On 14 August, 1779, American naval Captain John Paul Jones sailed from Brest, France, in charge of a squadron of four vessels. The French gave him an old ship, which he renamed the Bon Homme Richard. His officers were Americans without experience in naval duties, and his crew was a motley assemblage.
There was an era of missionary zeal around the turn of the 20th century that bred a group who became known as “one-way” missionaries.
Missions Report: Prisoners’ Kids. Orphans. Gypsies. Baseball Camp. Summer Camp. Germany. To the ends of the earth!
Noah’s life reminds us that real godly leadership doesn’t always influence the masses; sometimes it only saves a critical few.
“Anyone who hasn’t experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.” – Jeab Genet During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from…
Divine appointments are not choreographed to indulge our comforts. God’s pruning process of sanctification is often an exceedingly uncomfortable work of grace in our lives. Just ask Jonah.