Book Note: Tim Challies. Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms (Stories of Women Who Shaped Christian Leaders, Featuring the Mothers of John Newton, Hudson Taylor, John Piper, Charles Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, Timothy, & More)

Tim Challies. Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms (Stories of Women Who Shaped Christian Leaders, Featuring the Mothers of John Newton, Hudson Taylor, John Piper, Charles Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, Timothy, & More)

This book contains 11 concise biographies of mothers who made a difference in their son’s ministries. They were different women with different influences. Some were women of great strength and others great endurance. Most examples are modern, after the Reformation, and two are contemporary.

Centuries of Ministry

First Century

No Greater Accolade. Timothy. 117

300’s- 400’s

The Patience of a Godly Mother. Augustine. 97

1700’s

The Hidden Strength of a Weak Mother. John Newton. 9

1800’s

The Prayer of a Godly Mother. Hudson Taylor. 19

The Lasting Influence of a Mother’s Devotion. Charles Hodge. 65

The Virtue of a Pleading Mother. Charles Spurgeon. 87

The Impact of a Hard-Working Mother. D.L. Moody. 105

1900’s

The Unbreakable Bond of Training and Tenderness. J. Gresham Machen. 29

The Power of a Godly Mother’s Surrender. William Borden. 53

1900’s- 2000’s

The Quiet Grace of the Ordinary. John Piper. 75

2000’s

The Perseverance of a Godly Mother. Christopher Yuan. 41

My Final Thoughts

This book is easy to read.

It would be very helpful to those who teach these lives in an academic setting.

For those who write and preach in a local church setting, this book has numerous illustrations for biblical principles and specific passages.

These are 657 reviews on Amazon.com. The average review is 4.8 out of 5.0.

Highly recommended.