• “Lord, may no gift of yours ever take Your place in my heart. Help me to hold them lightly in an open palm, that the supreme object of my desire may always be You and You alone. Purify my heart.” – Elisabeth Elliot

Missionary Wives

It Must Be Bought – Streams in the Desert 12/05

“On all bare heights shall be their pasture” (Isa. 49:9, RV).
Toys and trinkets are easily won, but the greatest… Continue reading

Expectations Beyond Us – Streams in the Desert 12/04

“But prayer” (Acts 12:5).
But prayer is the link that connects us with God. This is the bridge that spans… Continue reading

Strong in Suffering – Streams in the Desert 12/03

“Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well” (2 Kings… Continue reading

Reaching Perfection – Streams in the Desert 12/02

“Perfect through suffering” (Heb. 2:10).
Steel is iron plus fire. Soil is rock, plus heat, or glacier crushing. Linen is… Continue reading

Devil’s Burden -Streams in the Desert 12/01

“There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the people of God” (Heb. 4:9).
The rest includes victory, “And the Lord gave… Continue reading

In God, Not Out of Trouble – Streams in the Desert 11/30

“And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith… Continue reading

Music of the Storm – Streams in the Desert 11/29

“Nevertheless afterward” (Heb. 12:11).
There is a legend that tells of a German baron who, at his castle on the… Continue reading

The Lord’s Times – Streams in the Desert 11/28

“Thou makest the outgoing of the morning and evening to rejoice” (Ps. 65:8).

Get up early and go to the… Continue reading

Impossible Flowers – Streams in the Desert 11/27

“For with God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37).
Far up in the Alpine hollows, year by year God works… Continue reading

Upper Springs – Streams in the Desert 11/26

“And Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Who answered, give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a… Continue reading

  • “Keep on running even when you have had a fall. The victory wreath is won by him who does not stay down, but always gets up again, grasps the banner of faith and keeps on running in the assurance that Jesus is Victor.” – Basilea Schlink

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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. — Colossians 3:15 (NKJV)

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