Books by Elisabeth Elliot

A Lamp Unto My Feet

Be Still My Soul

Guided by God’s Promises

The Journals of Jim Elliot

Joyful Surrender

Keep a Quiet Heart

Made for the Journey

The Mark of a Man

Passion and Purity

Quest for Love

The Path of Loneliness

A Path through Suffering

On Asking God Why

Secure in the Everlasting Arms

Seeking God’s Guidance

The Shaping of a Christian Family

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael

© 1988, 2001 by Elisabeth Elliot

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Spire edition published 2011

Ebook edition created 2021

Ebook corrections 11.15.2023

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To the memory of Katherine Morgan

Blessed are [those] whose strength is in thee,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
As they go through the valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs. …
They go from strength to strength.
Psalm 84:5–7 RSV