If you haven’t heard of The Prayer of Jabez, you run in different circles than I do. The bestselling book took two obscure verses from a genealogy in the Old Testament and
I grew up attending a very conservative, fundamentalist church. It was a strong King James Version church, and there were quite a few warnings against false teaching. To give some perspective, I think
Spurgeon warns us against becoming too enamored with preachers. Good advice for today when we have access to the best:
A certain lady had gone to the communion in a Scotch church, and
Jack Miller writing to a woman who has been thinking about becoming a missionary. She is dealing with her fears about her security.
What you discover is that there is no permanent joy