Book: The Hiding Place
Posted in Academic Pursuits and tagged with Book Review, Christianity, Persecution, Reading on December 4, 2007If you haven’t already, please ask me a question on anything you like. Thanks!
Are you looking for a Christmas present? Here’s a great idea for any book lover or even book-liker on your list: The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. This book will most certainly make you cry (unless you are made of stone), but only because it really happened.
Corrie Ten Boom and her family chose to hide Jews in their home in Amsterdam during WWII. They later served time in jail and in concentration camps because of their actions. Corrie Ten Boom lived to tell their story, and she does so quite beautifully. It really makes you realize how wonderful the little things are…one thing that she missed while in prison was color!
I’m not going to tell you more, but this is a great book and is certainly worth the read, either for you or someone you know. It tells the truth without being graphic or unnecessarily dramatic. It is just one Christian biography that I’ve read this year that has encouraged me to follow the Lord.
December 4th, 2007 at 9:25 am
I have always loved this book and have a well-worn copy on my bookshelf. :-) Several years ago I was dating a guy who moved to Holland to get his PhD, so I visited him a couple of times and got to visit her home in Amsterdam. Very cool. However, I don’t have the pictures, because shortly after I returned home from that trip my computer crashed and I lost everything, EVERYTHING.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I love the Hiding Place – yes it did make me cry…
December 4th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I love the Hiding Place – yes it did make me cry…
December 4th, 2007 at 10:56 am
I love the Hiding Place – yes it did make me cry…
April 8th, 2011 at 6:22 am
The Hiding Place is so touching, my kids love it, its full of wisdom.