Books Change Lives
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- Have you read a book that changed your life or ministry?
- Would you like to let others know about it?
- We may be able to put your story here on the web.
Tell Us Your Story
Over the years, we have been privileged to hear many stories of how people's lives have been changed through the reading of Christian books. If this has happened to you and would like to share your experience of books changing lives, we'd love to hear from you too. Please email your story to: thisbookchangedmylife@standrewsbookshop.co.uk
TESTIMONIES
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by William Neal.
Mike Blackmore tells us about a time when the Lord provided a little gem of a book to help him in his own writing project.
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by Corrie ten Boom.
Can reading a book change your life? Can the written page have such an impact? I know it can. Let me tell you of my experience. I was a young mother who was asking questions about God and His church...
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by Craig Gross.
"Craig Gross' book 'The Gutter' is simply brilliant. It challenged me in a way like no other Christian book has ever done before. I suppose I particularly enjoyed The Gutter because it caught me at a stage in life where the issues it raised were extremely relevant..."
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by Nicky Cruz with Jamie Buckingham.
More than 20 years ago I was given a book to read. The book was called 'Run baby Run' and was the story of Nicky Cruz. I was amazed by it, and thought wow this Nicky Cruz is a really special guy. One morning as I read I said to myself, 'This is all very well, but I bet if I ask for a sign I wouldn’t get one...
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by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg.
"Ever since I became a Christian, I realised I had a duty to share the Good News with those who did not know God. For a long time, I thought of this duty mainly in terms of verbal witness, which I have never been good at. Then I came to realise that it was important that my life should attract people to God, and not repel them..." David tells us about four other books as well.
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by Watchman Nee.
In her testimony Yvonne Jarvis tells us how a small book had a huge impact!
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by Eugene Peterson.
"I read this amazing book at a time when I was doing student work and getting a bit cynical about the whole thing. I was feeling as though I had got to the stage where I was 'churning out' conversations; I knew what the students needed to hear - it all felt a bit mechanical and lifeless..."