by chaseathompson | Feb 6, 2017 | Quickhits |
Hudson Taylor was a remarkably fruitful missionary to China in the second half of the 19th century. Initially,Taylor studied to be a doctor in Whitechapel, London, England. During his studies, he answered the call to take the Gospel to China, and became one of the...
by chaseathompson | Jan 2, 2017 | Quickhits |
During yesterday’s message at our home church, Agape Fellowship, I was initially going to cover 10 verses in the book of James (our current series.) Getting deeper into the message, I realized that there was no way to adequately cover all ten verses, so I cut it...
by chaseathompson | Dec 19, 2016 | Quickhits |
While researching an earlier Christmas article on Nate Saint, I came across some amazingly challenging words from missionary and martyr Jim Elliot. As a refresher, Elliot was one of five missionaries that were killed by the Huaorani people in January of 1956. Elliot...
by chaseathompson | Dec 12, 2016 | Quickhits |
Here are some great insights from “Mere Christianity,” in which C.S. Lewis writes about the kind of googly-eyed, fiery “falling in love,” that is characteristic of new couples vs. the kind of love (A quieter love) which sustains relationships...
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 | 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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