A Cord of Three Strands: Three Centuries of Christian Love Letters

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Follow the love stories of those who served in public positions such as soldiers; martyrs, and pastors through the letters they wrote to their loved ones. However marriage is not purely about the husband and wife; there is another strand which is vital. Marriage is a gift from God and a most important factor in the strength of that marriage is the love we have for the giver of that gift. Read in this book love letters which encourage us to stick close to Christ and the importance of having him as the third strand...
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Overview

Follow the love stories of those who served in public positions such as soldiers; martyrs, and pastors through the letters they wrote to their loved ones. However marriage is not purely about the husband and wife; there is another strand which is vital. Marriage is a gift from God and a most important factor in the strength of that marriage is the love we have for the giver of that gift. Read in this book love letters which encourage us to stick close to Christ and the importance of having him as the third strand in our relationships particularly in the face of life-threatening adversity!
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781845509507
  • Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
  • Publication date: 7/9/2012
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 1,368,719
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.50 (d)

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Diana Severance (PhD, Rice University) is a historian with broad experience teaching in universities and seminari
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Table of Contents

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'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia 8

Places in Britain Associated with John Winthrop, Henry Martyn, John Newton, and Charles Spurgeon 8

Travels of John Newton and Henry Martyn 9

Key Places in Bonhoeffer's Germany 9

Prologue 11

1 Thomas J. and Mary Anna Jackson 19

2 John and Margaret Winthrop 47

3 Henry Martyn and Lydia Grenfell 85

4 Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer 127

5 Christopher and Mary Love 163

6 John and Mary Newton 169

7 Charles and Susannah Spurgeon 201

Picture Acknowlegments 217

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