D L Moody: Evangelizing the World

by Bonnie Harvey

"God has given me a lifeboat and said 'Moody, save all you can.' " Dwight L. Moody could be called the Billy Graham of his generation. But a more appropriate nickname might be "father of the American evangelical movement," for without Moody, the reaching of souls worldwide would likely have occurred decades later. Moody's "lifeboat" set sail for Great Britain in 1873 on a modest evangelistic tour. Appealing to audiences with his heartwarming stories, Moody met with immense success and returned a national hero. From then on, the former shoe salesman from Massachusetts would not be silenced until he had realized "the evangelization of the world in this generation." His ministry, without elaborate theological embellishment, was simply to save souls-and to that end, his vessel was never ashore.

Genres: Biography

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2006

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reading this biography of Moody (my first) I was really surprised in that there isn't a great emphasis on intimacy with God. The author actually comments that earlier in his christian ministry Moody equated activity/business with depth of walk which I find shocking. While the book shows that Moody's faith and preaching evolved over the course of his life as a result of different experiences, particularly his encounters with other men of God, it doesn't give much evidence that there was a depth of intimacy between Moody and God. Quite frankly, I was disappointed that a biography of the great evangelist D.L. Moody should fail to inspire me to seek to know God more on a personal level. I truly hope that there was more to D L Moody's walk with God than what is reflected in this book.