Unsaved 80 year old Mother

Dear Mark....I read your newsletter and cannot stop thinking about which book to get my mother...we had a very good talk this past october about hell, of all things...I have been saved by Christ's blood since 2001 and witnessing to my unsaved mother on and off since then. She verbally showed interest in wanting to read the bible this time...she loves history and we know the bible is so full of history. She is a very bitter and angry person, among so much good...i so much want to know I will see her in heaven..my dad is already with Jesus...She believes she has to be a good person to go there...can you recommend one of your books that I could pass on to her...thankyou for all you have done...

 

Dear_________:

            If she were my mom I would start with the Hidden Hand…IF she is a reader.  This is a long book but it would draw her in because it is so captivating.  However, it would not be the book that I would choose to lead her to Christ .  My dad read this book and loved it, but it was the other books that drew him to the Lord.  If you wanted to start with something more historical and centered on Christ, I would choose Titus: A Comrade of the Cross. This a very powerful book about the two thieves on the cross and why the one thief repents at the last moment.

            Now this is going to sound confusing, but if you wanted a story that had the message of salvation plus dealt with anger and bitterness, it would be the Lamplighter…this is our signature book.

            Lastly, if you wanted to solely soften her heart to reach her for Christ, I would start with Winter’s Folly, then Jessica’s First Prayer, then Christies Old Organ.

I hope I didn’t confuse you but since I don’t know her real well, I have tried to cover all the bases…My dad read about fifteen of these stories before he came to Christ.  The process was just an amazing miracle to watch.  Charles Spurgeon was right when he said that it is the continual interaction with the Word that leads us to Christ…and these stories do just that.

May our Great and Saving God, reveal Himself to your mom.

Sincerely,

 

Mark Hamby