Who Am I? by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Who Am I? by Deitrich Bonhoeffer Who am I? They often tell meI stepped from my cell’s confinementCalmly, cheerfully, firmly,Like a Squire from his country house. Who am I? They often tell meI used to speak to...A Model of Christian Love in 1630 and for Today, by John Winthrop
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. John Winthrop (1588-1649) was a devout Puritan, but not a minister as many suppose. He was a lawyer and in 1629, he was made governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company. He was tasked with leading Puritans to New...Pleasure is Not Happiness, by D.R. Thomason, 1831
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind!” Ecclesiastes 1:14 Happiness is the primary object of human pursuit. The desire for...Let Me Learn by Paradox, A Puritan Prayer
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision… Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the...A Word in Season to Suffering Saints, by Thomas Brooks,1608-1680
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Psa 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. This divine presence is the greatest good in the world. The people of the Lord should be very thankful for His presence with them in their...“Religious Education of Children,” by John Angell James, 1846
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “You should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 Look into some families of professors. Follow them through the history of only one week,...Is Your Imagination Stayed or Starved? by Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose imagination is stayed on Thee. Isaiah 26:3 (R.V. marg.). Is your imagination stayed on God, or is it starved? The starvation of the imagination is one of the most fruitful...The Weaver! by J.R. Miller (1840 – 1912)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Weaver! by J.R. Miller (1840 – 1912) The life that is given up to God in true devotion, need fear nothing. We may have our sorrows, our disappointments, our losses, but all of our life is in the hands of...In Christ there is No East Or West, by John Oxenham (1852-1941)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In Christ, there is no East or West,In Him no South or North,But one great Fellowship of LoveThroughout the whole wide earth. In Him shall true hearts everywhereTheir high communion find.His service is the golden...Popularity with the World Means Death, by Billy Graham (1918-2018)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Apostle Paul urges Christians everywhere in all ages to be nonconformists as far as the world system is concerned. We are not to conform. A true Christian, living an obedient life, is a constant rebuke to those...Delight in the Lord, by James Smith, 1842
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart!” Psalm 37:4 Delighting in worldly things effectually prevents our delighting in God. Therefore it is often the case, that...Are You Sleeping? by Alexander Smellie, 1907
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Mat 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Every word is incisive–every syllable is an arrow whose point has been...Sinners Saved by Unmerited Kindness, by William S. Plumer, 1853
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Our Beloved alone can do sinners good! His blood alone atones. And He loved us unto death! Jesus has at once an almighty arm and a brother’s heart! None is more exalted. Yet none stoops so low! None is...I shall cease to be so afraid of death! by Alexander Smellie, 1907
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His saints!” Psalm 116:15 To me, death has its unlovely aspects. I may be ready by God’s grace to meet it, and yet I recoil instinctively from...Numbering Our Days Aright, by Alexander Smellie, 1907
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom!” Psalm 90:12 I number my days aright, when I feel their fewness. To the imagination of the young, life seems long. They catch no...Delighting in God! by James Smith, 1842
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart!” Psalm 37:4 Delighting in worldly things effectually prevents our delighting in God. Therefore it is often the case that...The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior’s Grace, by James Smith (1802-1862)
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Jesus presents Himself unto us as the Bridegroom of our souls. He says, “I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. And I will betroth you in...That’s My King! Genuine Praise & Real Hope
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. That’s My King, by S. M. Lockridge, 1976 Dr. S. M. (Shadrach Meshach) Lockridge (March 7, 1913 – April 4, 2000) served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, California, from 1953 to 1993. He...A Centuries-old Poem with a Convicting Message
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. An anonymous poem thought to date back to the days of Martin Luther is carved on the door of an ornate cathedral in a small town in Germany. Translated into modern English, the poem presents a very convicting...
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