"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Jesus, quoted in Matthew 7:13-14 The narrow way is the way of …
The writer of this verse was Mary Elizabeth Dobell Maxwell. She wrote four known hymns, but beyond that little is known about her. Born in 1846 at Islington, London, England, Maxwell lived about 90 years, dying March 24, 1936, at Eastbourne, Sussex, England. She was married and attended Congregational Churches, so it is reported. What …
In 1739, John and Charles Wesley published a book of verse and hymns that includes many rich sources of earnest devotion to our God. While Charles is famous for such verse and hymn writing - he wrote more than 7000 poems, hymns, and songs - he was also a source of rich devotional verse related …
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I. Lilias Trotter was an English woman born into a wealthy Victorian-era family. She was an accomplished artist whom many thought was the best female artist in England and perhaps the world. Lilias loved her God and lived a life of full surrender to Him. She turned her back on fame and wealth as an …
Here is the conclusion from the "Promoted to Pray" post from Monday, 1/27. If you have not read that post, go check it out as it is the lead-up to the events in this post. This is story about a miraculous event that happened in my birth town, Coalinga, CA, in 1983. The earthquake that …
Here is an interesting story about prayer and our God speaking to people. I wrote this true story several years ago for my business website, Level 5 Services.com On April 30, 1983, Lois Main returned from a conference to her home in Coalinga, California. An oil town of 6,757 people, Coalinga is nestled in a …
"Abide In Christ" by Andrew Murray. Whitaker House, publisher, 251 pages. Bottom line up front: This is an extraordinary book from an extraordinary writer. It is a must-read volume that, if read with a heart seeking the indwelling Christ, will bring the reader into the way of life for which we were created and redeemed. …
Tomorrow is Resurrection Day. It seems hard to imagine that here, looking out the window. Today is another "third-winter" day, one of those runs of winter-like weather that appears after a few "false Spring" days. Where I live we measure early Spring in terms of second and third winters, and hopefully not in terms of …
I will just put it out there. Most Christian books are written to sell books, and not to point people into a true New Covenant discipleship. Most expend their ink telling you what it is you should be doing by your own efforts to please our God, but not telling you how He wants us to relate …
From the book, "Walking in the Spirit," on the topic of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in response to our absolute surrender. "But the Spirit not only reveals Christ, but He actually brings Him to occupy and abide in the heart. It is not enough to see, we must receive Him and become personally united …
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