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Being Elisabeth Elliot

The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

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Being Elisabeth Elliot

By: Ellen Vaughn
Narrated by: Connie Shabshab
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Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. And yet, she stayed in the jungle with her young daughter to minister to the very people who had thrown the spears, demonstrating the power of Christ’s forgiveness.

This courageous, no-nonsense Christian went on to write dozens of books, host a long-running radio show, and speak at conferences all over the world. She was a pillar of coherent, committed faith—a beloved and sometimes controversial icon. And while things in the limelight might have looked golden, her suffering continued refining her in many different and unexpected ways.

Her early years, related in Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, traced the transition of a young woman who dealt in “certainties” to the woman who lived with the unknown.

Now, being Elisabeth Elliot increasingly meant confronting how much she did not understand. She sought her reference point beyond her own experiences, always pondering what she called the “impenetrable mystery” of the interplay between God’s will and human choices.

And it is that strange mystery which shaped the rest of her startling life story.

©2023 Ellen Vaughn (P)2023 B&H Publishing Christian Living Christianity Family Religious Spiritual Growth Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking
Honest Portrayal • Excellent Writing • Fascinating Story • Raw Authenticity • Thoughtful Research • Incredible Voice
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This book was interesting from beginning to end. This is the story of Elizabeth’s life, so much more than just the words from her diaries. The author keeps the story of Elizabeth Elliot honest without trying to sensationalize her story. Elizabeth was a flawed human being who was used by God to touch many people’s lives for the better. I hope this book about her life touches even more.

An honest portrait of an exceptional yet very normal and flawed Elizabeth Elliot.

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Thankful for an accurate representation of the post-Jim part of EE’s life. No one is perfect and I’m glad to know EE had struggles just like the rest of us.

Vaughn States the Truth in Love

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This was done so well, thank you for giving just the right insight into EE’s life.

Wonderful

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I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know more about Elisabeth Elliot, especially in her later years. I think Ellen Vaughn did an amazing job staying truthful to everything that Elisabeth experienced in her life and appreciated that the book didn’t end with a “nice Christian bow” but showed the beautiful and hard times of Elisabeth endured. A must read for everyone but especially for those that have placed Elisabeth on a pedestal - because as in her own words, “pedestals are for statues” and Elisabeth was a beautiful and ordinary woman who faithfully followed God.

A beautiful and heart wrenching testimony

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I will admit that I was super excited, and then somewhat disillusioned when I first started this book. Some of it didn’t feel like it rang true to what I knew of Elizabeth by listening to countless hours of her lectures, and through the reading her books. For those of you may feel the same way I would encourage you to finish the book. Sometimes we forget that there is a beginning to someone’s story, and that it takes years of sanctification before we see all of the gold that comes through refining.

Somewhat surprising

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Big Fan of Elizabeth Elliot! She was a truth seeker and I believe the truth she found was mostly spot on. The author did a great job with writing and researching. She did a wonderful job inserting her own experiences in appropriate ways.

The Real Deal

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Enjoyed the “Bining Elizabeth Elliot” Very interesting life! Overall recommend reading for all her fans. Thanks

Solid!

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This book was absolutely amazing! I could relate to so much of it, and appreciate all of Elisabeth’s strengths and weaknesses. I’m grateful she was for truth, and so the author was, too. The reader has an incredible voice and made listening to this book very enjoyable. 😍

The reader has an incredible voice!

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The readers voice is slightly grating but what a thought provoking book filled with quotes from journal entries.

Loved

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Like others have shared, this biography was not what I was expecting. It was more real and honest than I could have imagined. But that makes EE’s life more encouraging and accessible. EE was so much more than the sentimental quotes we often see. Thank you Ellen Vaughn for telling EE’s story with beauty and truth.

Honest, Faithful and Poignant

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