THIRZA From the German, by Elizabeth Marie Lloyd* I Weeping may endure for a night Towards the conclusion of Divine service, one Sunday, a stranger entered a secluded church in one of the suburbs of a wealthy commercial city. She was closely veiled. With a noiseless and timid step she passed along, and took the …
Issue: Issue 6
All is but lip-wisdom, that wants experience. Ministers then only draw the bow successfully, when God’s Holy Spirit sharpens the Gospel arrow, and wings it to the heart of them that hear. A. M. Toplady
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5. 6.
THE TRIAL OF FAITH A minister from Lancashire* used to preach at Newcastle once a year and the time had come round in October 1950 for the engagement to be fulfilled. This Pastor had a large family and when it came to the Saturday morning for him to set out for Newcastle he had only …
THE FIRST PASTORATE “No, no,” I said: “I cannot be A pastor: I would still be free To come and go.” “No, no,” they said; “Come here and stay, And cast the labour chains away, And serve us so.” So here I am, the centre bit Of a community, who sit To live and learn; …
HOW TO ASCERTAIN THE WILL OF GOD I Seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready …
A BOW AT A VENTURE Some ladies called one Saturday morning to pay a visit to Lady Huntingdon, and during the visit her Ladyship inquired if they had ever heard Mr. Whitefield preach? Being answered in the negative she said, “I wish you would hear him – he is to preach tomorrow evening.” Calling on …
Before you go to the university you ought to go to school. Do not meddle with election and predestination, until you have experienced something of divine grace in your effectual calling. John Bradford
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.—Galations 6. 7