Four Centuries
Carey, 31, reviewed the achievements of the Moravians and recounted the Bible’s missionary mandate. Continue reading Four Centuries
Tag: #William Carey
I Can Plod
At nine o’clock on Thursday night, June 12, 1806, pioneer missionary William Carey, weary from the day’s labors, sat at his desk and wrote this letter in the flickering light of his oil lamp: I rose this day at a … Continue reading I Can Plod
Therese of Lisieux’s Act of Oblation
“Christ longs for our comfort.” This was an essential idea of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Christ suffered so much for us longs to be comforted by us. To comfort him means to compensate him for evil, to do our best to … Continue reading Therese of Lisieux’s Act of Oblation
Half-Crazy Cruden
Christians of many generations have located verses of Scripture by pulling their Cruden’s Concordance off its shelf. Spurgeon wrote in the flyleaf of his, “For ten years this has been at my left hand when the Word of God has … Continue reading Half-Crazy Cruden
The Cautious Reformer
Desiderius Erasmus, born in 1466 in Rotterdam, Holland, was the illegitimate son of a priest. He was orphaned in childhood, swindled out of his inheritance, and forced into a monastery that he hated—except for its library. Reaching adulthood, Erasmus approached … Continue reading The Cautious Reformer
Swallowed Up
“Let me forget the world,” he said, “and be swallowed up in a desire to glorify God.” Continue reading Swallowed Up
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