Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 2, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1595553053
ISBN-13: 978-1595553058
Product Description from Amazon.com
"Patrick was born the son of privilege and position, but he was only a teenager when he was taken from his home in Roman Britain by marauders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Despite his terrible circumstances, young Patrick did not give way to despair. As he worked as a shepherd in the pastures of his new owner, he kindled the faith he'dg inherited from his family and eventually escaped to freedom. Then, after returning home, he experienced a dream that changed everything: God wanted him to go back and take the gospel to the country of his captors.
Patrick heeded the call. Both humble enough to minister to beggars and bold enough to confront kings, Patrick led the Irish through his brave and compassionate service into the Christian faith and baptized thousands. Separating the many myths from the facts, Jonathan Rogers weaves a wonder-filled tale of courage, barbarism, betrayal, and hope in God's unceasing fraithfulness. Countless miracles have been attributed to Saint Patrick, but perhaps one of the simples and most amazing is that he won the hearts and souls of the same fierce and indomitable people who had enslaved him."
My Thoughts:
St.Patrick by Jonathan Rogers is one of the books in the Christian Encounters series published by Thomas Nelson. It is a compact book that tells the reader the history of St.Patrick, one of the more famous saints in history. Patrick was born of wealth and priveledge who was taken from his home and sold into slavery as a teenager. This book chronicles the life of Patrick after he escapes to freedom and how he brought the gospel to Ireland. He baptized thousands of people into Christiananity. In this book you will find St.Patricks writings including The Confession and The Letter. I found this little book to be thought provoking and interesting.
I received this book from Phenix & Phenix and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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