Revival?The winds of revival had died in America. After gold had been discovered in California, western expansion boomed. Banking and Stocks were creating unheard of wealth.
The good times were in. Prosperity led to laxity and its twin sister apathy.
On October 12, 1857 panic on Wall Street ground the economy to a halt. View full article »
Distinguishing Prayer“To move man by God through prayer alone.”
Hudson Taylor
Today we begin to think about prayer. Prayer seems to be the common human desire to commune with God.
Even non-Christians pray. Soldiers in fox holes pray, people pray before they go into surgery or before a final exam.
Prayer is not what distinguishes us as a Christian- but how we pray does. View full article »
One Blood
I’ve been reading a biography of U.S. Grant. What an amazing man. I have learned much about leadership qualities and also have a deeper respect for the man who God used to put an end to the civil war. After the war Grant had no aspiration for the presidency. In fact, he never even campaigned for the position. View full article »