I love motorcycles — especially old motorcycles. It’s hard to explain the attraction to the uninitiated, indifferent or antagonistic, but I suppose it is comparable to some people’s love for cooking, or long-distance running, or crocheting, or woodworking, or gardening or birdwatching. Part of the attraction is aesthetic and mechanical — old motorcycles are rugged …
Pastor and philanthropist George Müller is most renowned for his work among the orphans of Bristol, England, and the trust in God that he modelled during that ministry. His companion for 34 years of this work was Mary, his devoted wife; one biographer wrote that “their happiness in God and each other was perennial, perpetual, growing as …
“God Himself has done it; we are satisfied with Him.”—George Müller (1805 – 1898) Read More »
Flowers love the sunshine. At night the blooms close. But with the warmth of a new day, they open up and show themselves in all their beauty. And people are somewhat the same. They thrive on being appreciated. Even though it is by God’s grace alone that we work, the Lord thanks those who have …
Marvin Olasky, professor of journalism at the University of Texas, became well known in Washington when every Republican freshman in the 1994 House of Representatives received a copy of his book, The Tragedy of American Compassion.[1] In this work and in its sequel, Renewing American Compassion, Olasky argued that private citizens do a better job of caring for their …
Seven Principles of Compassion—Marvin Olasky (1950 – ) Read More »
Imagine being a fly on the wall the moment God spoke creation into existence (impossible since God spoke creation out of nothing, but you get the point). With a word, God hung stars in the sky and set time in motion. There are too many galaxies to count; the Milky Way alone is home to …
Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a nineteenth-century Church of Scotland minister revered for the depth of his piety. Upon hearing him preach, a listener once wrote, “I saw in you a beauty in holiness that I never saw before.”[1] He served two churches, including St. Peter’s Church in Dundee, before dying at age 29. Upon M’Cheyne’s death, …
Beginning the Day with Prayer—Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813 – 1843) Read More »