Be encouraged and challenged by these 12 portraits of faithful women who steadfastly endured many trials.
Trials have a way of changing us, for better or worse. They can humble us or harden us. They can make us run to God or away from him. Perhaps your trials have resulted in a closer walk with him, or maybe he seems far away. Often, God strengthens our faith through the witness of courageous Christians who’ve gone before us.
Be encouraged and challenged by these 12 portraits of faithful women who steadfastly endured many trials—including physical pain, persecution, infertility, loneliness, and oppression—and who, in their various sufferings, found Christ to be an all-sufficient Lord and Saviour, steadfast, faithful, and true.
Featuring the stories of: Helen Roseveare,Esther Ahn Kim, Sarah Edwards, Elizabether Elliot, Corrie Ten Boom, Phillis Wheatley, Susannah Spurgeon, Wen Wei Chieh, Catherine de Bourbon, Lilias Trotter, Hannah More & Joni Eareckson Tada
Introduction: Steadfast Under Trial
Kristen Wetherell
Helen Roseveare: Steadfast in Sacrifice
Betsy Childs Howard
Esther Ahn Kim: Steadfast in Persecution
Catherine Parks
Sarah Edwards: Steadfast in Service
Courtney Reissig
Elisabeth Elliot: Steadfast in Loss
Abigail Dodds
Corrie ten Boom: Steadfast in Darkness Christine Hoover
Phillis Wheatley: Steadfast in Revolution
K. A. Ellis
Susannah Spurgeon: Steadfast in Suffering
Kristen Wetherell
Wen Wei Chieh: Steadfast in Opposition
Irene Sun
Catherine de Bourbon: Steadfast in Oppression Rebecca VanDoodewaard
Lilias Trotter: Steadfast in Adversity
Jen Oshman
Hannah More: Steadfast in Controversy
Karen Swallow Prior
Joni Eareckson Tada: Steadfast in Pain
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
| Contributors | Melissa B Kruger, Kristen Wetherell |
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| ISBN | 9781733458528 |
| Format | Paperback |
| First published | August 2020 |
| Dimensions | 140mm x 216mm x 15mm |
| Weight | 0.26 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 198 |
| Publisher | The Gospel Coalition |
Ever since I was a little girl, my heart has been warmed and my faith fueled by biographies of faithful men and women of God. The portraits of godly women found in this collection will do the same for you. In each challenge and trial these women faced, Christ proved himself to be steadfast and sufficient. The courage and compassion they exhibited in their times are no less needed in ours. May their stories inspire us to reflect his majestic gospel and grace to our world.
If you feel weary or worn, you don’t need a change in circumstance; you need the testimony of God’s faithfulness in the lives of believers who have persevered. 12 Faithful Women points us to our faithful God, and in so doing, encourages our hearts to remain steadfast, right where we are.
Those who profess faith in Jesus Christ are adopted into a family—a family that has spanned more than 2,000 years. It falls to each of us to get to know the members of our new family. Through this book, we can get to know and appreciate the unique contributions of 12 faithful women—12 faithful sisters in Christ.
