McCasland, David - Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God

[Charlene Clevenger]

(After visiting a friend lying near death in a hospital.)
Biddy Chambers: "I wonder what God is going to do."
Oswald Chambers: "I don't care what God does. It's what God is that I care about."

--From Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God

Title: Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost For His Highest
Author: David McCasland
Publisher: Discovery House Publishers

I'm not quite half way through this book, so I don't feel qualified to give a review. I will give my impressions, though. The story of Oswald's life is very interesting. He died young, leaving behind a wife and 4-year-old daughter. He studied art before receiving a call to ministry. He went through a 4-year "silent" period, when he only heard from God four times, those being throug other people. His life changed when he finally abondoned himself to God.

[Edith K. Thurmond]

He and his sister were classmates of mine for eleven years in public school and his mother, Mrs. Pansy McCasland, was my first grade teacher. David was always a strong Christian and leader who everyone respected and liked. The last time I saw him was at Wheaton College in 1989 at a picnic on the campus lawn. He was doing graduate work there and spending a great deal of time in the Billy Graham Center. That was such a pleasant surprise to run into him.

Perhaps I will locate and read this book. Looking forward to your completed review of it.

Blessings+

~Edith~

[BobHunt]

Hi Charlene,
it was an honor to attend a college where he taught for a year or two. Its in Cincinnati.

[Edith K. Thurmond]

Hi Charlene,
it was an honor to attend a college where he taught for a year or two. Its in Cincinnati.

Bob, was this God's Bible College? For years I subscribed to Moody Monthly and saw that school's ads in there. Also, one of my favorite professors from SNU/BNC days was an undergraduate of that school and he spoke of it with great affection.

Cinncinnati is a city large enough to probably have several Christian colleges and other kinds of religious schools. Several of the Jewish members of our church in L.R. were from Cinncinnati and said there are Jewish schools there. too.

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[BobHunt]

I have fond memories of Cincinnati, (including learning how to drive stick on those one way streets!). I have never seen poverty like the inner city, and people who absolutely do not care of their kids come home at night or not. The college had 10 inner city missions, with one in Covington Kentucky, with a few of them right in the middle of red light slum areas. You went there in groups! Suzy worked in another section of the city called Price Hill and she can tell you of a very scarey city bus ride she had!
I did some holiday collecting for the Salvation Army and also worked for Pinkerton out in Hyde Park. The college is on Mt Auburn and you could almost see right into the River Front Stadium.

[Charlene Clevenger]

Oswald Chambers was associated with God's Bible School. A young man from our church attends there now. The first time I'd heard of it was when he decided to go there a couple of years ago. My first thought was that it was that the name was rather presumptuous. If that's God's Bible School, what does it make other Bible School?

[Michael R. Gentry]

I purchased "The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers" not too long ago.

It's worth the price. A large oversize hardback, approx. $29.95. But also contains a CD in the back with the complete works on it for use on your computer as well.

I have always loved his devotional books ... one of which is a Christian classic ... "My Utmost For His Highest." I have read this one through many the last several years.

If he only lived a few decades later he no doubt would have been a Nazarene. His theological thoughts parallel ours.