March 14 – I Need Thee Every Hour
Within some machines exist parts that are so crucial that if they were to fail the entire machine will grind to the halt. These single points of failure sometimes even result in a catastrophic breakdown that has potential to utterly destroy the entire machine. For some types of helicopters, one such single point of failure is the main rotor retaining nut.
Continue ReadingMarch 13 – Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
At Triennial 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta, Barry Jones talked about spiritual formation and the spiritual disciplines at two of the general sessions. In his second talk, he told a story about his father.
Continue ReadingMarch 12 – Standing on the Promises
There are some prophecies in the Bible that have multiple components to them. For example, when Hezekiah was sick and was told by the prophet Isaiah that he would die, he wept bitterly and prayed to God.
Continue ReadingMarch 11 – Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
When Louisa Stead was a teenager, she felt called to be a missionary. Into her early twenties, her desire to pursue being a missionary only strengthened, though her frail health initially prevented her from traveling. Instead, she got married and had a daughter, Lily. While Lily was still a young girl, all three were eating a picnic lunch on a beach at Long Island Sound, New York, when they spotted a boy who was drowning. Louisa’s husband swam out to help him, but the struggling boy only managed to pull him under, drowning both of them as Louisa and Lily looked on, helpless. It was out of this painful tragedy that Louisa wrote “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.”
Continue ReadingDay, March 10 – Trust and Obey
My Life and the Story of the Gospel Hymns and of Sacred Songs and Solos by Ira David Sankey includes the origins of many beloved hymns, including “Trust and Obey” from the perspective of the composer of the music, Daniel B. Towner: “‘Some years ago,’ says Professor Towner, musical director of the Moody Bible Institute, ‘Mr. Moody was conducting a series of meetings in Brockton, Massachusetts, and I had the pleasure of singing for him there.
Continue ReadingMarch 9 – Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
In 2009, researchers in Germany decided to test the common belief that people who are lost in the wilderness tend to walk in circles. After a variety of tests that included depositing willing volunteers with GPS trackers in unfamiliar terrain, as well as testing…
Continue ReadingDay, March 8—Sabbath – To God Be the Glory
Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
Sing about the glory of his name!
Tell the world how glorious he is.
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Day, March 7—Breathe on Me, Breath of God
There are some individuals who so embody humility that even when they are counted among the top echelon of subject matter experts, they consider themselves to still be a student rather than a teacher, recognizing how much they truly do not know.
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