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D. L. Moody: The Greatest Evangelist of the Nineteenth Century
Fascinating biographies of men who lived for God.
160 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1937
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December 13, 2023
Inspiring
September 17, 2023
I'm sorry to say this book dragged or was boring, most of the time. (At least for me.)
That said, I love 'D.L. Moody' by Janet and Geoff Benge! It's one of my favourite books and heartily recommended!
That said, I love 'D.L. Moody' by Janet and Geoff Benge! It's one of my favourite books and heartily recommended!
August 4, 2024
Apparently D L Moody said often, “The world has yet to see what God can do with on man wholly committed to him.”
Did he not hear of the prophets, the apostles, the saints, etc?
Emma Dryer was the woman who started and continued Moody Bible Institute. Moody helped fund raise. Never knew that.
Did he not hear of the prophets, the apostles, the saints, etc?
Emma Dryer was the woman who started and continued Moody Bible Institute. Moody helped fund raise. Never knew that.
February 4, 2016
Alright for a short introduction to Moody's life but the writing style was confusing and I feel like I missed important details.
December 28, 2021
I think the author does an average job of making D.L. Moody's biography compelling, while knitting together all of the disparate locations and people that were involved in or touched by Moody himself while he was alive.
I rate this book 3 stars instead of higher because of the moderately terse prose. However, it is not as bad as some biographies I have read, and in writing a biography I feel that an author has to constantly fight against a habit of just listing out names, dates, places and years, but instead turning them into a narrative and finding ways to correlate key events across time and place to put them in relation to other well-known people and events so that the biography becomes more relatable to the average reader.
The best part of this biography is about the first 1/4 of the book, recounting Moody's early life and his strong entrepreneurial urges and good, innate business acumen. Moody comes up as an assistant to a shoe salesman, and learns some hard lessons along the way that resonate deeply with him. It seemed clear to me, as a reader, that Moody was a very self-motivated individual who wanted to be the best at whatever it was he did in life, and while a young man he wanted to become the most successful shoe salesman he could be in Chicago. One of Mr. Moody's coworkers influenced D.L. to accept Christ into his heart and become saved. From then on, the repeated line is the theme of this biography and of Moody's life: "The world has yet to see what God can do with one man wholly committed to Him." D.L. literally pours his entire physical, mental and spiritual strength into serving God, especially through ministry to young children in the city of Chicago, and later, in ministry and evangelism throughout the world. During this time period, where travel across the Atlantic between the U.S. and Europe was possible but still time consuming and relatively dangerous, I became concerned for Moody's physical well-being as he continually pushed himself onward to reach more people in more places. I am conflicted about Moody and George Whitefield in particular, in that perhaps they should have learned more self control or better paced themselves to protect their physical health. And yet, Moody lived to be 62, dying in 1899, and George Whitefield lived to 55 in 1770, despite physical ailments during their lifetimes.
I think that Moody's coming to Christ through a child-like, basic understanding, is what enabled him to be so successful an evangelist to peoples and cultures around the world - he understood that keeping the message simple but true and relevant, was the key to imparting God's love to the world.
I rate this book 3 stars instead of higher because of the moderately terse prose. However, it is not as bad as some biographies I have read, and in writing a biography I feel that an author has to constantly fight against a habit of just listing out names, dates, places and years, but instead turning them into a narrative and finding ways to correlate key events across time and place to put them in relation to other well-known people and events so that the biography becomes more relatable to the average reader.
The best part of this biography is about the first 1/4 of the book, recounting Moody's early life and his strong entrepreneurial urges and good, innate business acumen. Moody comes up as an assistant to a shoe salesman, and learns some hard lessons along the way that resonate deeply with him. It seemed clear to me, as a reader, that Moody was a very self-motivated individual who wanted to be the best at whatever it was he did in life, and while a young man he wanted to become the most successful shoe salesman he could be in Chicago. One of Mr. Moody's coworkers influenced D.L. to accept Christ into his heart and become saved. From then on, the repeated line is the theme of this biography and of Moody's life: "The world has yet to see what God can do with one man wholly committed to Him." D.L. literally pours his entire physical, mental and spiritual strength into serving God, especially through ministry to young children in the city of Chicago, and later, in ministry and evangelism throughout the world. During this time period, where travel across the Atlantic between the U.S. and Europe was possible but still time consuming and relatively dangerous, I became concerned for Moody's physical well-being as he continually pushed himself onward to reach more people in more places. I am conflicted about Moody and George Whitefield in particular, in that perhaps they should have learned more self control or better paced themselves to protect their physical health. And yet, Moody lived to be 62, dying in 1899, and George Whitefield lived to 55 in 1770, despite physical ailments during their lifetimes.
I think that Moody's coming to Christ through a child-like, basic understanding, is what enabled him to be so successful an evangelist to peoples and cultures around the world - he understood that keeping the message simple but true and relevant, was the key to imparting God's love to the world.
January 25, 2024
This is a good book and hard to put down with many tales and stories about DL, Moody, and all the things God did with him. “ The world has yet to see what God can do with one man wholly committed to Him” I will definitely be looking to read more about him and his life. I recommend this little book to everyone.
April 27, 2024
Quick and simple read of an amazing evangelist. He is a great shoe salesman and incredibly driven, by money, as a young man. But then he gets saved and God You uses him to reach hundreds of thousands.
January 19, 2026
A very readable account of the amazing D. L. Moody. This 158 pages can't hold all the life of this evangelist who did so much in his 62 years, but it was my first introduction to Moody's life and gave me plenty of information.
June 27, 2022
Read for school. It was very interesting at the time.
September 23, 2022
A short biography that was an easy plane read and an inspiration to read more about Moody’s life and how God used him.
June 24, 2026
It’s a dated read, but easy; recommend if you want a thumbnail view of D.L. Moody’s life. It focuses more on his preaching and work than his personal life, but even so is enjoyable and gives you a good overview.
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April 22, 2014
Read for school. Not a huge fan of Moody, but his story is interesting.
July 6, 2016
A wonderful biography of a man God used mightily to change the world. I read it many years ago.
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