Twelve Baskets of Crumbs Author:Elisabeth Elliot ". . . although we have but fragments of a life, although we know even ourselves only in a fragmented way, eternity has been written on our hearts,. and the pieces will one day be put together exactly as they were meant to go. ” — Evangelical writer Elisabeth Elliot sees the miracle of God’s grace at work in her life. The title d... more »erives from Jesus’ instructions to His disciples after feeding the five thousand to gather up the fragments that nothing be lost.
ln this, her most personal book to date, she shares her own perceptions on the meanings of the events in her turbulent life. The Auca Indians of South America killed her first husband, . . she told that moving story in Through Gates of Splendor . . . and cancer widowed her the second time. ·But this has not deterred Elisabeth Elliot from a productive life as mother, missionary and Christian intellectual.
The themes of this collection touch on her life experiences. The overarching Christian values are the difficulties of responsibility and discipline and the redeeming grace of God which, in spite of trouble, gives us our life, calls us to labor, and grants us our salvation.
Twenty-five essays for meditation and inspiration under the headings — Our Lives Together; To Learn and to Teach; Risk and Service.
Elisabeth Elliot, mother, twice widowed, and missionary to jungle Indians, is currently Visiting Professor at Gordon—Conwell Theological Seminary. Her previous books include Through Gates of Splendor, Shadow ofthe Almighty, and These Strange Ashes.« less