Corrie Ten Boom’s story resounds generations beyond her own. Yet, it is not Corrie’s story alone, for it was her sister Betsie who often encouraged her when Corrie had no will to continue in the pit of Ravensbrück. Together they dreamed of the day God would use their story to encourage others who suffered the …
Equipped to Stand
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. He was with …
One Generation to the Next
Photo by gdtography on Pexels.com A parade of green marched along the crosswalk as people celebrated the Irish holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. Luck, Leprechauns, and Liquor mark this day, but St. Patrick was a missionary to Ireland. He brought the Gospel of Jesus to a land filled with superstition and witchcraft. (Read more here.) …
Filled For His Glory
I stumbled onto this quote in one of my classes this week, and it will not let go of me. “It is clear that it is possible to be a Christian without being filled with the Holy Spirit.” John Walvoord. It is a sad reality in every church that there are believers who will not …
Faithful Friendship
The dark clouds of grief would not lift for so long. Everyone I loved had been taken from me, and my sadness had turned to anger. How could this happen? Did Jehovah, the God of Israel see me? If He did, why did He not intervene? I pushed those who tried to help away. How …
Faithful Under Pressure
J. Hudson Taylor labored under intense pressure, ill health, and deep grief as he followed God’s call to China. It is reported that over the course of his ministry he buried two wives and no less than four children. At one point, his faith was so low, he even considered taking his own life. …
His Song in the Night 