Browsing Titles 51 to 75 of 117 in Subject Category Historical

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 Keswick StoryThe Keswick Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: John Pollock
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, The Church
Read by: Joseph Munro
Approximate time: 9 hours 51 minutes
Catalog number: 1490 (part of the Torch collection)
The worldwide influence of the Keswick Convention, which has drawn thousands annually to Britain's Lake District resort, is incalculable. This well-researched book recounts the movement's history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

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".

The Logos Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Elaine Rhoton
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Adventure, Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Historical
Read by: Dorothy Marshall
Approximate time: 6 hours 52 minutes
Catalog number: 727 (part of the Torch collection)
The story of Operation Mobilisation's first ship, taking teams of young Christian volunteers to ports all over the world with the Gospel.

The Man Before the Morning (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Cecil Maiden
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Christian Living, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 3 hours 41 minutes
Catalog number: 659
Man Before the Morning is a sweeping novel rich in biblical detail which brings this oft-neglected man of the Easter story into focus. The author combines the actual events as recorded in the gospels with an inspired imagination to create a character who will not easily be forgotten. Here is Joseph of Arimathea. a courageous human being, challenging the Sanhedrin, suffering attacks on his own life, trying to save Christ from crucifixion. Here too, is a tender love story that has everything to do with Easter - of Joseph and his critically ill wife, Drusilla. Joseph's destiny unfolds in a powerful narrative which will carry him into his rightful place of those early Christians who changed the world.

The Mantle (Audio DAISY Book)

By: William H. Stephens
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 8 hours 56 minutes
Catalog number: 253
Thundering warnings to Ahab, defying Jezebel, putting Baal's impotent prophets to the sword, these are scenes from the life of the prophet Elijah. The prophet Elijah finds himself in one of Israel's darkest periods in which he is called to stand for and proclaim the words of Yahweh. We see in this man of God both fear and faith with his life culminating in ultimate triumph.

Murder on the Titanic (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Jim Walker
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Historical, Suspense
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 16 hours 33 minutes
Catalog number: 433
This novel provides a plot with the story of the Titanic and the events surrounding the tragedy as a backdrop. Could the tragedy have been avoided? Do we trust too much in human accomplishment rather than trusting in God? "As long as Morgan Fairfield can stay alive, the world will know the truth behind Murder on the Titanic."

My Calvary Road, One Man's Pilgrimage (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Roy Hession
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Historical, Sermons and Preaching, The Church
Read by: Russell Williams
Approximate time: 8 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 761 (part of the Torch collection)
An evangelist and Bible teacher, Roy recounts how revival came to his own personal life and ministry, telling how he has learnt through mistakes and been blessed through failure - a demonstration of the true grace of God.

Nine O'clock in the Morning (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Dennis Bennett
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Evangelism, Historical
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 7 hours 35 minutes
Catalog number: 494
This book recounts the journey of the author and Episcopal priest who Learned about the baptism and ministry of the Holy Spirit. He witnessed the difference the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit made in the life of the local church and the individual Christians. This book is considered to be an historic writing in the charismatic movement of the 20th century.

The Orphans and the Raven (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Julia Francis
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort, Commitment, Historical
Read by: Colleen Bedrosian
Approximate time: 1 hour 51 minutes
Catalog number: 639
This story is based on historical happenings which occurred in Communist Ronania.

Portraits of Christ in Genesis (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Martin Ralph DeHaan
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Historical, Jesus Christ
Read by: Volunteer Narrator
Approximate time: 6 hours 4 minutes
Catalog number: 660
Genesis unfolds the following: Christ, in creation -- Christ, the living Word -- Christ, and Adam's rib -- Christ, the second man -- Christ, the willing servant -- Christ, the evidence of the resurrection -- Christ, the protevangelium -- three requirements in sacrifice -- Cain, the type of Israel -- the God-planned ark -- safe in the ark -- complete atonement -- delivered in joy -- son of promise -- a miraculous birth -- in God's own time -- a three days journey -- the substitute -- the bridegroom cometh -- three shepherds -- four steps in redemption -- Joseph, the deliverer -- the perfect antitype.

Queen of the Reformation: Katie Luther (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Charles Ludwig
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, The Church, The Saints
Read by: Joy Westmore
Approximate time: 8 hours 34 minutes
Catalog number: 1498 (part of the ABC collection)
A biographical novel about Katie Luther, one of the great women of the church and wife of the reformer Martin Luther.

Reliving the Passion: Meditations on the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus as Recorded in the Gospel of Mark (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Walter Wangerin
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Bible Commentary, Bible Study, Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment, Devotional, Historical, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: Hazel Steiner
Approximate time: 3 hours 6 minutes
Catalog number: 618
As you read this book, you will take 40 Steps to The Journey of a Lifetime. No story has more significance than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Passion is a story with which we are all familiar, a significant story, but one which may have lost much of its meaning through repetition. Now, by following the 40 meditations outlined in this book, we can truly experience the wonder and Glory of Christ's Passion. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, each day's devotion focuses on a passage from the Holy Scripture, enabling us to follow the wonderful story as given in the Gospel of Mark.

Repair My House (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Glen Williamson
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Discipleship, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 4 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 261
This fictionalized biography of the youthful days of Francis of Assisi communicates the importance of Christian commitment as displayed in concern for fellow human beings. Being the founder of the Franciscan Order, the effect of the 12th century youth still makes its mark in our world today.

Return to the Hiding Place (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Hans Poley
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort, Commitment, Historical, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 650
Unspeakable faith in the face of Nazi persecution didn't come easily for 18-year-old Dutch student Hans Poley. But after months in hiding at Corrie ten Boom's home, Poley found an inner peace and freedom that defied even the Nazi peril. Composed of his wartime journals and letters, the book also includes exclusive photos documenting Poley's life in hiding.

The Scent of Love (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Keith Miller
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Apologetics, Christian Growth, Evangelism, Historical
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 9 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 1200
An entirely new approach to the miss-understood field of Evangelism, based on what it was like during the time of Jesus, His disciples, and those who circulated to the people in that time and after.

Searching the Source of the River (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Diana Chapman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Holy Spirit, Miracles and the Supernatural, The Church
Read by: Shirley Hunt
Approximate time: 8 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 1524 (part of the Torch collection)
This book tells the stories of ordinary women who played key roles at the beginning of the Pentecostal Revival in Britain, including Smith Wigglesworth's wife Polly, as well as various missionaries and church secretaries who allowed the presence of the Holy Spirit to work through them.

Selected to Live (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, Jewish Christians
Read by: Helen Crane
Approximate time: 11 hours 59 minutes
Catalog number: 1532 (part of the Torch collection)
Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner was a young Dutch girl, a Jewess living in Nazi Germany. She was picked out from thousands of condemned people and selected to live. But why? This is her compelling testimony of how she ultimately found hope through the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Serving the Good and the Great (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Violet Liddle and Mary Batchelor
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Happiness, Historical
Read by: Ann Barraclough
Approximate time: 5 hours 1 minute
Catalog number: 1337 (part of the Torch collection)
In the 1930s and 40s Violet Liddle worked as a maid for the good and the great. Whether she was serving Winston Churchill or George Bernard Shaw, Violet was always able to see things from a Christian perspective.

Seven Great Prayer Warriors (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Colin Whittaker
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Historical, Prayer, The Saints
Read by: Tom Robertson
Approximate time: 9 hours 42 minutes
Catalog number: 1335 (part of the Torch collection)
Meet seven outstanding champions of prayer whose stories of patience and faithfulness have inspired generations of Christians. Included are Charles Finney, Hudson Taylor, and George Muller, among others.

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