Christian Literature for Your Family
In this second volume you read about the early Germanic Tribes, about missionaries who courageously went to heathen countries to preach the gospel, but also about the crusades. The stories are not an enumeration of facts, but you relive the things that happened so long ago.
In this first volume of ‘Stories about the History of the Church’ you read about the catacombs, the first martyrs and about Augustine. The stories are not an enumeration of facts, but you relive the things that happened so long ago.
Hendrik Veermans grows up as the son of an innkeeper. As much as possible, his father keeps him from anything that has to do with God and His service. At first this grieves Hendrik, but as he grows up he begins leading a careless life far removed from God and His service. Then the Lord brings back something that happened many years before in his father’s inn.
Margreet comes from a plain family, and their simple lifestyle annoys her, often causing conflict. She wants to live higher, like one of her friends. When her best friend Tineke becomes incurably sick and dies in peace, Margreet comes to understand that there is something better to be found – something higher and more important than being rich or famous.
Much of the time Jorrick feels alone. His mother has to work, and his father no longer comes home. He often plays on the streets of the neighborhood with his friend Pete, and they often do things that are not allowed.They come into contact with a man who is a leader of a children’s club. This man asks them whether they also would like to come. They hear stories that are told them from the Bible.Then Pete gets into a serious accident.