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Daughter of Destiny: Kathryn Kuhlman
Jamie Buckingham's book is the definitive biography of Kathryn Kuhlman, perhaps the foremost woman evangelist of our century.
338 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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Jamie Buckingham
182 books15 followersJamie Buckingham was the founder of the Tabernacle Church in Melbourne, Florida. He was the author of Run, Baby, Run (with Nickey Cruz), Shout it From the Housetops (with Pat Robertson), Ben Israel (with Arthur Katz) and 34 other books. Buckingham was editor for Charisma Magazine until his death in 1992.
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September 29, 2008
in the past i have heard speakers refered to Ms. Kuhlman as if she was like a saint with halo around her head who happened to walk on this dusty earth at one time in history and performed some miracles like what Jesus Christ did.
until i read this bio by Jamie Buckingham.
this book took off the halo around her head and made her look more humane to me. Success, failures, weaknesses, mistakes, virtues and vices...she was a human being just like us not some alien who spoke the lingo from the outer space.
Oh, she was still a saint not because of what she performed but for letting herself be used and molded in such a way by the saint-Maker, and willing to pay the price.
until i read this bio by Jamie Buckingham.
this book took off the halo around her head and made her look more humane to me. Success, failures, weaknesses, mistakes, virtues and vices...she was a human being just like us not some alien who spoke the lingo from the outer space.
Oh, she was still a saint not because of what she performed but for letting herself be used and molded in such a way by the saint-Maker, and willing to pay the price.
December 10, 2011
I read this book because my dad used to talk about Kathryn Kuhlman. I really enjoyed reading about the real woman and what her life was actually like. Fantastic perspective, not sugar coated, of what it means to be in such a public ministry.
May 29, 2018
A legend
For years, I have known of Kathryn Kuhlman's healing ministry, but I never knew about the woman who served as the instrument for God's miracles. Jamie Buckingham has honored this servant of God and blessed the body of Christ by chronicling her legacy.
For years, I have known of Kathryn Kuhlman's healing ministry, but I never knew about the woman who served as the instrument for God's miracles. Jamie Buckingham has honored this servant of God and blessed the body of Christ by chronicling her legacy.
June 8, 2011
i grew up w/ a distrust of tele-evangelist and this book didn't help. i appreciate the author's honesty. i could really feel how torn he was about writing some of the less pleasant aspects of her life since he truly cared for her. it was a very interesting read, taking me from travelling camp meetings in the 20's to mega auditoriums and television broadcasts.
September 8, 2018
The book, ''Daughter of Destiny'' is an accurate yet loving account of Kathryn's life.
It tells of a woman who allowed the Holy Spirit to have sway over her ways. This inevitably gave birth to outstanding miracles recorded in her meetings.
It can rightly be said that the ministry of intimacy was what Kathryn Kuhlman operated effectively in.
A unique secret of Kathryn's success in ministry was LOVE.
Like the Apostle Paul who said, ''the love of Jesus Christ constrains me,'' Kathryn was driven by love- her love for Jesus Christ and her love for people.
It took a woman, bereft of the love of a man, her womb barren, to love as she loved. Out of her emptiness - she gave. To be replenished by the only Lover she was allowed to have - the Holy Spirit.
It was said that her openness and love had a way of disarming even those who attacked her.
Another secret of Kathryn's platform greatness was her capacity of concentration - her ability to continue to function despite obvious distractions. She knew that her ability to concentrate on the voice of the Holy Spirit demanded that all distractions be removed. Kathryn often demonstrated a masterful self-control and concentration in a time when everyone else was on the verge of panic.
Also, another secret that made her successful in ministry was the treatment she rendered to people - there were no ''little people'' around her, everyone was important, big.
Her humility before God was another vital ingredient to her success. She often saw herself as the most ordinary person in the whole world. This she often admitted in her meetings.
The book also brought to focus a woman despite her mistakes yet with doggedness and forthrightness returned back to her Maker - slaying of the Egyptian guard earned Moses exile in the wilderness of Midian - which would bring him to the place of total surrender to God's perfect plan for his life.
God indeed has a way of taking our rebellion, our sins, our flagrant disobedience, and molding them into our future tensile strength when we turn to Him.
LESSON LEARNT:
A life utterly presented to the Holy Spirit to make use of, will ultimately turn out to be a wonder to many.
CONCLUSION:
It is often said that the pages of good books speak to the heart of an individual.
For sure, this book has that capacity.
I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL.
CHEERS!!!
It tells of a woman who allowed the Holy Spirit to have sway over her ways. This inevitably gave birth to outstanding miracles recorded in her meetings.
