I will confess to you, right at the start of this series, that I am writing these articles as a personal journey. Like many of you, I was raised in the Christian faith and was taught that faith and obedience would result in answered prayers and blessings. Faith was taught to me as a simple
In this final installment of William Booth’s Vision of the Lost, we hear the heart—broken cry of a man who has been taken by passion. What he saw was so very real to him. It was as though his eyes were opened to fully see the truth. He is hoping that hearing the vision will
This is the third installment of William Booth’s Vision of the Lost. My friends, it isn’t easy to read. Booth’s Vision reveals the apathy of many “Christians” who have forgotten the dark and stormy sea from which they were saved. How self-absorbed we can be! May God awaken and forgive us! Back to the vision…
In the next part of William Booth’s Vision of the Lost, he focuses his attention on the people who had been rescued from the angry sea. What he sees is a strong indictment against Christians who are self-absorbed instead of being mission focused. This is hard to read because it hits too close to home
William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, gave this response when asked about the secret of his success: “I will tell you the secret. God has had all there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, and men with greater opportunities. But from the day I got the poor of
Saul was furious. Accusatory and outright lies were being spread about his faith, his ancestors and his spiritual leaders. More importantly, the lies were taking root and a growing rabid mob was threatening to destroy everything he knew and cherished. As a young and ambitious man, he was determined to stamp it out. He waited
