April 15, 2012
Presence Of God
15April
September 2, 2009
Lay Pastors: Uneducated Implements of God
02September
I have a theory that God delights to use uneducated men as shepherds in situations where we turn the pursuit of God into the empty traditions of religion. Here are some examples of such men …
July 31, 2009
A Slave for Christ
31July
Leonard Dober determined that God’s call to him was to reach slaves in the Virgin Islands. He planned to reach these men and women by selling himself as a slave and working alongside others each day while sharing Jesus’ love with them.
July 2, 2009
The Wounded Soul
02July
It takes a wound. This wounding must be done by God. He has a way of striping our souls bare and exposing the depths of what we are. We all fear—deep down—that we are failures. The wounding comes when we see the truth of these things. The one wounded freely acknowledges that everyone ought hate him. Until now, he has feared that his family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers would discover...
May 27, 2009
The Faith of George Müller
27May
What did the faith of George Müller look like? Here is a story I found browsing around the internet: I went to America some years ago with the captain of a steamer, who was a very devoted Christian. When off the coast of Newfoundland he said to me, “The last time I crossed here, five weeks ago, something happened which revolutionized the whole of my Christian life. We had George Müller of...
January 27, 2009
An Ulster Revival Story
27January
Though the origin of a movement of God cannot be fixed by man, many attribute the beginnings of Ireland’s 1859 Ulster Revival to a humble prayer group of four Christians. These men dedicated themselves to pray for their own edification and the salvation of others around them. Once the revival was underway, over 10,000 converts were made in the first few weeks, and by the end of the year...
January 26, 2009
Three Dollars Worth of God
26January
I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of God to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want ecstasy, not transformation. I want warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I want a pound of the Eternal in a paper sack. I would like to...
January 17, 2009
John Paton’s Spiritual Upbringing
17January
And in this world, or in any world, all their children will rise up at mention of their names and call them blessed!
January 12, 2009
The Conversion of David Brainerd
12January
What follows is an account of the conversion of David Brainerd in his own words, as taken from the Life and Diary of David Brainerd which is published in Vol. 2 of The works of Jonathan Edwards. “I was from my youth somewhat sober, and inclined rather to melancholy than the contrary extreme; but do not remember any thing of conviction of sin, worthy of remark, till I was, I believe, about seven...
October 13, 2008
Piper Biographies
13October
I’ve been extolling the worth of John Piper’s biographies to several friends and family members. However, some of you have had a hard time finding them. Here is a link to make it easier: There you can find text, audio, and sometimes video versions of these biographies. I recommend starting with the audio. And to make it even easier, here are a few of my favorites: John...