Bassam Madany

“Quite often, believers are called “Bible-believing Christians;” a good description of those who take the Word of God seriously and seek to live by its light. However, when it comes to put it into practice, some of its “hard sayings” seem to be too difficult to accept. We recoil from integrating them into our life. So we hold back from sufferings  forgetting what Paul wrote to the Philippians: “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,” (1:29) ESV

Nick Ripken recounts in this life-changing book, his adventures as one who walked in faith, hoping against hope, obeying God’s call regardless of its costs in hardships, pains, and bewilderments. To the list of the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11, we may add our contemporaries who took God’s Word seriously, and at any cost!

I heartily recommend this epic story as a necessary “vitamin” to help Christians live out their faith in this terribly secular age, demonstrating that we walk by faith, and not by sight.“

(Rev) Bassam Michael Madany
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