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On every trip, decisions are made. Along the road of life, we inevitably face intersections and decisions about which way to go. It is at those moments that we must live by faith, asking God for wisdom and believing that He will never lead in the wrong direction. It is our hope that each article on the blog will encourage you to keep enjoying the journey…and look for Jesus along the way.

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How Spurgeon’s Early Years Prepared the "Prince of Preachers" and How You Can Make a Difference Now. Lessons from the Early Years of Charles Spurgeon. Images of Charles Spurgeon in early life and ministry. Young Spurgeon. Spurgeon's recorded sermons are more voluminous than any preacher in history. Numerous biographies journey through his life and ministry. Here we explore the Early Years of Charles Spurgeon

Lessons from the Early Years of Charles Spurgeon

How Spurgeon’s Early Years Prepared “The Prince of Preachers” | Lessons On How You Can Make A Difference “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is…

The Lord Jesus said, “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man” (Luke 17:26). The world at the end of time will resemble the world that was destroyed in Noah’s time.

2348 B.C. All Over Again?

Imagine going back in time more than 4,000 years and finding the ancient world, in many ways, like the world we are living in today....
Ryle was deeply influenced by the writings of John Bunyan and the preaching of D.L. Moody. Ryle labored in the study and preaching of God's Word.

Christians You Should Know: J.C. Ryle

Christians You Should Know: J.C. Ryle “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:” – Hebrews 10:24 Listen to...
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Well Fed Christians

Let me begin by saying this is not an article about food or a healthy diet. The truth is that most of us are physically...
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Christians You Should Know: John Leland

“Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” – Proverbs 30:5 A Snapshot of the...
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Christians You Should Know: Noah Webster

“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that...
the Essentials in battle, keeping out sin, Judges 1:7

Don’t Lose the Essentials by Dr. Charles Keen

Don't Lose the Essentials "...Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off..." - Judges 1:7 This is one of those Bible...
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Christians You Should Know: R.A. Torrey

“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” – Proverbs 20:7 Listen to the Story of R.A. Torrey on Traveler's...
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Meet the Holy Spirit

How well do you know the Holy Spirit? Many live their entire Christian life with the Spirit of God within, and yet fail to understand...
Mary M. Slessor, [the] "White Queen of Okoyung." Missionary to eastern Nigeria in the 1800's. Her last words were "O God, release me."

Christians You Should Know: Mary Slessor

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and...
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Changing Seasons of Life

The last few months have been some of the most blessed and some of the most challenging of my life. I don’t understand how those...
Shortly before passing, David Brainerd wrote to his brother, "I would not have spent my life otherwise for the whole world." David Brainerd native Americans, missionaries

Christians You Should Know: David Brainerd

“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and...
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Christians You Should Know: Billy Sunday

“O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but...
Dr. Bob Sanders Guest Post

Being the Right Choice by Bob Sanders

Evangelist Bob Sanders is a true servant of the Lord. He has a heart for the Lord's work and continues to encourage our ministry. We...
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Christians You Should Know: George Müller

“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” –...
Motivations for Obedience

Four Motivations for Obedience by Dr. Charles Keen

Four Motivations for Obedience As we study the Scriptures, we note an ascending order of motivations behind obedience. Our motive for obedience escalates as our...
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Christians You Should Know: William Booth

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may...
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A Personal Word About My Dad and Our Home Church

For the last thirty-three years my dad has faithfully served as the pastor of Cranberry Baptist Church in Beckley, West Virginia. He and my mother...
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Christians You Should Know: Anna and Susan Warner

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”...