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Fire on the Mountains
Excerpt from book “Fire on the Mountains” by Ramond J. Davis, published in 1980. ISBN: 0919470-03-3 The history of the beginnings of SIM work in Ethiopia from the 1920’s. “While [Diasa] was sitting there, he noticed the chief of all witch doctors in Wallamo seated not far from
Read MoreKhmer Christian Bible: Hot off the press!
It’s finally here! After 8 years of translation, editing layouts, creating beautiful fonts, testing, proofreading, and evaluating huge amounts of feedback we have finally launched the New Testament of the Khmer Christian Bible! The Khmer Christian Bible was a team effort with l
Read More“Exodus to a Hidden Valley”
“Exodus to a Hidden Valley” by Eugene Morse. Readers Digest Press. New York. 1974. 215 pages Review by Steve Hyde This was one of the most bizarre missionary biographies I have ever read. It concerns three generations of Morse families who worked among the Lisu tribal people.
Read More“Bill Wallace of China”
“Bill Wallace of China” by Jesse C. Fletcher. Broadman Press, Nashville, Tennessee. 1963. 157 pages. Review by Steve Hyde This book began by saying that William (Bill) Wallace would be a man who the world would soon forget. He was not a great preacher, in fact, he avoided public sp
Read More“Nothing Daunted”
“Nothing Daunted: The Story of Isobel Kuhn” by Gloria Repp. Bob Jones University Press, Greenville, South Carolina 29614. 167 pages. Review by Steve Hyde When I read the story about the life of Isobel Kuhn the word which comes to mind is “sacrifice”. Few have sacrificed so mu
Read More“Toxic Charity”
“Toxic Charity”, by Robert D. Lupton. HarperCollins. New York. 2011. 191 pages. Review by Steve Hyde You could have entitled this book, “Blowing my own horn”. The entire book basically uses Lupton’s own ministry as the “model” of a good NGO/ community program. Though this book a
Read More“Facing Terror”
“Facing Terror” by Carrie McDonnall. Thomas Nelson. Nashville, TN. 235 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Facing Terror” was the best book I read in 2011. It is a must-read biography which will warm your heart. I like to read biographies, but this one I had a special connection to
Read More“Above the Line”
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“Above the Line: Reshaping Relationships and Community in the 21st Century Church” by Peter McHugh. C3 Whitehorse/ Stairway Church. Melbourne, Australia. 2010. 205 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Above the Line” is a book that was given to me by the author who is a personal friend. Kn
Read More“Culture of Honor”
“Culture of Honor” by Danny Silk. Destiny Image Publishers, inc., Shippensburg, PA, 215 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Culture of Honor” is subtitled, “Sustaining a Supernatural Environment”, everything is great about this book, except the title! It has a picture of a knight on the co
Read More“Stories from the Front Lines”
“Stories from the Front Lines: Power Evangelism in Today’s World”, by Jane Rumph; Chosen Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1996. 272 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Stories from the Front Lines” is an exceptional book as it highlights the move of God in miracles around the world. It is an
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