Walking with Giants: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man ($23 value)

Description

Dr. Elmer Towns is known around the world as cofounder of Liberty University and as author of more than 175 popular books on prayer, spirituality and the Church.

His is also known as a motivator of men and women who long to be exceptional for the cause of Christ.

But not many people know that a long desert experience lies behind Towns’s extraordinary success, an experience that taught him how to be, in the words of the apostle Paul, crucified with Christ (Gal. 2:20).

In this memoir, one of the modern Church’s most influential teachers shares his fascinating life story, drawing out principles that can be applied by anyone seeking to become great in God’s kingdom.

Leaders and students alike will be challenged to greater faithfulness and encouraged to seek God more deeply.
[expand title=”Read more »” swaptitle=”Read less «”] 288 pages, hardback book

Contents:
Foreword Jerry Falwell, Jr. 11
Preface: What Really “Makes” a Person? 13
1 The Early Years: Birth Through Elementary School (1932-1943) 23
2 Junior High and High School Years (1943-1950) 49
3 The Columbia Bible College Years (1950-1953) 63
4 The Northwestern Years: The Long, Cold, Dark Winter’s Night (1953-1954) 87
5 The Dallas Theological Seminary Years (1954-1958) 95
6 The Midwest Bible College Years (1958-1961) 115
7 The Canadian Years (1961-1965) 127
8 The Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Years 147 (1965-1971)
9 The Early Liberty University Years (1971-1973) 165
10 A Desert Experience in the Interim Years (1973-1977) 185
11 Great Ministry at Liberty (1977-1999) 197
12 A New Century (2000-2012) 237
Epilogue 249
Liberty University’s 40 Years 251
Endnotes 253
Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Elmer Leon Towns 257
List of Resources by Elmer L. Towns 269

ISBN: 9780830763825

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