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Mar 22, 2020
Jana Henderson (Reviews from the Stacks)
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There are so many good lines from this book. It's tragic, but hopeful; deeply relevant still today.
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My daughter was studying WWII, so I decided to have us read The Hiding Place aloud as our spiritual book for the term to complement her studies. I had read this story of a family, specifically of two sisters, who are sent to a concentration camp before and watched the movie and remembered how much I had been moved by their story. Halfway through our reading of the book my own sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and I have been caring for her since. This book turned into a gut-wrenching, ug
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I loved this book and the hope that shone out of darkness. Very inspirational. At times I wept, at times I prayed. I read this in one day. Had a hard time putting it down. Some of my favorite parts were the words from her father, like about the suitcase and also how Betsie spoke encouraging words about their captors.
Forgiveness, grace, and faith are lived out in this book by many believers in Christ. It was a heart wrenching book that I will always treasure to read over and over again. This book has challenged me to grow in my faith and learn to have joy in every circumstance.
There simply aren't words for how moved I was by this book. Corrie ten Boom's testimony of God's faithfulness, presence, and protection is inspiring. She was a remarkable woman of faith.
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