Brother Andrew passed away this past week (September 27, 2022) at age 94. This man of God is best known for his work smuggling Bibles past the Iron Curtain, as recorded in the incredible book God Smuggler.
Though Brother Andrew is gone, his legacy and the exhortation of his life remain.
In this episode, we remember his life and are exhorted to live a radical Christian life.
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Show Notes / Additional Resources
- Bible Smuggler Prayer: “When You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind. Do not let the guards see those things You do not want them to see.” – Brother Andrew in God’s Smuggler
- “I am a fool for Christ … Whose fool are you?” – Brother Andrew in The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together
- “The bigger the darkness, the easier it is to spot your little light.” – Brother Andrew in God’s Smuggler
- “That’s the excitement in obedience, finding out later what God had in mind.” – Brother Andrew in God’s Smuggler
- “Our prayers can go where we cannot … there are no borders, no prison walls, no doors that are closed to us when we pray.” – Brother Andrew in And God Changed His Mind
- When asked if he had any regrets about his life, Brother Andrew said, “If I could live my life over again, I would be a lot more radical.”
- “The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully yielded to Him.” – DL Moody quoting Henry Varley
- Other recommended books by Brother Andrew
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