What is one to make of a man described as strangely compounded, peculiarly constituted, and oddly framed ? It conjures up in the mind an image of Stevenson s Mr. Hyde, or Shelley s Frankenstein, or Hugo s Quasimodo. But such is J. C. Ryle s (1816-1900) description of Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), author of what has been called the best-loved English hymn. One wonders why someone would bother writing a biography or reading one about a strange, peculiar, odd person. Nevertheless, Ryle declared that no account of Christianity in England in the 18th century would be complete without featuring remarkable Toplady.

Augustus Toplady (Bitesize Biography)

Douglas Bond

Evangelical Press

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SOMETIMES,SEEING IS BELIEVING

Peerage Press

Douglas Bond tells the story of reformer John Calvin and Jean-Louis Mourin, a man whose deadly envy will stop at nothing to silence Calvin . . . "Privileged Calvin had every reason to pray and revel in God's kindnesses, but I, that night, looked heavenward with a scowl. . . . 'God above, if you are there, you are most unkind to me. . . . Therefore, will I not serve you, will I not worship you, will I not obey you. Henceforth, I give of myself to those powers that most work against you, against your will and ways, and against your servants.' It was a prayer that invigorated me, made me feel emancipated from divine oppression and injustice, the master of myself and my fortunes, the bold possessor of new freedoms." So begins the private war of one man determined to sell all for a convoluted allegiance, even at the cost of his own soul. Told from the perspective of a sworn lifelong enemy of John Calvin, this fast-paced biographical novel is a tale of envy that escalates to violent intrigue and shameless betrayal.

The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

P&R Publishing

John Knox, the great Reformer of Scotland, is often remembered as something akin to a biblical prophet born out of time strong and brash, thundering in righteous might. In truth, he was low in stature, and of a weakly constitution, a small man who was often sickly and afflicted with doubts and fears. In The Mighty Weakness of John Knox, a new Long Line Profile from Reformation Trust Publishing, author Douglas Bond shows that Knox did indeed accomplish herculean tasks, but not because he was strong and resolute in himself. Rather, he was greatly used because he was submissive to God; therefore, God strengthened him. That strength was displayed as Knox endured persecution and exile, faced down the wrath of mighty monarchs, and prayed, preached, and wrote with no fear of man, but only a desire to manifest the glory of God and to please Him. For those who see themselves as too weak, too small, too timid, or simply too ordinary for service in God s kingdom, Knox s life offers a powerful message of hope the biblical truth that God often delights to work most powerfully through people who are most weak in themselves but most strong in Him.

The Mighty Weakness of John Knox

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

christianaudio

Girolamo Savonarola was born in Ferrara, Italy, in 1452. It was the year Leonardo daVinci was born. Across Europe, it was a time of development and change: Gutenburg s Bible came off the press two years later, Luther would be born when Savonarola was 31. Botticelli was at work, a Medici ruled Florence and as Columbus reached the New World Savonarola began to preach. His congregations would later number up to 12,000 as people came to hear expository preaching not in Latin but in the Florentine Italian current in Tuscany. His message was more like that of the Hebrew prophets: a declaration of the holiness of God,a decrying of rebellion against God s will and ways, the promise of judgment at the hands of an angry God, concluding with an earnest appeal to repentance. Savonarola was a Roman Catholic monk: how does his biography earn a place in this series? The authors explain: [Here is] Savonarola s description of saving love: This love is likewise a gift of the Lord; it is a fi re that kindleth all dry things, and whoever is disposed unto it shall forthwith find it descend into his heart and set it aflame. When a man calls salvation a gift of the Lord, he cannot be quite so far away from the justification by faith alone preached by Reformers in the next generation. To be sure, Savonarola had a great deal to say about law and good works. But he was clear that Nothing can be done save by the impulse of love. Love easily and sweetly fulfilleth the whole law of God. And where did this love come from? Savonarola s preaching was brimful with the source: the love of Jesus.

Girolamo Savonarola (Bitesize Biographies)

Douglas McComas

Tinuturile ostaticilor (Romanian Edition)

Casa Cartii

Mana razbunarii (Romanian Edition)

Ciocanul Hughenotilor

Children's Books

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