There is no change more radical in the life of any person that than which comes about when they come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Every part of their being is touched, and at the deepest level. In these thrilling accounts, Faith Cook takes individuals from the sixteenth to the twentieth century and tells the story of how they were each in their turn 'surprised by God.' These wonderful and well-told stories will warm your heart and give you cause for praising the God who seeks out sinners. This is biography with it's main focus in just the right place, told as it should be by a writer of whom Dale Ralph Davis said 'I am tempted to say that no one can dig up saints like Faith Cook!'
There is no change more radical in the life of any person that than which comes about when they come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Every part of their being is touched, and at the deepest level. In these thrilling accounts, Faith Cook takes individuals from the sixteenth to the twentieth century and tells the story of how they were each in their turn 'surprised by God.' These wonderful and well-told stories will warm your heart and give you cause for praising the God who seeks out sinners. This is biography with it's main focus in just the right place, told as it should be by a writer of whom Dale Ralph Davis said 'I am tempted to say that no one can dig up saints like Faith Cook!'
Faith Cook, born in China, is an English Christian author. She was brought up in China, in a Christian environment, with both her parents being involved heavily in the China Inland Mission work. She was quick to learn the works of the Lord in her parents' life and became a Christian.
She is best known for the books, Under the Scaffold and Troubled Journey Faith made a quick leap up the ratings in Christian ratings. "Troubled Journey", a book about her life and the troubles she had growing up, and how the Lord shaped her life is a real inspiration to young and old Christians alike. She has also written many Christian historical books, doing in-depth Christian studies into individuals such as Lady Jane Grey, William Grimshaw, Samuel Rutherford and her newest book on John Bunyan called "The life and times of John Bunyan" as well as studying the historic pasts of the most famous hymn writers in the book, "Hymn Writers and Their Hymns'"
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