5 Must-Read Inspiring Christian Memoirs

5 Must-Read Inspiring Christian Memoirs

A reason to read books aside from wanting to educate and learn from them is also to get inspired by them. Memoirs are one of the ways on how readers can reflect on life. Getting a glimpse of the lives of other people, especially the ones who have been through a lot and seen a lot of significant challenges in life. If you are looking for books to read in the next weeks to keep your up on your feet, inspires, then this blog is just for you. This will give you five excellent books that will help you cope during this time of uncertainty. With all that is happening in the world right now, the virus, specifically, a great memoir should be your best friend.

A handful of concepts are learned by people who enjoy reading. An individual can take on the challenges of life through books, especially a book that tells a story of an actual person or experience, or memoirs. This is because other individuals’ experiences offer valuable insights. Insights that readers of their own lives should contribute. The experience and understanding of others will offer you inspiration and encouragement to be a better person. Reading this genre will remind you to keep grounded and be yourself. There’s something about personal stories of faith that captivate our attention. If you are a Christian and you are trying to find Christian Memoirs to read, you should keep on reading the next points:

1. Victim of Grace by Robin Jones Gunn

This book by Gunn will give readers a glimpse of her world as a Christian. It implies how God is always present even when it seems like he is silent. She gives poignant insights from the lives of women in the Bible and reveals personal details from her own life that demonstrate the truth that God’s goodness prevails. Gunn is a popular Christian author who often writes for a young audience, so her latest book is a departure, a factual memoir of how God’s hand-shaped her life and career. In it she conveys many universal truths about unmerited grace, compassion, forgiveness, and another important concept, obedience to a higher power in making use of one’s personal gifts. Reading the book will surely see God the way you are supposed to.

2. The Face Of Hunger by Dr. Conner

A unique memoir that features the life of people from another country. This book shows the crisis in Ethiopia and will help open your eyes to what the world is going through. Dr. Conner’s mission for Ethiopia is something that will inspire you to become a great person. When you read the Face of Hunger by Dr. Conner, you are guaranteed that your worldview and thoughts will be widened. As the author, with his family, went on a missionary trip to the country, they witnessed that thousands of lives of Ethiopian citizens are experiencing famine.

3. Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows by Ravi Zacharias

This is the story of famous Evangelist/Apologist, Ravi Zacharias who tells his story from his catchall religious homeland of India. From a written perspective, the sensory details of the Indian cuisine and visuals from his original abode captivate the senses. And from a faith standpoint, the woven message throughout this book is that God truly is a purposeful God who has a story for each of the people’s lives.

4. Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis

Katie Davis had it better than most Americans, let alone individuals in any other world, growing up in an upper-middle-class family. What made this young woman travel to Uganda and become the adoptive mother of fourteen children? Of course, Jesus! Katie’s memoir is sure to be especially an inspiration for tween and teen girls.

5. Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot

This book tells the story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed. This has received a lot of compliments from readers for its story of deep faith which will inspire a lot of Christians.

Now that you have heard of these books, your reading queue should be good for a few weeks. You will surely enjoy each one of the books mentioned above.