The Challengers by Grace Livingston Hill

Marcia walked lightly through the grass, and the way behind her sparkled again like that of the girl in the fairy-tale who left jewels wherever she passed.Ī rail fence stopped her, which she mounted as though it had been a steed to carry her onward, and sat a moment looking at the beauty of the morning, her eyes taking on that far-away look that annoyed her stepmother when she wanted her to hurry with the dishes, or finish a long seam before it was time to get supper. Her face was as untroubled as the summer morning, in its freshness, and her eyes as dreamy as the soft clouds that hovered upon the horizon uncertain where they were to be sent for the day. She wore a chocolate calico with little sprigs of red and white scattered over it, her hair was in smooth brown braids down her back, and there was a flush on her round cheeks that might have been but the reflection of the rosy light in the East. The sun was already up and the grass blades were twinkling with sparkles of dew, as Marcia stepped from the kitchen door. Marcia Schuyler, Phoebe Deane, Miranda, Exit Betty, Lo, Michael!, The City of Fire, The TrystĬontact: 4057664560988 Table of Contents The Challengers is positively delightful.The Collected Works of Grace Livingston Hill Her novels hold a warmth and a charm, like receiving a hug in a book. Grace Livingston Hill wrote delightful, faith-filled novels in the past but her message is still relevant today. We need to put our faith and trust in Him.

When we reach rock bottom, we can be certain that God will raise us up. When we are down to nothing, God is up to something. “She would go insane if she couldn’t think that God… was the same as always.” God’s character never changes. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. Nothing is ever too big or too small for Him. We must “ask God to … show … what to do.” God longs to hear our prayers. As our faith muscle is exercised, it will be stretched.

Pray and believe that our prayers will be answered. This reminds the reader that Jesus asks us to have a child-like faith. The perception of the youngest daughter is spot on as she suggests prayer as an answer to circumstances. Their comfortable circumstances meant they had no need to rely on God. The family had had little time for God in the past. Along the way they meet both guardian angels and absolute rotters. We witness the close-knit family unit who pull together, thinking only of others before self. Grace Livingston Hill writes with great warmth and faith as we follow a family through the hard times of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The Challengers by Grace Livingston Hill is an absolutely charming Christian novel written in a bygone age.