John Newton, who wrote Amazing Grace, the world’s best-known song, believed in the transforming power of Grace. Being an only child, he was deeply loved by his godly mother Elizabeth who taught him the Holy scriptures. She longed for her son to one day be a pastor. His mother’s best friend was also named Elizabeth. They both agreed that their young children (John Newton … [Read more...] about John and Mary Newton: the transforming power of grace
Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird
Books by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird include God's Firestarters; Blue Sky, a novel; and For Better, For Worse: Discovering the keys to a Lasting Relationship. Dr Ed’s newest award-winning book The Elisha Code is co-authored with Rev. David Kitz. Earlier books by Dr. Ed include the award-winning Battle for the Soul of Canada, and Restoring Health: Body, Mind, & Spirit.
John Wimber: Learning obedience and dependence on God
John Wimber came to Christ in 1963 at age 29 as a self-proclaimed chain-smoking, beer-guzzling, drug abuser. Because his father abandoned him the day he was born, Wimber didn’t know how to be a good father. His marriage was nearly over. He described himself as a fourth-generation pagan/unbeliever who had never heard the gospel. As a gifted … [Read more...] about John Wimber: Learning obedience and dependence on God
Buying a church building in the midst of a pandemic
Raising funds and buying a church building in the midst of a global pandemic seems like a crazy idea. But then again, so does crossing the Red Sea and surviving life in the desert for forty years as the nation of Israel did 3,500 years ago. Or walking on water; healing the sick; or being resurrected as Jesus did 2,000 years ago. The history of the people of God is filled with … [Read more...] about Buying a church building in the midst of a pandemic
Chuck Smith: Father of the Jesus Movement
The Hippie movement had brought 100,000 youth to Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco for the 1967 Summer of Love. By the end of 1969, many had died from drug overdoses. In December 1969, a young man was stabbed to death at a free rock concert in Altamont, California. Out of the ashes of the failed Hippie dream emerged the unexpected Jesus movement. A movement … [Read more...] about Chuck Smith: Father of the Jesus Movement
General William and Catherine Booth: Christian Mission
Cholera. Everyone’s fear, and it was happening again. William and Catherine Booth were there to help feed, clothe, and care for the sick in the stinky, rancid streets of East London. It was 1866. The incoming tide from the Thames River dumped sewage into East London’s water reservoir. Almost 6,000 people died. Two years earlier, Catherine and William Booth … [Read more...] about General William and Catherine Booth: Christian Mission