A Tiny Step Away From The Deepest Faith Summary

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Marjoire Corbman, the author of “A Tiny Step Away from the Deepest Faith”, was only fifteen when she wrote a letter to Frederixa Mathewes Green describing to him her searching journey that brought her to Jesus and Christianity. Mathewes, at first thought the letter must have been a fraud, as no mere teenager could have written with such depth, understanding and character. To his utter amazement Mathewes was incorrect and, in so being, was introduced to a spiritual journey that was taken not by an adult but a mere teenager. Corbman begins her story by reflecting back on a very difficult time in her life when she was elven or twelve. At this young age, Corbman, encountered a picture of Jesus

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