ANNE BRADSTREET

Faith Cook

Houghton, Mifflin Company

Seeing the invisible tells the story of Elizabeth Bunyan and nine other ordinary Christians who exercised extraordinary faith in their God. None of these individuals is a famous name in Christian history, but their faith in Christ and devotion to his church encourage and inspire all of us to exercise faith in the same glorious and powerful God who enabled them to endure as seeing him who is invisible'.

Seeing the Invisible: Ordinary People of Extraordinary Faith

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Evangelical Press

In this fascinating collection of short biographical accounts, Faith Cook tells the stories of people whose lives have been turned upside down by God and whom he has used for his glory in all their va

Lives Turned Upside Down: Ordinary People of Extraordinary Faith

GRACE DISTRIBUTION

Lady Jane Grey has often been called the "Tudor Pawn" but to see her as one whose life was simply moved around by others is inadequate. To understand the full tragedy and triumph of her life one must grasp the far-reaching political and religious changes of the time. Here is a biography which seeks to present Lady Jane in this context, and to give honor where it is due.

The Nine Day Queen of England

Lady Jane Grey has often been called the 'Tudor Pawn' but to see her as one whose life was simply moved around by others is totally inadequate. This is no simplistic life and death of a sixteen-year-old girl. In order to understand the full tragedy and triumph of her life it is vital to grasp the far-reaching political and religious changes that were shaking England at that time. The Reformation touched the whole population; from palace to university; from emerging town to peasant cottage. Like the pieces of a jigsaw, the pieces come together to give a picture of a girl with outstanding natural abilities, whose strength of character and remarkable faith shine out despite the darkness that often surrounded her. Execution at age 16, Jane paid an awful price for a throne she did not seek.

Nine Day Queen of England: Lady Jane Grey

Biographies & Memoirs

Following on from the success of the historical novel Under the Scaffold, Faith Cook has taken the content of her acclaimed biography of Lady Jane Grey and crafted a novel around a fictional member of the royal court, but based upon the facts surrounding the life of Lady Jane Grey, focusing particularly upon her Christian faith. This historic novel enables the reader to gain an appreciation of the courage of this young lady and will be an inspiration. Using a narrative form in which some of the characters are fictitious, Faith Cook brings to life for the modern reader a period of English history which was marked by great suffering fo Christians who sought to remain faithful to the truths of the Bible. The account is based first of all on the life of young Lady Jane Grey, nine-day Queen of England, who found herself caught up in a web of intrigue and political ambition, and then on the frightening cruelties which followed during the reign of Mary Tudor. Set against a background of actual historical events, the narrative introduces the reader to many authentic historical figures, often using their own recorded words; both a challenge and encouragement to believers today is provided.

Caught in the Web: A Tale of Tudor Times

Historical

In this new and well-written biography Faith Cook relates John Bunyan to the turbulent times through which he lived, surviving two periods of imprisonment in Bedford prison, sustained by his faith, de

Fearless Pilgrim: The Life and Times of John Bunyan

History

In her typically engaging and enthralling style, Faith Cook shows us how God graciously works in individuals' lives. Here are 'short biographies of extraordinary ordinary Christians'. Among others here we find the encouraging and challenging short stories of John Foxe and Fanny Guinness.

Stars in God's Sky

Sailing to the New World at the age of eighteen, Anne Bradstreet was among the first contingent of Puritan refugees to leave English shores between 1630 and 1642, in search of liberty to worship without fear of persecution from state or church. Frequently struggling with ill-health, in addition to the challenges of raising a family in the harsh conditions faced by the early settlers, she achieved unexpected fame as America's first published poet, a remarkable feat for a woman in view of the cultural prejudices of the times. Anne's writings reveal her as a devoted wife and mother, while also expressing the strong spiritual convictions and the biblical truths that shaped America's early laws and underpinned its society. But, above all, Anne Bradstreet viewed the Christian life as a pilgrimage. Her humble dependence on God and her desire to live constantly in the light of a better world yet to come, whose builder and maker is God', provide a challenge to our frequently materialistic, earthbound outlook

Anne Bradstreet

Arts & Literature

Though the characters are fictitious, they represent the truth. Their lives are interwoven with historical figures, such as John Bunyan. Set during a time of great persecution, the focus is on a typical family living in Somerset at that time. The lesson is clear: we do not fear those who kill the body, but must have faith that is 'stronger than the sword'. A farmer, searching the moors at night for his son, missing after a skirmish in the English Civil War, stumbles across a Royalist soldier lying severely injured in a ditch. His decision to help the man will have surprising repercussions in years to come, both for his own family and for the stranger whose life was saved at great personal cost to his rescuers. Set in times when to refuse to conform to the forms of worship imposed by the state was to risk fines or imprisonment, The circumstances of the lives of the central characters are set in the context of these stirring historical events. These people are representative of the countless numbers of Christians worldwide who, down the centuries, have demonstrated a faith in the living God which is stronger than the sword - a faith that prevails even though a civil power may attempt to crush and annihilate it. As such, their example challenges Christians today to remain faithful to the truths of Scripture, cost what it may and however subtle the forms in which persecution may be presented.

Stronger than the Sword: Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake

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