But so often it is a painful, lonely process that takes longer than we want it to. We know we need to commit daily to Christ all matters of the heart and to wait upon Him. Theology -Exegetical Historical Practical.One of them married my daughter, the other one, Lars Gren, married me. After his death I had two lodgers in my home. It also included, in 1969, a marriage to Addison Leitch, professor of theology at Gordon Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts. Since then, my life has been one of writing and speaking. I remained there for two years.Īfter having worked for two years with the Aucas, I returned to the Quichua work and remained there until 1963 when Valerie and I returned to the U.S. They were the key to my going in to live with the tribe that had killed the five missionaries. I continued working with the Quichua Indians when, through a remarkable providence, I met two Auca women who lived with me for one year. Our daughter Valerie was 10 months old when Jim was killed. After a friendly contact with three of the tribe, they were speared to death. After the discovery of their whereabouts, Jim and four other missionaries entered Auca territory. The Aucas were in that category - a fierce group whom no one had succeeded in meeting without being killed. Jim had always hoped to have the opportunity to enter the territory of an unreached tribe. In nineteen fifty three we were married in the city of Quito and continued our work together. My studies in classical Greek would one day enable me to work in the area of unwritten languages to develop a form of writing.Ī year after I went to Ecuador, Jim Elliot, whom I had met at Wheaton, also entered tribal areas with the Quichua Indians.
By that time, the family had increased to four brothers and one sister. Our family continued to live in Philadelphia and then in New Jersey until I left home to attend Wheaton College. Some of my contemporaries may remember the publication which was used by hundreds of churches for their weekly unified Sunday School teaching materials.
and lived in Germantown, not far from Philadelphia, where my father became an editor of the Sunday School Times. When I was a few months old, we came to the U.S. Together, these two remarkable books accentuate our need to commit daily to Christ all matters of the heart and to wait on his timing.įrom the Author's Web Site: My parents were missionaries in Belgium where I was born. While Passion and Purity shares the love story of Elisabeth and Jim, Quest for Love is a compilation of stories on how other men and women discovered love through God's direction. Quest for Love will be redesigned in a similar manner to help readers identify the books as a pair. This best-selling book now has a new cover, an updated interior design, and a foreword from popular author Joshua Harris. putting God's desires ahead of personal desires the man's and woman's role in relationships loving passionately while remaining sexually pure how to know which person is the right one to marry Passion and Purity covers dating issues such as:
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Using her own life as an example, Elisabeth Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any age on how to put their love lives under the authority of Jesus Christ. Its much-needed message remains strong and hopeful in an age when doing whatever "feels right" is common practice. Very few books on dating have stood the test of time like Passion and Purity.
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