ARCHIVE September, 2021
Have you ever been in the room where someone was trying to play an instrument but it was more like they were making noise? My parents suffered through that with me when I was learning to play the violin as a kid. The first few weeks (and months) were just screeches and scratches, basically more […]
September 21, 2021 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
Peter’s failure, on the eve of Christ’s crucifixion, is well-known and well-documented in the Bible. He denied three times that he knew Jesus. Jesus had previously told Peter, “Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” (John 13:38). In no uncertain terms Jesus told Peter that he would disown […]
September 14, 2021 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
There is well known story that appears in each of the four gospels. It is the feeding of the 5000. Jesus had been teaching a crowd for many hours, and as it was getting late the disciples approached Jesus and asked him to send the crowd away to the nearby villages so the crowd could […]
September 7, 2021 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness
The writer of the famous hymn It is well with my soul was Horatio Spaford, who was a very successful businessman in Chicago in the 19th century. Spaford was a strong Christian, who actively supported of the well-known evangelist of that day, D. L. Moody, whose headquarters were in Chicago. Spaford suffered many tragedies in […]
September 3, 2021 in Devotionals by Bryan Guinness