Tramp for the Lord

by Corrie ten Boom

Paperback

Status

Available

Call number

269.209 T

Genres

Biography & Memoir

Religion & Spirituality

Publication

Revell Co. (1974), 192 pages

Description

Hiding Jewish refugees during WWII landed Corrie ten Boom in a German concentration camp. Released after ten months, she tramped the world with a burning desire to tell others that Jesus is a reality, that He lives, that He is victor. Join Corrie on a world-wide trip that could only have been planned by God.

User reviews

LibraryThing member cmbohn

I was so inspired by the author's life. I have some theological differences, but those were unimportant when I looked at how amazing her example was. Corrie Ten Boom was sent to a prison camp after hiding Jews in her basement during WWII. But rather than be angry, she chose to forgive everyone who

had offended her and spent her life sharing the message of God's love. It made my own little grievances and grudges seem so petty. I really admire her for her ability to love.

CMB

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LibraryThing member jocelynandersen

I never get tired of reading Corrie's stories. My copy of the book is literally falling apart.

LibraryThing member books_ofa_feather

What an encouraging woman! To think that in 1970 she came to my town to speak. Would that I were I alive to hear her! This book is a must read for long time and new Christians alike. Corrie never beats people over the head, she gently comes along side to teach the Lord's lessons. A few chapters

towards the end really struck home and I felt as though she were talking directly to me. It is also refreshing the way she deals with her own sin, in that she doesn't sugar coat her life to make it seem she is the perfect Christian. She is open and honest and humble, a rarity in today's society. I only wish I would have read this sooner (Sorry I didn't listen to my mother's kind persistence that this is a book I needed to read), but I'm sure it came at the right time. I highly recommend this to everyone.

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LibraryThing member sparkleandchico

I loved the Hiding Place but struggled with this, the sequel. The Hiding Place depicts a humble woman forced into a situation by the Nazis and her determination to look to and rely on God in the midst of her trials.

In this book, the Sequel, the author finally is released from the German

concentration camp and believes that God tells her to go to America to preach the Gospel to the people. This was a dream that she and her sister had discussed whilst in the camp and prior to her sisters' tragic death. On arriving in America she has no money, no contacts and no one interested in hearing her story or allowing her to preach. She is forced to borrow money and rely on some kind-hearted Christians who help her. Eventually she gets the platform she desires and travels around preaching and telling her story to all and sundry. Personally I don't agree with women preaching but this isn't what put me off the book as I do think there is sometimes a case for woman giving personal testimony in a Church.

The author goes above and beyond this though and is clearly giving doctrinal instruction. I stopped reading the book at the point where she decides a whole church full of people is demon possessed and that God is "telling" her to cast out the demons...there were also alleged miracles in prior chapters that seemed unbelievable.

I felt that in this second book the author lost the humility that endeared her to so many people in her story in The Hiding Place. This is a shame but I would still recommend the first book.

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LibraryThing member cbl_tn

Corrie ten Boom spent several months in Ravensbruck during World War II after the Germans discovered that she and her family had been hiding Jews in their home. After the war, she became an evangelist and traveled to many countries around the world. This book recounts some of her experiences in

nearly 30 years of worldwide ministry. It’s not what one would expect from a typical memoir since the reminiscences and meditations are not presented in chronological order. However, it would work well for daily devotional reading since each chapter is preceded by a verse or two of Scripture and contains a spiritual lesson.

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