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jmichaeltilley 's review for:
The Hiding Place
by Corrie ten Boom
The Hiding Place is a powerful book. The story is about Corrie ten Boom, a dutch watchmaker, who ended up through circumstances becoming a leader of the Dutch underground resistance to German Nazis in WWII. Her account of how this took place was powerful. She talked about how it began as an expression of her Christian commitments to care for her Jewish neighbors and friends, and relied on her organic network of relationships in Harlem, Netherlands.
I was also impressed by the portrayal of various faithful approaches to living out the Christian life. From Corrie’s sister who refused to lie to protect her son or to save the Jewish woman in her household (which in providence turned out not to harm either one) to her other sister Betsy being especially concerned with the spiritual harm that the soldiers and prison guards were inflicting on themselves through their way of life, Corrie expresses her admiration yet differences from both of her sister’s views. Corrie, for example, had no problem lying about the radio hidden in their house or lying about the Jews hiding in their house when they were raided. Likewise, Corrie had a hard time seeing the soldiers and prison guards as human beings, although she repented of that thought.
I also appreciated how each of their views differed from their father who was willing to risk his own life for the sake of others, but not willing to risk the lives of others.
The ten Boom family’s commitment to loving their neighbors well, insistence on listening to the Spirit’s leading in difficult circumstances, and their trust in God’s faithfulness through it all was really inspiring.
I was also impressed by the portrayal of various faithful approaches to living out the Christian life. From Corrie’s sister who refused to lie to protect her son or to save the Jewish woman in her household (which in providence turned out not to harm either one) to her other sister Betsy being especially concerned with the spiritual harm that the soldiers and prison guards were inflicting on themselves through their way of life, Corrie expresses her admiration yet differences from both of her sister’s views. Corrie, for example, had no problem lying about the radio hidden in their house or lying about the Jews hiding in their house when they were raided. Likewise, Corrie had a hard time seeing the soldiers and prison guards as human beings, although she repented of that thought.
I also appreciated how each of their views differed from their father who was willing to risk his own life for the sake of others, but not willing to risk the lives of others.
The ten Boom family’s commitment to loving their neighbors well, insistence on listening to the Spirit’s leading in difficult circumstances, and their trust in God’s faithfulness through it all was really inspiring.