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Breaking the Rules: Meditations and Prayers
Eddie and Barbara Askew joined The Leprosy Mission in 1950. After 15 years of service in India, they transferred to London where Eddie later became International Director of the Mission's worldwide operations. Since his retirement from full-time Christian service in May 1987, Eddie has continued to exercise his much-appreciated gifts of writing and painting, and has become increasingly involved in leading Christian retreats. In this, his sixth volume of meditations and prayers, Eddie leads us along fresh paths of Christian understanding.
With foreword by Wendy Craig.
With foreword by Wendy Craig.
96 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1992
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Eddie Askew
31 booksAlfred Dennis (Eddie) Askew, writer, artist and former general director of the Leprosy Mission (TLM).
Eddie was the only child of parents who were committed members of the Salvation Army. After national service with the Royal Navy, he trained as a teacher at St John's College, York, combining art, a subject at which he excelled, with English and theology.
An exhibition on leprosy which he saw in a church while on holiday left a deep impression on him. It was then that he decided to apply to the Leprosy Mission for overseas service. In 1950, one month after getting married, he and his wife Barbara set sail for India, where they spent the next 15 years.
In 1965 Eddie returned to Britain, where he took up the post of executive secretary at TLM's office in London. In 1974 he became general director of TLM.
Inspired by his travels and his Christian faith, Eddie found an outlet for his creativity in painting and poetry. A Silence and a Shouting, his first book of meditations and artwork, was published in 1982. It was followed, over the years, by 16 others, and the sale of his books and paintings raised around £2.5m for TLM.
He retired in 1987 to concentrate on his writing and painting but he retained his commitment to, and interest in, the work of TLM. From 1998 until his death he was its vice-president, and in 2000 he was awarded an OBE.
Eddie was the only child of parents who were committed members of the Salvation Army. After national service with the Royal Navy, he trained as a teacher at St John's College, York, combining art, a subject at which he excelled, with English and theology.
An exhibition on leprosy which he saw in a church while on holiday left a deep impression on him. It was then that he decided to apply to the Leprosy Mission for overseas service. In 1950, one month after getting married, he and his wife Barbara set sail for India, where they spent the next 15 years.
In 1965 Eddie returned to Britain, where he took up the post of executive secretary at TLM's office in London. In 1974 he became general director of TLM.
Inspired by his travels and his Christian faith, Eddie found an outlet for his creativity in painting and poetry. A Silence and a Shouting, his first book of meditations and artwork, was published in 1982. It was followed, over the years, by 16 others, and the sale of his books and paintings raised around £2.5m for TLM.
He retired in 1987 to concentrate on his writing and painting but he retained his commitment to, and interest in, the work of TLM. From 1998 until his death he was its vice-president, and in 2000 he was awarded an OBE.
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November 4, 2020
Lyrical, unsettling complacency, beautifully illustrated.... this is no ordinary coffee table devotional. Food for the soul, stimulation to fresh thinking, comfort and encouragement woven through the challenge to conformity.
October 24, 2022
A beautifully illustrated book of meditations which are both simple and profound.
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