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Living With the Giants: The Lives of Great Men of the Faith
Wiersbe, Warren W.
- GenresBiographyChurch History
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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Warren W. Wiersbe
663 books417 followersWarren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of the Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, has traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Because of his encouragement to those in ministry, Dr. Wiersbe is often referred to as 'the pastor's pastor.' He has ministered in churches and conferences throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Central and South America, and Europe. Dr. Wiersbe has written over 150 books, including the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible, which has sold more than four million copies. At the 2002 Christian Booksellers Convention, he was awarded the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dr. Wiersbe and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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February 5, 2023
A SERIES OF MORE THAN 30 SHORT BIOGRAPHIES
Warren Wendall Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American Christian pastor, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer who was also the second director of the ‘Back to the Bible’ radio ministry.
He wrote in the Preface to this 1993 book, “The chapters in this book began as a series of articles in my ‘Insight for Pastors’ column… from 1971 to 1977… Baker Book House urged me to compile the articles for wider and more permanent distribution; and do it was that [they] published ‘Walking with the Giants’ in 1976, followed by ‘Listening to the Giants’ in 1980… in this new edition, which combines [the two books], the miscellaneous material has been omitted… including a preacher in these pages or citing a book does not mean that I endorse everything that the preacher believed or that the book contains. I have learned that God blesses people I disagree with and that I can learn from them.”
The book contains 32 profiles, such as: John Henry Newman, J. Hudson Taylor, Charles H. Spurgeon, Dwight L. Moody, C.I. Scofield, G. Campbell Morgan, H.A. Ironside, A.W. Tozer, etc.
For example, he says of Newman, “Those who are somewhat acquainted with church history will identify him as the spiritual genius behind the Oxford Movement, which shook the Church of England and eventually led Newman himself into the Church of Rome. But it is Newman the preacher I want to examine…” (Pg. 19-20)
He says of Spurgeon, “Spurgeon was a wonder in his own day, and he is still a wonder today Where the sermons of other men are covered with dust, Spurgeon’s will be read---and preached! But Spurgeon the man also needs to be discovered by each new generation of preachers and perhaps rediscovered by some of us who first met him years ago.” (Pg. 75)
He says of Moody, “D.L. Moody was never ordained, nor did he have any formal training for the ministry. He preferred to be called ‘Mr. Moody,’ and he readily admitted his educational limitations. In fact, whenever a group of preachers met with him, Moody usually asked them pointed questions about the Bible and the interpretation of difficult passages.” (Pg. 89-90)
In the chapter on Scofield, he wrote, “Strictly speaking, the Authorized (or King James) version of the Bible was never ‘authorized.’ King James favored the project for both personal and political reasons. But as the spiritual head of the Church of England, he did not ORDER the use of the new translation..’” (Pg. 133) He continues, “Scofield did his work well. Even those who do not follow the dispensationalist approach to Scripture can benefit from the chain-reference system, the definitions and the doctrinal summaries.” (Pg. 136)
Of Morgan, he comments, “Dwight L. Moody had a knock for finding men and helping them channel their gifts into the work of soul winning and building the church. One of this greatest ‘finds’ was George Campbell Morgan---pastor, evangelist, Bible teacher extraordinary---the man who long before his death on 16 May 1945 was known throughout the English-speaking world as the ‘prince of expositors.’” (Pg. 181-182)
This is an excellent collection of short biographies.
Warren Wendall Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American Christian pastor, Bible teacher, conference speaker and a prolific writer who was also the second director of the ‘Back to the Bible’ radio ministry.
He wrote in the Preface to this 1993 book, “The chapters in this book began as a series of articles in my ‘Insight for Pastors’ column… from 1971 to 1977… Baker Book House urged me to compile the articles for wider and more permanent distribution; and do it was that [they] published ‘Walking with the Giants’ in 1976, followed by ‘Listening to the Giants’ in 1980… in this new edition, which combines [the two books], the miscellaneous material has been omitted… including a preacher in these pages or citing a book does not mean that I endorse everything that the preacher believed or that the book contains. I have learned that God blesses people I disagree with and that I can learn from them.”
The book contains 32 profiles, such as: John Henry Newman, J. Hudson Taylor, Charles H. Spurgeon, Dwight L. Moody, C.I. Scofield, G. Campbell Morgan, H.A. Ironside, A.W. Tozer, etc.
For example, he says of Newman, “Those who are somewhat acquainted with church history will identify him as the spiritual genius behind the Oxford Movement, which shook the Church of England and eventually led Newman himself into the Church of Rome. But it is Newman the preacher I want to examine…” (Pg. 19-20)
He says of Spurgeon, “Spurgeon was a wonder in his own day, and he is still a wonder today Where the sermons of other men are covered with dust, Spurgeon’s will be read---and preached! But Spurgeon the man also needs to be discovered by each new generation of preachers and perhaps rediscovered by some of us who first met him years ago.” (Pg. 75)
He says of Moody, “D.L. Moody was never ordained, nor did he have any formal training for the ministry. He preferred to be called ‘Mr. Moody,’ and he readily admitted his educational limitations. In fact, whenever a group of preachers met with him, Moody usually asked them pointed questions about the Bible and the interpretation of difficult passages.” (Pg. 89-90)
In the chapter on Scofield, he wrote, “Strictly speaking, the Authorized (or King James) version of the Bible was never ‘authorized.’ King James favored the project for both personal and political reasons. But as the spiritual head of the Church of England, he did not ORDER the use of the new translation..’” (Pg. 133) He continues, “Scofield did his work well. Even those who do not follow the dispensationalist approach to Scripture can benefit from the chain-reference system, the definitions and the doctrinal summaries.” (Pg. 136)
Of Morgan, he comments, “Dwight L. Moody had a knock for finding men and helping them channel their gifts into the work of soul winning and building the church. One of this greatest ‘finds’ was George Campbell Morgan---pastor, evangelist, Bible teacher extraordinary---the man who long before his death on 16 May 1945 was known throughout the English-speaking world as the ‘prince of expositors.’” (Pg. 181-182)
This is an excellent collection of short biographies.
May 30, 2023
What an excellent read of short biographies of great Christian ministers and leaders. Each chapter is short and allows you a short sketch on that person. Wiersbe also gives you suggestions for further reading. Such an encouraging book!
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