit and following God's lead, Dr. Vaagenes led North Heights Lutheran Church to a membership of thousands and the beginning of many ministries. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand |
Richard Wurmbrand's story of his fourteen years of torture and suffering in a Communist prison. Now a Christian classic, this inspirational story is available in used and new format on many websites. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Beginning to Pray by Anthony Blooom |
by Father Anthony Bloom (Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh) of the Eastern Orthodox Church. An inspirational book on prayer that is also autobiographical. Andrei Bloom was born on 19 June, 1914, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Xenia and Boris Edvardovich Bloom. He spent his early childhood in Russia and Iran. During the Russian Revolution the family had to leave Iran, and by 1923 they were settled in Paris, where he was educated. He graduated in physics, chemistry and biology, and took his doctorate in medicine at the University of Paris. In 1939, before leaving for the front as a surgeon in the French Army, he secretly professed monastic vows in the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1943 he was tonsured and received the name of Antony. During the occupation of France by Nazi Germany he worked as a doctor, and took part in the French Resistance. Father Anthony quote: "I met Christ as a Person at a moment when I needed him in order to live, and at a moment when I was not in search of him. I was found; I did not find him." (source: Wikipedia.org) Quality Music and Books Link
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| Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor |
by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor. The life and faith of Hudson Taylor, the man who God used to open China to the Gospel. I read this book many times because it is encouraging and inspiring, urges perseverance, as well as being a map for a deep faith life. Discovery House Publishers (DHP). ISBN 0929239202. Quality Music and Books Link
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| Norma by Norma Zimmer |
by Norma Zimmer. A popular soloist on the Lawrence Welk Show, I grew up watching Norma perform. It wasn't until later that I read her story, about a difficult childhood, her rise to being a popular performer on television, and most importantly her inspirational faith life. Norma is now out of print but readily available for a reasonable price as a used book on many book sites. Quality Music and Books Link
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| The Holy Bible by GOD |
Saving the best for last is the Holy Bible, the biography of GOD's people from infancy to fulfillment through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and on to the beginnings of the Body of Christ that we call Church, a book that is open to understanding to all who will come. The Holy Bible is available in formats, colors and sizes, with many recent English translations from the best source documents. There are many sites that offer information helpful in choosing a Bible and I suggest doing a search on google using the keywords choosing and Bible. Here is a LINK to an article in Bible Study Magazine. Quality Music and Books Link
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