Shadow of the Almighty
by Elisabeth Elliot
Jim Elliot's life and journals: his college years, his intensity, his romance with Elisabeth, and his preparation for the mission on which he died. The journals are the point, and they are remarkable for a man in his twenties.
Read it if…
you want the inner life behind Through Gates of Splendor.
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Skip it if…
you want narrative; it is journal-heavy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Wherever you are, be all there.
- Lord, make my way prosperous, not that I achieve high station, but that my life be an exhibit.
- Seek the kingdom first.
Do this first
Read the college journal entries.
Our verdict
The journals of a man in his twenties.
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