Psalm 34:18 says, “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Behind the writing of many of our best-loved hymns are stories of trouble: personal tragedy, ill health, early death, or conflict. And when we are in trouble, it seems, we are more likely to look to the Lord […]
166) The Man Who Wrote “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” Read More »
By Nicole Symmonds, August 22, 2013, at www.urbanfaith.com (See Meditation #149) Antoinette Tuff’s courage and faith saved many lives and can teach us a great deal. (We have been inspired by this) school bookkeeper who courageously talked Michael Brandon Hill out of going through with a shooting rampage at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy
150) Five Lessons We Can Learn From Antoinette Tuff Read More »
The Amazing Story of Antoinette Tuff By Eric Metaxas, http://www.breakpoint.org , September 5, 2013 How do we respond when everything is on the line? In fear, or in faith? Or perhaps in a little of both? Well, one amazing story is getting national attention, and I want you to hear it.
149) A Gentle Response Read More »
Pictured above: Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad. ———— Much has been written about the faith of Abraham Lincoln. He read the Bible from cover to cover several times, but he never joined a church. In his early campaigns for political office his opponents accused him of being an ‘infidel,’ an unbeliever, and
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Around the world there have been many different rites of passage by which boys would become men. In one Native American tribe the young braves were given a test of courage. A 13-year-old boy, on the verge of manhood, would be awakened during the night and led blindfolded out of the camp. When
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“God is always watching over you,” my Sunday School teachers told me. This is one of the very first things we learn about faith, along with “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” These are basic, simple truths of the Christian faith, and they are not just for
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By Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993); Guideposts magazine, October 1987 Back in 1932 I was 32 years old and a fairly new husband. My wife, Nettie, and I were living in a little apartment on Chicago’s South-side. One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis, where I was to be the featured soloist at a
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