De literaire bijdragen van deze auteur komen voort uit haar ervaringen als missionaris, met de nadruk op haar werk met inheemse stammen en haar inspanningen om culturele en taalkundige kloven te overbruggen. Haar schrijven duikt in thema's als geloof, communicatie over barrières heen en het streven naar begrip. Lezers kunnen verhalen verwachten die doordrenkt zijn van moed, veerkracht en diepe menselijke verbinding, en die een leven weerspiegelen dat gewijd is aan het overbruggen van werelden door taal en gedeelde ervaring.
In A Path Through Suffering, Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief, and loss--a journey most of us will make many times in our lives. There is only one reliable path, she says, and if you walk it your sorrows will be transformed.
A collection of over 100 short passages culled from Elliot's newsletter over many years, mostly about learning to know God.
Whether through the death of a loved one, divorce or estrangement in a marriage, or by being a single person in a world of couples and families, loneliness eventually comes to us all. Elisabeth Elliot lost her first husband to murder in the South American jungle and her second to the ravages of cancer. She has felt the deep pain of loss. In The Path of Loneliness, Elliot gives hope to the lonely through tender reflections on God's love for us and his plans to bless us. She tackles this difficult topic with grace and faith, showing readers how to make peace with loneliness and grow through it.
The narrative revolves around five missionaries who faced martyrdom in the Ecuadorian jungles while striving to share the gospel with indigenous communities. Their courageous efforts highlight themes of faith, sacrifice, and the challenges of cross-cultural missions, illustrating the profound impact of their commitment to spreading their beliefs despite the dangers they encountered.
The narrative offers a poignant exploration of the author's early experiences as a missionary in the Ecuadorian jungle, intertwining personal reflections with profound life questions. It serves as a powerful testament to genuine Christian faith and commitment, highlighting the challenges and insights gained during her journey.
Through Gates of Splendor is the true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed.
Elizabeth Elliot is one of Christendom's most able and articulate writers. In this profound and moving book she presents her unique perspective. Now married a third time after losing two husbands through death, she offers golden insights which apply to the single, the married, and the widowed.
Jim Elliot was part of a team of young missionaries murdered in Ecuador in 1956 by the Auca Indians to whom they were witnessing. These journals provide an account of his life, details his missions work, and describes his love for Elisabeth, his wife.
Feaures the life story of missionary Jim Elliot, who was murdered in Ecuador.
Very few books on dating have stood the test of time like Passion and Purity. Its much-needed message remains strong and hopeful in an age when doing whatever "feels right" is common practice. Using her own life as an example, Elisabeth Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any age on how to put their love lives under the authority of Jesus Christ. Passion and Purity covers dating issues such as:•how to know which person is the right one to marry•loving passionately while remaining sexually pure•the man's and woman's role in relationships•putting God's desires ahead of personal desires•how far is too far, physically This best-selling book now has a new cover, an updated interior design, and a foreword from popular author Joshua Harris. Quest for Love will be redesigned in a similar manner to help readers identify the books as a pair. While Passion and Purity shares the love story of Elisabeth and Jim, Quest for Love is a compilation of stories on how other men and women discovered love through God's direction. Together, these two remarkable books accentuate our need to commit daily to Christ all matters of the heart and to wait on his timing.
