Author Archives: milo2030

February 25BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDSJohn Fawcett, 1740–1817Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. (1 John 2:10)“We just cannot break the ties of affection that bind us to you dear friends.” As Mary Fawcett assured the little congregation at Wainsgate, England, of theContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 24SAVIOR, TEACH ME, DAY BY DAYJane E. Leeson, 1807–1882If anyone loves Me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14:23)It is wonderful to have experienced God’s gift of love in days past, but the real challenge of victoriousContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 23LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHERTraditional SpiritualThey devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer … All the believers were together and had everything in common. (Acts 2:42, 44)The local church has been described as a laboratory where believers learn to love one another regardlessContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

Henry Ward Beecher, (born June 24, 1813, Litchfield, Conn., U.S.—died March 8, 1887, Brooklyn, N.Y.), liberal U.S. Congregational minister whose oratorical skill and social concern made him one of the most influential Protestant spokesmen of his time. He was the eighth of the Rev. Lyman Beecher’s 13 children and showed little promise at various schools until he went to AmherstContinue reading “Henry Ward Beecher”

MARCH 11 Reading 70 EVENTS OF DAVID’S REIGN 2 Samuel 21–24 “The Lord lives! Praise be my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Saviour!” (2 Sam. 22:47)When you tell someone the story of your life, there are some things that just won’t fit in a chronological report. Here in an appendix the writer ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”