John Piper writes this morning: On January 8, 1956 — sixty years ago today — Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Flemming, and Roger Youderian were speared to death on a sandbar called “Palm Beach” in the Curaray River of Ecuador. They were trying to reach the Huaorani Indians for the first time in […]
Read More Slain in the Shadow of the Almighty – from Desiring GodYou have likely heard it at a birthday gathering or around the Christmas tree: “I can’t wait for you to open my gift for you — I just love giving presents!” The speaker might even invoke the saying of Christ, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). And while that verse […]
Read More It is more blessed to give than receive…A couple weeks ago Elizabeth’s world history teacher began a new section on Asia and one day began talking about Cambodia — “one of the poorest countries in the world — a place you probably wouldn’t want to go on vacation.” A hand went up. “Yes, Elizabeth.” “I’m going to Cambodia in two weeks!” “Why????” […]
Read More Why go to Cambodia?Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students: “It is our duty and our privilege to exhaust our lives for Jesus. We are not to be living specimens of men in fine preservation, but living sacrifices, whose lot is to be consumed; we are to spend and to be spent, not to lay ourselves up in lavender, […]
Read More Today’s Quote (10/3/08)Charles H. Spurgeon, Counsel for Christian Workers: Christ’s servants delight to give so much as to be thought wasteful, for they feel that when they have in the judgment of others done extravagantly for Christ, they have but begun to show their heart’s love for His dear name.
Read More Today’s Quote (9/22/08)
Words of Grace 