Against the Tide: Story of Watchman Nee

Instructive account of evangelization in China in the early 1900's by Watchman Nee and his compatriots.

Nee's biography has helped me to understand the context of his writings and lectures. It has helped me to understand a man that I greatly admire... that many have misunderstood. Angus Kinnear has done the church a great service in penning an orderly account of the life of Watchman Nee. His life was one of great struggle and constant oppossition. And his writings and his lectures are biblically sound and evidently life-changing. One Western missionary writes, "There is no doubt that Mr. Nee was a man raised up by the Lord to inject the truths of the gospel into the very bloodstream of the Chinese people. His words stuck like burrs. His books and tracts ran everywhere. If one was asked to draw up a short list of the most influential Chinese Christians there have ever been, it would be hard to leave him out." If you adore Nee's writings or you are just curious to know the man behind the name... you will appreciate this telling biography of a great Christian leader in a dark cold land. The author writes, "Watchman's inner peace derived, thus, from a sense of destiny, which in this life is perhaps God's greatest gift to a man." Learn of this "man of destiny" and be encouraged by the testimony of a believer who had depth of insight into the Lord Jesus Christ. This biography is written by "an observer at a distance". The book delivers what it promises. I recommend reading: The Normal Christian Life (Hendrickson Christian Classics) Christ the Sum of All Spiritual Things The Release of the Spirit The Spiritual Man (3 volume set)

Outstanding accounting of the life of Watchman Nee for students of his writings. His dedication and faith to the end were encouraging, yet brought tears to my eyes.