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Illustrated with beautiful chapter headings that match the book cover! Renowned Baptist preacher Frank W. Boreham was known for his unusual ability to spin moving religious lessons from the stuff of everyday life. In the unique collection A Handful of Stars, Boreham takes this approach a step further. Drawing on excerpts from famous novels and nonfiction works, the author summarizes each work's theme and then relates it to a Christian concep...

This inspiring book is stocked with examples of everyday Christian virtue, how the personal expression of virtue leads believers to a life of happiness and fulfillment in the Lord's service.Drawing on Biblical stories and the life of Jesus, Frank Boreham explains with wisdom and knowledge how Christians used their insight to beneficent ends. Through the examples of conduct given in the stories of the Bible, the receptive believer can gain an i...

It's the case with every great man in history that we don't know how he became great. They all seem to explode in popularity by something great they did at their mid-age. But how? What shaped their character? What paved the way for them to rise into such a position that we still read about them centuries after their death?This book answers these questions about many notable figures. It's a collection of religious texts that inspired men to mak...

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Frank Boreham was a minister born in England - his life underwent drastic change when he migrated to Australia, which became both his home and his inspiration.The Luggage of Life is the most autobiographical book written by the author, recounting the various escapades and challenges that accompanied the changes in his surroundings. Conscious of the fact he was well-traveled and knowledgeable of different countries, Frank Boreham sought to gain...

This inspiring book is stocked with examples of everyday Christian virtue, how the personal expression of virtue leads believers to a life of happiness and fulfillment in the Lord's service.Drawing on Biblical stories and the life of Jesus, Frank Boreham explains with wisdom and knowledge how Christians used their insight to beneficent ends. Through the examples of conduct given in the stories of the Bible, the receptive believer can gain an i...

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These superb short biographies of great Christian preachers, educators and leaders describe the challenges they overcame to contribute to the faith, their communities, and their countries.The biographer repeatedly recalls defining themes of each person's work, by repeating short quotations, we see how events in each person's life influenced their deeds and principles. In the case of Martin Luther, his early interest in ancient literature and t...

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An unabridged edition with an introduction by the author, to include: William Penn's Text - Robinson Crusoe's Text - James Chalmers' Text - Sydney Carton's Text - Ebenezer Erskine's Text - Doctor Davidson's Text - Henry Martyn's Text - Michael Trevanion's Text - Hudson Taylor's Text - Rodney Steele's Text - Thomas Huxley's Text - Walter Petherick's Text - Doctor Blund's Text - Hedley Vicars' Text - Silas Wright's Text - Michael Faraday's Text ...

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Excerpt from A Bunch of Everlastings, or Texts That Made History: A Volume of SermonsFive and twenty years ago to-night I was solemnly ordained a minister of the everlasting gospel. A medley of most romantic circumstances conspired to fix indelibly upon my mind the pro found impressions then created. I was a total stranger on this side of the planet: I had only landed in New Zealand a few hours before. Yet here I was among a people who were pl...

Excerpt from The Luggage of Life Then burden her dreadfully. But the sailor loves the heavy keel and the full freight. It is the light keel and the empty hold that have most reason to dread the storm. Blessed be ballast! Is a beatitude of the forecastle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical wo...