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bones_jackson's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
A história é legal, mas o início foi meio devagar e não é muito meu estilo de livro.
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Graphic: Animal cruelty
redcabinreads's review against another edition
4.0
A truly amazing story of one man following Christ whole-heartedly. This wasn’t a fast page turner for me, but it was a very inspiring story.
mugsandmanuscripts's review against another edition
4.0
Great book about a man and his struggles while smuggling Bibles into Russia. Miracle after miracle, Brother Andrew continues to trust in God despite what the circumstances brought along. Very inspiring.
adamrshields's review against another edition
3.0
Short Review: this is a classic 20th century missionary story. I first read the comic version of the book in the late 1970s as a child. I am not sure if I have read the full thing before or not. This is worth reading but I read it in tension with The God of the Mundane (http://bookwi.se/god-of-the-mundane/) because I also agree with the concept of that book that most of our lives as Christians deal with the day to day and not the miraculous. The difficulty is holding up not normal examples of Christian faith like this, while trying to value the every day faith of the majority of Christians that will be never known. I did appreciate the focus of this book on trying to serve Christians in more difficult situations than what most of us in the West have to deal with.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/gods-smuggler/
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/gods-smuggler/
ehays84's review against another edition
5.0
Somehow, I had never read this book until now.
I have known about Brother Andrew for years, and have used him in my chapels several times. He is such an inspiring person, and a really kind gentleman to boot. Christ pervades his life and motivates everything he does. If I could have a fraction of his faith, my faith would grow by an awful lot.
But I had never read this book until now. It's all the the more surprising since 4 of my cousins grew up in Alkmaar, Netherlands, where Brother Andrew spent much of his early years. (BTW, I don't think they have read it either, but I am working on that.)
This book was a thrill to read. He is vulnerable, his stories are captivating, and his passion for Christ is infectious. This book is also a great way to learn about the Iron Curtain.
I will now be recommending this book to everyone I know.
I have known about Brother Andrew for years, and have used him in my chapels several times. He is such an inspiring person, and a really kind gentleman to boot. Christ pervades his life and motivates everything he does. If I could have a fraction of his faith, my faith would grow by an awful lot.
But I had never read this book until now. It's all the the more surprising since 4 of my cousins grew up in Alkmaar, Netherlands, where Brother Andrew spent much of his early years. (BTW, I don't think they have read it either, but I am working on that.)
This book was a thrill to read. He is vulnerable, his stories are captivating, and his passion for Christ is infectious. This book is also a great way to learn about the Iron Curtain.
I will now be recommending this book to everyone I know.