by chaseathompson | Dec 19, 2016 | Christmas, Uncategorized |
January 8, 1956 is a day that will live in famy – or whatever the actual opposite of ‘infamy’ is. On that day, five Christian missionaries and heroes, Roger Youderian, Nate Saint, Ed McCulley, Jim Elliot and Peter Fleming, died at the spear-tips of...
by chaseathompson | Dec 8, 2016 | Christmas |
Here’s a great Christmas-themed illustration from Spurgeon on prayer. I’ve nothing that would substantively add to the metaphor here, so I’ll just quote it, and add a couple of pertinent Scripture passages: I HAVE heard that in the old times in...
by chaseathompson | Dec 7, 2016 | Quickhits |
Recently on this site, we’ve taken a look at the origins of a couple of (now-trite) Christian expressions: “Thoughts and prayers,” and “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” Below, you’ll find a very interesting quote from Charles...
by chaseathompson | Dec 5, 2016 | Christmas |
Have you ever wondered where the now banal expression “thoughts and prayers” originated? I haven’t either, but while reading C.S. Lewis this afternoon, I was quite surprised (and a little disappointed) to discover the great literary master himself...
by chaseathompson | Nov 30, 2016 | Quickhits, Uncategorized |
I found the below anecdote from the autobiography of George Muller to be quite interesting. He recounts the first time he ever preached, and how he had no idea how to prepare a sermon, so he borrowed another preacher’s sermon and MEMORIZED the whole thing. How...
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