• “It is not the place where we are, or the work that we do or cannot do that matters, it is something else. It is the fire within that burns and shines, whatever be our circumstances.” – Amy Carmichael

The Need for Silence by Elisabeth Elliot

It is always easier to add to the noise of the world than to be silent. Silence is a very… Continue reading

The Necessity to Cover by Elisabeth Elliot

There are things which it is our duty to cover in silence. We are told nowadays that everything ought to… Continue reading

When We’re in the Dark – Streams in the Desert 12/13

“I will give thee the treasures of darkness” (Isa. 45:3).
In the famous lace shops of Brussels, there are certain… Continue reading

The Music of His Promises by Elisabeth Elliot

On dark days when the only song we feel like singing is a dirge, we can pray, “Let the music… Continue reading

Fight the Good Fight – Streams in the Desert 12/12

“The last drops of my sacrifice are falling; my time to go has come. I have fought in the good… Continue reading

Worship in the Night – Streams in the Desert 12/11

“Ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. The Lord that made heaven… Continue reading

The Missionary Woman by William Bacon Stevens

“Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a… Continue reading

The matchless love of Christ as the Bridegroom by Ruth Bryan

(A letter to a woman on her wedding day)

To E. M. October 31, 1849.

(To be received, “if the… Continue reading

Learning From Suffering – Streams in the Desert 12/10

“If I am in distress, it is in the interests of your comfort, which is effective as it nerves you… Continue reading

Achieving the Victory – Streams in the Desert 12/09

“For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a weight of glory”
(2 Cor. 4:17).… Continue reading

  • “Men think lightly of sin; not only sinners, but the saints do not view it in its proper light. Sin is not a light thing in the sight of God. The Church of God is asleep.” – Mary Winslow

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