Miriam Huffman Rockness

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Images of Faith: Reflections Inspired by Lilias Trotter goes beyond the biographical facts of Lilias’s life--Victorian-era artist, protege of John Ruskin, ground-breaking social worker, missionary to Algeria, inspirational author--to ponder the deeper meaning of her life. Some 60 devotional reflections start with a short Trotter quotation, often selected from unpublished diaries, and a full-color Trotter watercolor. Miriam Rockness--who as biographer has lived and breathed and absorbed the world and mind-set of Lilias for the past thirty years--then shares contemporary-life reflections that complement and match the spiritual insights of...
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NOTE: THIS IS NOW A PAPERBACK. The hardback version went out of print and the publishers have replaced it with this paperback version. It's not known whether it will ever come back as a hardback. This paperback is very nicely produced. Reflections of Faith in the Art and Writings of Lilias Trotter. Lovers of Lilias Trotter's works will welcome this gift book style hardback collection of writings and paintings drawn together by the skillful hands of Miriam Huffman Rockness. A Blossom in the Desert is truly a book that belongs on your coffee table, to give you encouragement time and again as you ponder Lilias' challenges and how...
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A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter -5%
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By Miriam Huffman Rockness (Check out the author's blog about Miss Trotter and her art at: http://ililiastrotter.wordpress.com ) This is the story of the woman whose life of faith and devotion inspired the hymn "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus." Although art critic John Ruskin enthusiastically proclaimed Lilias Trotter's potential as one of the best artists of the nineteenth century, her devotion to Christ compelled her to abandon the life of art, privilege, and leisure she could have enjoyed. Without knowing the language and without the sponsorship of any organization, Lilias left her London home of comfort for a modest...
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