It can rightly be said that the ministry of intimacy was what Kathryn Kuhlman operated effectively in.
A unique secret of Kathryn's success in ministry was LOVE.
Like the Apostle Paul who said, ''the love of Jesus Christ constrains me,'' Kathryn was driven by love- her love for Jesus Christ and her love for people.
It took a woman, bereft of the love of a man, her womb barren, to love as she loved. Out of her emptiness - she gave. To be replenished by the only Lover she was allowed to have - the Holy Spirit.
It was said that her openness and love had a way of disarming even those who attacked her.
Another secret of Kathryn's platform greatness was her capacity of concentration - her ability to continue to function despite obvious distractions. She knew that her ability to concentrate on the voice of the Holy Spirit demanded that all distractions be removed. Kathryn often demonstrated a masterful self-control and concentration in a time when everyone else was on the verge of panic.
Also, another secret that made her successful in ministry was the treatment she rendered to people - there were no ''little people'' around her, everyone was important, big.
Her humility before God was another vital ingredient to her success. She often saw herself as the most ordinary person in the whole world. This she often admitted in her meetings.
The book also brought to focus a woman despite her mistakes yet with doggedness and forthrightness returned back to her Maker - slaying of the Egyptian guard earned Moses exile in the wilderness of Midian - which would bring him to the place of total surrender to God's perfect plan for his life.
God indeed has a way of taking our rebellion, our sins, our flagrant disobedience, and molding them into our future tensile strength when we turn to Him.
LESSON LEARNT:
A life utterly presented to the Holy Spirit to make use of, will ultimately turn out to be a wonder to many.
CONCLUSION:
It is often said that the pages of good books speak to the heart of an individual.
For sure, this book has that capacity.
I THEREFORE RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL.
CHEERS!!!
September 7, 2020
This book was recommended on the podcast Annie F Downs. I had a lot of memories of past evangelists and even some memories of similar experiences going to healing services when I was a little girl. The author was fair, as she portrayed Kathryn life. If we had not seen her be an imperfect person, I would have questioned this time in history. I learned and will reflect more on the Holy Spirit. I love reading books that change me.
September 28, 2024
God can use anybody, anyhow, anyway, and anytime.
She had the move of God in her life, God truly used her. There are times I had to stop reading so I could pray. Yes, she is late, but this book is very anointed with the Holy Spirit. I felt all her emotions. I cried, smiled, prayed, jumped, etc.
Thank God she wrote this. Thank you, Jamie Buckingham, for writing this book and the patient 😀 😀 😊 🙌 .
God bless you, beautiful for this.
She had the move of God in her life, God truly used her. There are times I had to stop reading so I could pray. Yes, she is late, but this book is very anointed with the Holy Spirit. I felt all her emotions. I cried, smiled, prayed, jumped, etc.
Thank God she wrote this. Thank you, Jamie Buckingham, for writing this book and the patient 😀 😀 😊 🙌 .
God bless you, beautiful for this.
January 25, 2022
Insightful
This book takes you into the "world of ministry" revealing both the good and complicated parts. It sheds light on how thin the line is separating the spiritual realm from the natural. As we do from the holy scriptures, and the men and women therein, so we learn from this book and life of Kathryn Kuhlman.
This book takes you into the "world of ministry" revealing both the good and complicated parts. It sheds light on how thin the line is separating the spiritual realm from the natural. As we do from the holy scriptures, and the men and women therein, so we learn from this book and life of Kathryn Kuhlman.
January 20, 2023
I went back and forth on this one. Kuhlman's ministry benefited several people I love. I believe God does bring forth healing miracles through prayer.
But, I really didn't like her and had problems with her character.
Interesting though, and Buckingham neither hid anything nor whitewashed her life. He left us to draw our own conclusions, and I appreciated that.
But, I really didn't like her and had problems with her character.
Interesting though, and Buckingham neither hid anything nor whitewashed her life. He left us to draw our own conclusions, and I appreciated that.
January 5, 2018
'If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.' (Isaac Newton)
This 'daughter of destiny' is a 'giant' for me. :) I have an awful lot to learn from her. With all her human weaknesses, she's still amazing to me.
This 'daughter of destiny' is a 'giant' for me. :) I have an awful lot to learn from her. With all her human weaknesses, she's still amazing to me.
July 9, 2019
Inspirational
Want to read
October 29, 2019very good
November 11, 2019
Very good
January 22, 2021
Very well done biography of an extraordinary woman. Kathryn Kuhlman lived and breathed the Holy Spirit and gave her all to the work of God. Recommended.
