Faith

The famous mutineers who sank the British ship Bounty, ended up settling with their native women on the lonely island of Pitcairn. The group consisted of nine British soldiers, six Tahitian women, and a girl of fifteen…

H. G. Spafford was a businessman in Chicago. He was a dedicated Christian. He had some serious financial reversals, and during the time of readjustments, he lost his home. He realized his family needed to get away for a vacation…

When nations are engaged in deadly strife, it is common for patriots to declare that he who gives his life for the defence of his country may be certain of a home in heaven because of having made the supreme sacrifice…

I was very much impressed, a number of years ago, as I listened to Joseph Flacks tell of his visit to Palestine…

Years ago Louis Evans served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood. In his congregation was a gifted surgeon. As a sensitive Christian he was alert to the working of God in his life…

6 The Light in the Lantern we won’t have a single screen up. Stanley, are you listening to me?” “Aw Miriam, can’t I have just a little quiet? Let me watch the Angels. I’ll work on the windows when it’s over.”…

In 1847 Sir James Simpson of Edinburgh discovered the use of chloroform as an anesthetic in surgery. Some have claimed that this was the most significant discovery of modern medicine…

What is it to die?…

In a hospital ward a lady missionary found an undersized and undeveloped little Irish boy, whose white, wizened face and emaciated form excited her deepest sympathy. Perhaps he was of about fifteen years of age; he scarcely looked to be twelve…

Maewyn Succat’s legacy to Ireland is both ironic and inspirational…

Many, many years ago in the South Pacific, there was a mutiny on the British ship, H.M.S. Bounty. The mutineers went to Tahiti for supplies and while there, took men for their crew and women for their wives…

When a preacher stopped by a home in England and asked to speak to the mother, her little boy said, “You can’t see her right now, she’s praying.”…

Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.

At a California university, a young lady was taking a course in the spirit of English literature. It was based on a book that she found dull and boring…

On a flight to California, Penelope Duckworth, a chaplain at Stanford University, talked with a Christian woman who had adopted a Jewish daughter. She explained that after Hitler had annexed Poland, the Nazis came to her village to round up Jews…

I have a case at court, and court is set; How soon my case is called I may not know, But from the seat of justice dare not go Till sentence has been passed on me, and yet, Although my stains of…

The czar of Russia visited a prison in Moscow one day. While he as surveying a jail cell full of criminals, the inmates crowded against the bars and began to beg him for freedom…

Dwight Moody used to tell the story of an artist in nineteenth-century England who wanted to paint a picture of the prodigal son…

Somebody whispered to a man in the church sanctuary, “When does the service begin?” He replied, “The service begins when the meeting ends.”

Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of God…

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.

Far out in the Pacific, a young sailor sat in the radio shack of a ship during World War II. On that particular night, the sailor was feeling the loneliness, tension and fear of the long and terrible war…

“In oriental cities, where water is often scarce, water carriers go through the streets selling water at so much per drink. And their cry is this: ‘The gift of God, who will buy? Who will buy?’…

While visiting a prison in Potsdam, King Frederick William I listened to a number of pleas for pardon. All the inmates swore that prejudiced judges, perjured witnesses, or unscrupulous lawyers were responsible for their imprisonment…

Sandy was a thrifty Scot who objected to needless laundry expense, so when he wore a dress shirt to a banquet, he put it away carefully for future use…

How do we react to tragic events? When upsetting experiences come into our personal lives and create an atmosphere of darkness and gloom, how do we respond? We may tend to panic or lose heart…

Daniel Webster was asked, “What is the greatest thought that ever passed through your mind?” Webster answered, “My accountability to God.”

A devout Christian heard an urgent news report on his radio that a flash flood was within minutes of entering the peaceful valley where he lived. Immediately he went to his knees and prayed for safety…

Theodorus said of Martin Luther: “I overheard him in prayer, but good God, with what life and spirit did he pray!…

During a war between France and England, a French whaling vessel set sail on an extended voyage. At some point during their long journey, the crew ran out of drinking water…

Knowing that you would neglect the invitation, he has put it to you in the light of a command. “ This is the commandment, that ye believe on Jesus Christ whom He hath sent.”…

The Christians most serviceable in the church are those whose convictions are so firm, whose characters are so strong, that nothing can sway them from their faith or deter them from their duty.

Dr. Howard Hendricks tells of the time when he was a young man, before he was married. He was aware that certain mothers had set their caps for him on behalf of their daughters…

One day when John Wesley was away from home, someone came running to him, saying, “Your house has burned down! Your house has burned down!” Wesley replied, “No, it hasn’t, because I don’t own a house…

When we finally turn into heaven’s doorway and see him waiting at the open door, the long drive won’t seem so long at all.

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), the great painter met a young soldier with a gift of art that seemed promising. He urged him to give up his military life and devote his talents to painting…

The president of a large company wanted to talk to the factory’s manager about an urgent matter. But the manager’s secretary said, “He cannot be disturbed. He’s in conference—as he is every day at this time.”…

One clergy family decided to let their three-year-old son record the message for their home answering machine. The rehearsals went smoothly: “Mommy and Daddy can’t come to the phone right now…

During the Boxer Rebellion a missionary of China was dismembered at the elbows, then the ankles, then the knees. As the blood flowed he was asked if he had one last request to make…

Sir Norman Anderson was invited to give a television talk on the evidence for Christ’s resurrection, a subject that he had written much about…

The installation of the first telegraph lines in Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland prompted unusual responses by some people…

No God, no peace; know God, know peace.

The best way for a child to learn to fear God is to know a real Christian…

The world does not understand theology or dogma, but it understands love and sympathy.

One cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy about six or seven was standing out in front of a store window. The little child had no shoes and his clothes were mere rags…

I was recently in the parking lot of the gym I attend. I spotted a sign on the back window of a car that read: “Body Piercing Saved My Life.”…

We are not called to be judges but witnesses.

If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had thought to meet there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find…