Faith under Fire : Stories of Hope and Courage from World War II

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780785288329
• ISBN10: 0785288325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

The Second World War generation met many challenges and turned to their faith to sustain them through overwhelming odds. Here are stories of faith told by the people who lived them. This compelling collection not only honors the lives of these people of faith, but inspires readers to seek God in their own lives.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	vii
ONE Monsignor Paul Bradley: Ministering As the Bullets Flew	1	(11)
TWO Bob Boardman: Telling Others About Jesus	12	(15)
THREE Newt Heisley: An Ordinary Hero	27	(14)
FOUR Charles Dryden: Fighting Two Wars	41	(15)
FIVE Father Bruno Reynders: A Righteous Gentile	56	(16)
SIX Colonel Lewis Millett: A Soldier's Soldier	72	(13)
SEVEN Sherm Connolly: Tough and Tender	85	(9)
EIGHT William Nesbitt: Finding Redemption After Failure	94	(13)
NINE Johnny Walker: Imprisoned No More	107	(15)
TEN Rev. Charles Carroll: Witness to Evil	122	(8)
ELEVEN Chuck Holsinger: The Courage to Forgive	130	(15)
TWELVE George Massoud: Orthodox in Faith and Patriotism	145	(10)
THIRTEEN Joe and Kitty Sullivan: A Wartime Memory Album	155	(8)
FOURTEEN Jim Downing: Navigating Souls Toward Heaven	163	(13)
FIFTEEN Richard Kim: Fighting for What's Right	176	(10)
SIXTEEN Marvin Smith: Saved by Love	186	(13)
SEVENTEEN Earl Clark: A Higher Love	199	(11)
EIGHTEEN Thomas Prudhomme: Seeing Miracles at Close Range	210	(13)
NINETEEN Jesse and Nettie Miller: Open Hearts, Open Homes	223	(14)
TWENTY Howard Heaton: Behind the Silence of the Silent Generation	237	(13)
TWENTY-ONE Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Worldly Christian	250	(14)
EPILOGUE Preserving a Living History	264	(9)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	273	(1)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	274