The Untold Korea Story by Bob Pierce and Ken Anderson, published by Zondervan Publishing House The war in Korea has continued for some time now. We all know, of course, that the Korean peninsula is divided into two opposing forces, the U.N. sponsored South Korean Republic and Red-dominated North Korea. Communism has full control of […]
By Strange Paths by Sallie Lee Bell, published by Zondervan Publishing House. As Elise Demarest is returning from a mission of mercy to a dying woman, she is suddenly taken captive by two men who have been lurking in the shadows of the buildings along the narrow streets of old Paris. She is forced into […]
10,000 Tom-Toms by Jens Larsen, published by The Muelenberg Press, 1228 Spruce St., Philadelphia 7, Pa., 1952. The setting of this story is Liberia of the past half century. It is a story that reveals how slowly and how hardly Christianity and civilization make progress among the natives in this African country. The main character—perhaps […]
Since this issue of ‘Beacon Lights’ is a servicemen’s issue, I have been asked to review material especially well-suited for use by our men in service. I have located two small meditation booklets which were printed for exactly this purpose. The first of these is ‘Our Boys in Brown and Blue’, by Rev. Rolf L. […]
Indian Drums and Broken Arrows by Craig Massey, published by Zondervan Publishing House The setting of our story is in the days of the Revolutionary War. The English are influencing the Indians to plunder, murder, and terrify the settlers. To make matters worse, there are a few traitors to the American cause who are helping […]
This Happened in the Hills of Kentucky by John Vogel, published by Zondervan Publishing House. Near Corbin, Kentucky, in the southeastern part of the state, may be found an institution known as the Galilean Childrens Home. “This Happened in Hills of Kentucky” is about the founding of this home and its progress. The author, John […]
The Queen’s Jest by Sallie Lee Bell, Published by Zondervan Publishing House. The Queen’s Jest is a novel of the time of Louis XVI of France. The setting of the greater part of the book is in Paris and Versailles, in and near the king’s palace. The story begins in the small village of Cressy […]
The Homeward Trail by Joyce Berggren, Published by Zondervan Publishing House. Our story begins in Minnesota. Gunnar Haldorson, his wife, Hildur, and their daughter, Christine, were natives of Sweden. They had arrived in America at New York and had moved in order from New York to Pittsburgh, to Chicago, and finally to Minnesota. Now Gunnar […]
Of Men and of Angels by Lon Woodrum, Published by Zondervan Publishing House. Of Men and of Angels by Lon Woodrum is another winner in Zondervan’s second International Christian Fiction Contest. It gives us the story of Steve Glen, a young man of noble character and grim determination. As a child Steve had lost his […]
Hidden Valley by Douglas C. Percy, Published Zondervan Publishing House. Hidden Valley is a mystery novel with the setting of its larger part in the heart of the Sudan in Africa. In the story we see how the native witch doctors and leopard men go about their evil ritual, sacrificing human victims in order to […]