January 22, 2022
Daughter if Destiny
The work of the Presence of The Holy Spirit of a person life can be awesome with tangible expression of the power of signs and miracles of the Father's love.
The work of the Presence of The Holy Spirit of a person life can be awesome with tangible expression of the power of signs and miracles of the Father's love.
October 20, 2023
The best book ever
October 26, 2022
I actually really liked this book. It gave a more human side to people in ministry. It seems for so long we have placed a high emphasis of idolizing people in ministry who are just real people. Although I was amazed at the ministry of Kathryn Kuhlman, this book gives an inside peek behind the ministry of a public figure. I love how it started at the beginning of her life. You can see how and why she formed into the woman she became.
A real woman who wanted excellence in her ministry, yearned for a relationship in marriage, and an order in her services. She saw so many healings and heaven came into her meetings and lives were powerfully & dramatically changed. In the end, I wondered why she exchanged a relationship with a man for what she experienced in her meetings? Was it worth it? Why did she put her own physical health in jeopardy to keep ministering? Definitely a powerful biography about an Amazing woman!
A real woman who wanted excellence in her ministry, yearned for a relationship in marriage, and an order in her services. She saw so many healings and heaven came into her meetings and lives were powerfully & dramatically changed. In the end, I wondered why she exchanged a relationship with a man for what she experienced in her meetings? Was it worth it? Why did she put her own physical health in jeopardy to keep ministering? Definitely a powerful biography about an Amazing woman!
November 19, 2014
Daughter of destiny by Jamie Buckingham 1999, 331 pages
This is an unauthorized bio of Religious leader Kathryn Kuhlman. I enjoyed hearing about her life and journey with God. It takes you on a journey with Kathryn Kuhlman starting her ministry, enduring the growth and struggles of her time in ministry and her time in the earth. The Author gave an indepth history of her life and good portrayal of the woman of God. I always enjoy hearing about the lives of God's people and their relationship with him, he is awesome.
This is an unauthorized bio of Religious leader Kathryn Kuhlman. I enjoyed hearing about her life and journey with God. It takes you on a journey with Kathryn Kuhlman starting her ministry, enduring the growth and struggles of her time in ministry and her time in the earth. The Author gave an indepth history of her life and good portrayal of the woman of God. I always enjoy hearing about the lives of God's people and their relationship with him, he is awesome.
October 24, 2021
My mom watched Kathryn Kuhlman on TV. I can't forget her voice and manner of speaking. I didn't know about her outside the television programs. I feel she asked Jaime Buckingham to write about her because she didn't want to be a plaster saint. This book feels very honest about some of her struggles and it made me appreciate her. It just shows you don't have to be perfect to serve God's purpose. Enjoyed this read.
November 13, 2007
A fascinating book about a woman greatly used of God to touch millions of lives all over the world. Shows that God is no respecter of persons; He'll use any and every yielded vessel. Exactly how she achieved intimacy with the Holy Spirit is never really revealed. If we want to be used by God the way she was, we'll have to allow the Holy Spirit lead us into intimacy with Him.
August 2, 2011
Straightforward accounting of life as a conduit for God's healing through a ministry that had lasted for decades, but, not without it's fair share of drama, betrayal, intrigue and mudslinging. I loved it, but I'm sure it must have been a challenge living the life she lived. There will never be anyone quite like her.
February 27, 2021
A great read about a spiritual giant of the twentieth century who believed God still performs miracles. The pathos about what she had to "give up" in her personal life juxtaposed against what she gained by partnering with the Holy Spirit; her personal struggles; the difficulties running a parachurch ministry. Highly recommended!
December 31, 2007
A well written biography that allows you to see both sides.
April 3, 2009
I really enjoyed the human side of her versus the stage person. She seems to have been the same either place. Loved it! you should read it!
April 7, 2009
I came to the Lord after she died but had heard of her. I was surprised by her character and reminded by God that He uses us, knowing we are not perfect.
July 8, 2009
Thought provoking and powerful. Challenged me to ask hard questions. Forever re-shaped my view of the Holy Spirit.
September 27, 2010
This was a good, eye-opening book about a wonderful servant of the Lord. I was shocked and glad to know that she did not lead a perfect life. It gave me some hope at the time I read it.
July 30, 2016
I love this book..so inspiring...another..."I can't put it down book"
April 26, 2018
A rare view into the life of an extraordinary woman. I loved it!
November 30, 2024
Lovely we've all fallen short of God's glory from time to time
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