Trial and Triumph

Trial and Triumph
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Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History

Description of Trial and Triumph:

Family stories are so important, and stories from our Church-family may be even more so. In this collection of brief biographies, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphs of many famous and lesser known fathers and mothers of our faith-including Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther, Bunyan, and C.S. Lewis. Written for ages 5-12.

About Richard M. Hannula:

Richard Hannual, his wife, and five children live in Tacoma, Washington, where he serves as principal of Covenant High School.

Description of Richard M. Hannula, author of Trial and Triumph:

Christianity is a faith in love with history. God took onhuman flesh and dwelt among us. The Spirit carried thatdivine work over the centuries, providing courage andmaturity even amid our imperfections.Christians find their true family line not through tribes and ethnic blood but in the bond of faithfulness and shed blood that has united our family for millennia. We too often view Church history as the story of obscure aliens instead of the lives of brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. In this collection of forty-six brief biographies forchildren, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphsof many famous and some lesser known figures in our family of faith--including Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther,Bunyan, and C.S. Lewis. Through them we can begin to enjoythe old paths and find rest for our souls.