Amanda, the first woman missionary in Alaska, became known by the native chiefs as ‘the woman who loved their people’, and was looked to for advice and counsel by tribal leaders as well as her many students.
Read moreWhen she was twenty Rosalind prayed that if the Lord wanted her to marry, He would lead her to a man wholly devoted to the Lord and His service. Rosalind had yielded herself to the Lord when she was twelve. After hearing Alfred Sandham speak at a revival meeting on John 3:16, she stood up at the meeting, publicly confessing Christ as her Master. On the way home, she was told it was foolish to think that she could be certain Christ had received her.
Read moreCivilla was a schoolteacher married to minister Walter Stillman Martin. Walter taught for a time at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina, while also leading revival meetings. In 1904, the Martins were at the Practical Bible Training School in Lestershire, New York, where Walter was helping the principal put together a song book. One Sunday Walter was scheduled to preach in a church some distance away, but Civilla was not feeling well and could not go.
Read moreBorn a slave in Georgia in 1853, after emancipation Octavia Rogers was able to pursue an education. She studied at Atlanta University to become a teacher and began teaching in Montezuma, Georgia in 1874. Octavia married A. E. P. Albert, also a teacher. Albert later became a minister with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the couple moved to Houma, Louisiana.
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Christopher Ash explains why we must remember that this well known psalm is first David’s, and then Jesus’s, before it can become ours.
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I have five children between the ages of 4 and 14, and as for all of my books, this series came about because I wanted resources for my own children to use. As parents we all have those conversations with our children, either formally in a family worship time, or informally as life happens,about things which affect them on a daily basis. Friendships that are difficult, siblings who are at times hard to love, attitudes about school or chores which are less than honouring to the Lord…
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We’ve heard the Bible’s verdict, but what do you believe about ‘the beginning’? It’s a vital issue, but one we rarely consider. So let’s try a little thought experiment: what do you say was there ‘in the beginning’? I realise it’s odd to think like this, but give it a go. In your mind see if you can wind back the cosmic clock into the depths of forever.
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As parents our lives are full. They are full of the joys and happiness that come with having four lovely, healthy children. They are full of the exhaustion and frustration that come with having four lively children too. They are also full of certain fears and worries about the future, as to the issues our children will face as they grow up. Transgenderism is one of those issues they will certainly be unable to ignore and as parents we cannot ignore preparing our children for the real world.
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Andrew Naselli, author of ‘That Little Voice in Your Head’, a children’s book about conscience, tells us a bit about himself.
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When I was seventeen, shortly after coming back to the faith of my youth, I found myself in a bit of a conundrum. There I was, energized by a new–found force, a belief that electrified my heart and mind with systems of belief, glimpses of a new world, and the firm sense that finally I had found truth and that this truth would never abandon me.
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