Browsing Titles 26 to 50 of 97 in Subject Category Historical

Flame in My Heart, St Aidan for Today (Audio DAISY Book)

By: David Adam
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, The Saints
Read by: John Bentliff
Approximate time: 4 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1285 (part of the Torch collection)
In the dark ages, a light shone out to illuminate much of England and spread out into much of Europe. The torch of that light was St Aidan and the Lindisfarne community - the light is Christ.

The Flying Scotsman (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sally Magnusson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment, Historical, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 5 hours 21 minutes
Catalog number: 234
Eric Liddell was Scotland's finest athlete. At the height of his fame he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in China, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a Japanese internment camp. This book tells his story.

A Fountain Sealed (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Margaret A. Epp
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 7 hours 32 minutes
Catalog number: 235
Hendrick Neason, a giant in size and character, is caught between his love for Lisa and his pursuit of missionary service. Hendrick's story emerges as one of raw courage and tender love, of strong passions held in check and deep desires cast aside in pursuit of the highest calling. The story is set in a Mennonite Christian culture.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Marie Gentert King
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Louis Duke
Approximate time: 16 hours 31 minutes
Catalog number: 451
In this graphic book, John Foxe describes the martyrdom of early Christians in explicit detail. The accounts span church history from the first through the 19th centuries. This book is considered by many to be a classic in the field.

From These Shores (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Helga Skogsbergh
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Historical
Read by: Mary Skol and Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 5 hours 48 minutes
Catalog number: 161
This is a book about Scandanavian pioneers who settled along the Lake Superior shores: a cronical of the hardships they faced, yet, an uplifting book. This is a story of great faith and endurance which are a part of our common heritage.

The Gentle Breeze of Jesus (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Mel Tari and Nona Tari
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Evangelism, Historical
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 1 minute
Catalog number: 164
In this book, Mel Tari adds to the documentation he began in Like a Mighty Wind . On his native island in Indonesia, he says Moslems and animists are still coming to accept Jesus Christ and many other miracles and spiritual awakenings are continuing to happen.

The Glory Man, a New Biography of Billy Bray (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Cyril J. Davey
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Evangelism, Historical
Read by: Gordon Knight
Approximate time: 5 hours 32 minutes
Catalog number: 714 (part of the Torch collection)
BILLY BRAY (1794-1868) : A simple, self-educated tin-miner, he became an eccentric, charismatic lay-preacher and a folk hero in Cornwall.

Hansi, the Girl Who Loved the Swastika (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Maria Anne Hirschman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 40 minutes
Catalog number: 172
Read about Maria Anne Hirschmann's amazing life in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, her blind devotion to Hitler and the atheistic Nazi system. Her story takes you through the horror of World War II, her escape from the Communists, her chance at romance, and the reawakening of her love for Jesus Christ. See the U.S. with her eyes when she immigrates to this country with her small family. Through it all, you will see the hand of God. Go with her to Belarus as she finds a new calling from God.

The Hiding Place (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Corrie Ten Boom and John and Elizabeth Sherrill
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 73
This is the well-known and captivating story of how Corrie and her family became leaders in the Dutch Underground, hiding Jewish people in a specially built room in their house and aiding their escape from the Nazis.

I Remember It Well, Tales from the Twenties (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Eileen Wright
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical
Read by: Dorothy Marshall
Approximate time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Catalog number: 1385 (part of the Torch collection)
Twelve reminiscences from the author's 1920's childhood, each with a spiritual application and a closing prayer.

In the Beginning: the Story of the King James Bible (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Alister E. McGrath
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, The Church
Read by: Ann Barraclough
Approximate time: 12 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 1319 (part of the Torch collection)
The KING JAMES BIBLE was a landmark in the history of the English Language and an inspiration to poets, dramatists, artists and politicians. The culture of the English-speaking world would have been immeasurably impoverished without it.

In the Steps of Timothy (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Lance Pierson
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Historical, The Church, The Saints
Read by: Margaret Lauritzen
Approximate time: 15 hours 41 minutes
Catalog number: 1457 (part of the Torch collection)
Lance Pierson reconstructs the life and times of Timothy and shows how God uses not just the obvious leaders but ordinary people.

Into the Glory (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Jamie Buckingham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Adventure, Christian Living, Historical, Missions and Missionaries, Suspense
Read by: Donald Pate
Approximate time: 9 hours 19 minutes
Catalog number: 914 (part of the Torch collection)
JUNGLE AVIATION and RADIO SERVICE: taking Wycliffe Bible translators to the earth's remotest regions.

Into the Glory (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Jamie Buckingham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 7 hours 18 minutes
Catalog number: 241
This book chronicles the miracle-filled story of the Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JARS) taking Wycliffe Bible translators to theEarth's remotest regions. These pilots could command handsome salaries with commercial airliners, but they have committed their skills and life to the service of others who need to hear the good news and to their Lord Jesus Christ.

