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Eric Liddell: Gold Medal Missionary (Young Reader's Christian Library) Paperback – Illustrated, April 1, 2000

by Ellen Caughey (Author), Ken Landgraf (Illustrator)

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Back cover text: An Olympic gold medal was his prize for winning the 400-meter dash, but Eric Liddell was more concerned about another, more vital, run: the long-distance race of the Christian life. God gave Eric Liddell great athletic talent - enough talent to set a world recrod at the Paris Olympics in 1924. But God also gave Eric Liddell a great desire - a desire to lead the people of China to faith in Jesus Christ. From the running tracks of Europe to the dusty streets of China, Eric Liddell followed God's call to be a missionary. The sports world offered many temptations of fame and fortune, but this runner kept his focus on Jesus. Read on to meet Eric Liddell - Gold Medal Missionary!

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Eric Liddell knew that his athletic abilities came from God, so he used them for God's glory. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, Liddell stood for his principles by refusing to run on a Sunday -- and though he missed his best event, he won a surprising gold medal in a different race. Later, he served as a missionary to China, where he ultimately died in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

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Publisher : Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (April 1, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1577487214
ISBN-13 : 978-1577487210
Reading age : 8 - 12 years
Grade level : 3 - 7
Item Weight : 3.52 ounces
Dimensions : 4.13 x 0.61 x 5.38 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,874,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #197 in Teen & Young Adult Religious Biographies
- #328 in Teen & Young Adult Sports Biographies
- #710 in Teen & Young Adult Christian Devotionals & Prayer

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James D. Ashworth

good for young religious conservatives

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2008

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This book is easy to read and consistent with other information that has come my way concerning Eric Liddell. It does not jazz up or puff up Eric Liddell unreasonably, but it does cater to the mind set of an evangelical Christian Sunday School.

I gave it 4 stars because it is cheaply made and might not survive more than one reading in the hands of a typical preteen.

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Wendy A Vrieze

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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015

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Scott Walker

A humble, man of great faith

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2009

Caughy has given us a compact, true story of Eric Liddell; it is engrossing, heart-felt, and warming. He was humble, and a true man of God that we can all look up to for his exceptional faith and courage. There was much more to this man than what we saw in the movies, and as a track star winning a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics:

Liddell was born and raised by missionary parents in China during the Boxer rebellion. His family moved back to England, in order give the children a proper education, though his parents soon returned to China and left the children to be raised by grandparents. Liddell's running career started with record setting wins in high school. In England, he was much involved in academics and sports, however, his heart was in China; God blessed him with fast legs, but he was called for greater things. After college and the Olympics he returned to China, where he found civil unrest. He taught athletics and evangelized to the Chinese. It was a few years later when the Japanese overran the country. His own new family, in marriage, just escaped the Japanese onslaught and persecution. But Eric stayed and ended up in a prison camp, never to see his family again----he would die there. Not only did Eric Liddell run for himself, but he ran for the Lord, in many ways.

Also contained in the book is Eric's "6 daily questions" to himself. He believed these things were crucial for devoting himself to God. These would also be tremendously valuable for all of us to utilize.

Wish you well
Scott

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freedomrulesok

More Silver than Gold

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2008

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Good insightful retelling of the life of Eric Liddell, gold medalist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games and subject of the film, Chariots of Fire.

It's readable without going into too much depth as it's more an overview of his life than full on biography.

A good place to start, perhaps, if you want to know more about why Liddell refused to run the 100 yards at the Olympics and his expolits on the missionary field of China.

P Mills

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2016

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