Monday, July 17, 2006
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Saturday night I read Alec Stevens’ Sadhu Sundar Singh
graphic novel. Stevens is a professional illustrator who
has worked for the several of major comic book companies.
Several years ago he came out with two issues of a comic
book called Glory to God which illustrated true stories of
famous Christians (with art by himself and others).
The graphic novel (perhaps more accurately a graphic biography)
is Steven’s most ambitious work so far and he did an excellent
job. Singh was an early 20th century Indian evangelist who
preached widely in India, Burma, China, Japan and made
trips through Europe, Great Britain and the United States.
Singh had an extraordinary life. I found his Christian
conversion experience (he was born into a Sikh family)
similar to what a number of Muslim seekers encounter
today in closed Islamic societies. Also it is similar to
the apostle Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus.
This book is filled with fascinating accounts of the suffering
and persecuted Singh experienced for his faith.
Once while traveling to Tibet he was rescued by a 300 year old hermit
who gently challenged the young evangelist’s thinking on
Christian believers being imbedded in Roman Catholic
and Hindu societies. Later in America Singh preached
sermons much to the discomfort of his listeners rebuking
rich American Christians in the early 1920s for their
materialistic lifestyle. He would probably be physically
ill if he came back and saw the American Christian church
in the early 21st Century. Singh had opportunities to meet
and witness to Gandhi and encouraged a young Corrie Ten
Boom (of The Hiding Place) in her walk with God.
Alec Stevens has done a fine service in illustrating the
life of this remarkable Christian evangelist. This book
is inspirational in the best sense of the word.
(This book is available from www.calvarycomics.com)
graphic novel. Stevens is a professional illustrator who
has worked for the several of major comic book companies.
Several years ago he came out with two issues of a comic
book called Glory to God which illustrated true stories of
famous Christians (with art by himself and others).
The graphic novel (perhaps more accurately a graphic biography)
is Steven’s most ambitious work so far and he did an excellent
job. Singh was an early 20th century Indian evangelist who
preached widely in India, Burma, China, Japan and made
trips through Europe, Great Britain and the United States.
Singh had an extraordinary life. I found his Christian
conversion experience (he was born into a Sikh family)
similar to what a number of Muslim seekers encounter
today in closed Islamic societies. Also it is similar to
the apostle Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus.
This book is filled with fascinating accounts of the suffering
and persecuted Singh experienced for his faith.
Once while traveling to Tibet he was rescued by a 300 year old hermit
who gently challenged the young evangelist’s thinking on
Christian believers being imbedded in Roman Catholic
and Hindu societies. Later in America Singh preached
sermons much to the discomfort of his listeners rebuking
rich American Christians in the early 1920s for their
materialistic lifestyle. He would probably be physically
ill if he came back and saw the American Christian church
in the early 21st Century. Singh had opportunities to meet
and witness to Gandhi and encouraged a young Corrie Ten
Boom (of The Hiding Place) in her walk with God.
Alec Stevens has done a fine service in illustrating the
life of this remarkable Christian evangelist. This book
is inspirational in the best sense of the word.
(This book is available from www.calvarycomics.com)
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