Summary of Winn Collier's A Burning in My Bones

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Book Preview: #1 In 1902, Andre and Juditta Odegard Hoiland loaded their pots and pans, a few family heirlooms, and nine children into a trunk and a couple of canvas bags. They boarded a steamer in Stavanger, Norway, and watched the coastland cliffs fade to mist. They settled in Kalispell, Montana.

#2 The land’s natural beauty overwhelmed the more sordid human elements. The valley’s expansive, hopeful landscape shaped Eugene’s spiritual imagination.

#3 Eugene grew up in Montana, and the land and the sky there became his catechism. He would later write that the Flathead Valley geography became as important in orienting him as theology and the Bible did.

#4 You taught me that if it hadn’t killed me, it was probably good for me. You got me to undertake many things I would not have dared undertake without your encouragement. You also taught me how to take defeat when it came.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669355595

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#1

In 1902, Andre and Juditta Odegard Hoiland loaded their pots and pans, a few family heirlooms, and nine children into a trunk and a couple of canvas bags. They boarded a steamer in Stavanger, Norway, and watched the coastland cliffs fade to mist. They settled in Kalispell, Montana.

#2

The land’s natural beauty overwhelmed the more sordid human elements. The valley’s expansive, hopeful landscape shaped Eugene’s spiritual imagination.

#3

Eugene grew up in Montana, and the land and the sky there became his catechism. He would later write that the Flathead Valley geography became as important in orienting him as theology and the Bible did.

#4

You taught me that if it hadn’t killed me, it was probably good for me. You got me to undertake many things I would not have dared undertake without your encouragement. You also taught me how to take defeat when it came.

#5

Evelyn Peterson was a radio preacher who drew her listeners in with her warm personality and magnetic charm. She never met a stranger, and she constantly welcomed people into their home. She drew and charmed people with her warmth and magnetism.

#6

Evelyn’s preaching was personal, holding listeners at the edge of their pews. She never pulled an illustration out of some glossy pastor’s reference book, but instead offered stories from her own experience.

#7

The Petersons’ American Christmas was canceled that year, and instead they had a Christian Christmas. The family was not celebrating a Norwegian Christmas, but a Christian one. They listened to Old Fashioned Revival Hour on Sundays.

#8

Evelyn’s children all remember her rich life of prayer. She would spend entire days of the week focused on one of her children, praying and