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Most missionaries aren't household names, at least in non-Christian households. Unfortunately, many of them haven't been heard of in Christian homes, either, which is precisely why we've dedicated an entire category to them. The Bible is obviously our guide to holy living, but we need to hear the stories of other Christians as well, to be encouraged in our own pursuit of Christ as much as to see that God is still working in His people to spread and glorify His name throughout the world.

We've opted to carry only missionary and evangelist biographies from a Christian perspective. It's important to understand the lives of these men and women in the context of the people of God, not simply in a human context, and while secular writers could certainly offer the latter perspective they wouldn't be able to offer the first. Also, the focus needs to be on the spread of the Gospel; the character of God's servants, while important, is still less important than the work He has led them to do.

There are few things in the Christian life more important or more valuable than to follow Christ's command to make disciples. We read about those who have been faithful in order to emulate them. It's important to help kids remember this—while many godly Christians have led adventurous lives (everyone from Amy Carmichael to Eric Liddell to Hudson Taylor), the essential part isn't the exciting times they had but the way they overcame trials and difficulties in order to take God's Word where it hadn't yet gone, or how they remained pure in the midst of wicked cultures.

It's good to have heroes, but we need to pick them carefully. For Christians, the best heroes (really, the only heroes) are those who've given their lives to Christ's service and maintained lives of faithfulness. Because it's so important for our children to have those kinds of heroes, we encourage you to give them biographies of missionaries and evangelists whose exemplary lives are worthy of imitation. And, because many of them were really fascinating people, you should have no problem getting even reluctant readers interested.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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	Arrow Pointing to Heaven Rich Mullins: A Devotional Biography by James Bryan Smith Revised from B&H Books for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.99
	Autobiography of Charles G. Finney The Life Story of America's Greatest Evangelist - In his own words by Charles G. Finney from Bethany House Autobiography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.00
	Autobiography of George Muller by George Muller from Whitaker House Biography for 11th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.99
	Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas, foreword by Timothy J. Keller Revised and Updated from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 11th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $24.99
	Born Again by Charles Colson from Chosen Books for 9th grade-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.99
	Bring Your Eyes and See Our Journey into Justice, Compassion, and Action International Adventures by Steve Goode, Mary Goode from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $12.00
	Bruchko Originally titled, For This Cross I'll Kill You by Bruce Olson from Charisma House Biography for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
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	Chance to Die The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot from Revell Publishing Biography for 8th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $22.99
	Cross and the Switchblade A True Story by David Wilkerson from Penguin Putnam Biography for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	D. L. Moody by Kevin Belmonte from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 7th-Adult in Christian Encounters (Location: BIO-CE) $12.00
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	Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees by Thomas Hale from Zondervan for 9th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $15.99
	Evidence Not Seen A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II by Darlene Deibler Rose from HarperCollins Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Five Pioneer Missionaries by Various from Banner of Truth Trust Biography for 9th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $13.00 $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Forgotten Founding Father The Heroic Legacy of George Whitefield Leaders in Action Series by Stephen Mansfield from Cumberland House Biography for 9th-12th grade in Leaders in Action (Location: BIO-LIA) $16.95 $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Francis Schaeffer A Mind and Heart for God by Bruce Little, ed. from P&R Publishing for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.99
	From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya A Biographical History of Christian Missions by Ruth Tucker 2^nd edition from Zondervan History of missions for 11th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $32.99 $14.00 (3 in stock)
	George Whitefield by Arnold A. Dallimore from Crossway Books for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.50
	God's Samurai Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor by Gordon Prange, with Donald Goldstein & Katherine Dillon from Potomoc Books for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $21.95
	God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew from Chosen Books Biography for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Heavenly Man by Brother Yun, Paul Hattaway from Monarch Books for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
	Hudson Taylor Gospel Pioneer to China by Vance Christie from P&R Publishing for 11th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.99
	If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim from Moody Press Biography for 8th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $14.99
	Jonathan Edwards A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought by Stephen J. Nichols from P&R Publishing Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Jonathan Edwards A New Biography by Iain H. Murray from Banner of Truth Trust for 11th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $33.00
	Joni An Unforgettable Story by Joni Tada from Zondervan Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Jungle Pilot by Russell Hitt from Discovery House Publishers Biography for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Life and Diary of David Brainerd by David Brainerd from Baker Books Biography for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $17.00 $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Life of John Newton by American Missionary Fellowship from Attic Books for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.50
	Living on the Devil's Doorstep From Kabul to Amsterdam International Adventures by Floyd McClung from YWAM Publishing for 7th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $14.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Narrow Road Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together by Brother Andrew, Elizabeth Sherrill, Jars of Clay, John Sherrill from YWAM Publishing for 10th-Adult in International Adventures (Location: BIO-INTADV) $14.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Peace Child by Don Richardson 4^th edition from Regal Books Biography for 10th-Adult in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS) $15.99
	Saint Patrick by Jonathan Rogers from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 7th-Adult in Christian Encounters (Location: BIO-CE) $12.00
	Sergeant York and the Great War His Own Life Story and War Diary by Alvin C. York from My Father's World Autobiography for 7th-Adult in World War I (1914-1919) (Location: HISA-20WW1) $22.00
	Seven Men And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 8th-Adult in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $16.99
	Seven Women by Eric Metaxas from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 8th-Adult in Biography Anthologies (Location: BIO-ANTH) $17.99
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	St. Francis Christian Encounters by Robert West from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 10th-Adult in Christian Encounters (Location: BIO-CE) $12.00
	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot from Tyndale House Biography for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $16.99
	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot 40th Anniversary from Tyndale House Missionary Biography for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99
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