Irina's Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Herman Hartfeld
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Living, Commitment, Historical, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 11 hours 58 minutes
Catalog number: 404
This book follows Faith Despite the KGB which is also in our BrailleAudio library. It was written after the author received many letters which addressed the topic "dialogue with the communists, yes or no?" The book addresses this topic by telling the story of a group of young Christians who sought to do just that in dealing with communists in power. Did they have a successful dialogue? What happened? How does this book resolve this topic?

Jesus Ben Joseph, an Introduction to Jesus the Jew (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Walter Riggans
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Jesus Christ, New Testament
Read by: Jennifer Bingle
Approximate time: 4 hours 31 minutes
Catalog number: 1211 (part of the Torch collection)
Without a grasp of the Jewishness of Jesus we cannot really understand him or his teachings. The author examines Christ's nature, mission and message from the perspective of both Jewish and Christian scholars.

Jesus, the First 10,000 Days (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Christopher Halls
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, Jesus Christ, New Testament
Read by: David Ling
Approximate time: 8 hours 5 minutes
Catalog number: 1441 (part of the Torch collection)
This book explores the hidden years of Christ's life before He began His ministry. It takes us on a journey looking at the factual evidence. It's conviction is that often more can be known than is initially apparent as we examine pointers in God's word.

John Welch, the Man Who Couldn't Be Stopped (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Ethel Barrett
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, The Church, The Saints
Read by: Joyce Mount
Approximate time: 3 hours 11 minutes
Catalog number: 1303 (part of the Torch collection)
JOHN WELCH : dedicated his life to God, though it brought him misunderstanding, hostility and even persecution.

John, Son of Thunder (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Ellen Gunderson Traylor
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 16 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 242
This is the epic story of the apostle who wrote about the beginning of time and the end of time. Travel with John down desert paths, through the courts of the Holy City, and to the foot of the Cross. Journey with him from his luxury as a privileged son of Israel to the bitter hardship of his exile on Patmos. This is a saga of adventure, romance and discovery -- of a man bigger than life -- the disciple John.

Joy Cometh in the Morning, the Life Story of Rachmiel Frydland (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Rachmiel Frydland
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Jewish Christians, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Doyle Swinney
Approximate time: 3 hours 32 minutes
Catalog number: 514
This captivating story is the first-person account of one who tells of his boyhood life in the Jewish religion and his conversion to Christ and ministry to follow. He also recounts the suffering and persecution of his people, the Jews, in World War II. In this book we see that God works in wonderful ways and His Name is truly glorified.

Just as I Am: the Autobiography of Billy Graham (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Billy Graham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Evangelism, Historical, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 33 hours 8 minutes
Catalog number: 689
Billy Graham has touched millions with his message of faith, and now, for the first time, he tells his life story in a momentous work of insight. Hailed as the world's preacher, Dr. Graham has been taken by his calling as an evangelist to every nation, from major capitals to the most remote outposts. His crusades have spanned more than 50 years, and he has been part of history in the making, from his famed antisegregation stance to his friendship with every president since Eisenhower. Through his many years of public ministry, Dr. Graham has led by his extraordinary example of integrity. In this unforgettable memoir, he looks back at it all with down-to-earth warmth and candor, from his upbringing and early preaching to his internationally influential public ministry.

The Last Word on the Middle East (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Derek Prince
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, Israel and Jerusalem, Jewish Christians, Prophets and Prophecy, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 58 minutes
Catalog number: 668
The Last Word on the Middle East rings with the voices of ancient prophets and today's news headlines. It transcends the glib, glossy and sensational and goes straight to the heart of events that will soon effect every man, woman and child on earth.

Lebanon, the Pain and the Glory (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Peter Crooks
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Harry Harrison
Approximate time: 5 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 909 (part of the Torch collection)
This book, published in 1990 against the background of Lebanon's continuing tragedy, explores the hopes and fears of local Christians living in the Middle East.

Let's Roll! (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Lisa Beamer and Ken Abraham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical
Read by: Daphne Johnson
Approximate time: 9 hours 5 minutes
Catalog number: 1331 (part of the Torch collection)
Lisa reveals what really happened on that tragic 9-11 flight, with poignant glimpses of a genuine hero, her husband Todd.

Life with God (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Richard J. Foster and Kathryn A. Helmers
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Study, Christian Disciplines, Christian Living, Historical
Read by: Robert Morris
Approximate time: 7 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 1074 (part of the Torch collection)
Breaking up history into fifteen ages that reveal the unfolding of God's relationship with us, Foster reveals the Bible as "the loving heart of God made visible and plain".

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