Fastened Like Nails, Volume I

Fastened Like Nails

by F.W. Boreham

Seeing the way in which the power of God's Word influenced the lives of men like Luther, Latimer, Tyndall, Knox, Pascal and Cromwell.

Genres: Christian

114 pages, Hardcover

Published November 1, 2016

About the author

Rev. Dr. Frank W. Boreham
(March 3rd 1871 – May 18th 1959) Served, and wrote, in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia.

Reviews

[Amy Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent little book. Old-fashioned writing, sentimental at times. I was surprised that my favorite except was on Blaise Pascal. I had no idea what a gifts mathematician and scientist he was, nor that he was a philosopher, or even Christian, to boot. Even though the bios aren't exhaustive or thorough by any means, the emphasis that each man's life was changed or directed by one important text of Scripture, and beyond that, the beauty that each important historical figure was motivated by a different verse from the others, was the powerful aim of this book; I was moved by the power of Scriptures, and motivated again to spend time in God's Word, loving and obeying it, that I might be changed as these men.

[Robert Friedt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an okay read and there are two reasons for this: 1) it should be used for supplementary, historical research and 2) I was not doing historical research concerning the people that this expounded upon; I was only encouraged to read this by others.

That being said, I do think that this would be valuable to individuals who are interested in a book that could give them a taste of and a brief introduction to the most influential Christian people during the period from 1485-1662. However, it is a small book that barely scratches the surface of this topic.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent little book introducing 6 different men who were giant figures in history and faithful followers of Christ. It focused on their conversions and the main text of Scripture that was instrumental in their lives. It doesn't give much biography of the men, and it seems to be assumed that the reader knows a fair amount of information about each. That is my only reason for 4 stars instead of 5. I actually would have liked to learn more about their lives. However I did find it vastly inspiring to see how God used these men to build His kingdom and spread the Gospel message.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boreham does a wonderful job explaining the power of Scripture in the lives of great men of the past. One verse or one phrase from the Bible can have an amazing impact on the life of a Christian. These singular phrases became a call to action that had an impact on the direction of the lives of the men.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book to read every October!...krb 10/16/17

[Kholin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Imagine Foxe's Book of Martyrs crossed with a devotional, and you pretty much have this book; with the addition of super clunky/hard to read narration from an author you've never really heard of before. Yes, this is from the Lamplighter series, so that's to be expected. And the three read dates I have are for the three different volumes that Lamplighter separated them into.