Who was Amy Carmichael and why is it important for us to know? Amy Carmichael Amy Wilson Carmichael (1867-1951) was an Irish missionary to India who was born into a very small town in Ireland in 1867 to devout Presbyterian parents and was the oldest of seven siblings. She began to hear God’s calling to missionary work long before she able to go. Shortly after Amy’s father moved to Belfast, her father died when she was only 16. While there,... Read more
Who was Jim Elliot and why is it important for us to know? Jim Elliot Philip James “Jim” Elliot (Oct. 1927-Jan. 1956) was born in Portland, Oregon from Scottish parents and even though his parents strictly enforced the rules around the house, they encouraged him to live for Christ. That phrase would never really go away. It didn’t take long before he realized that he wanted to be involved in a Christian ministry because his father, Fred Elliot, was a... Read more
Who was William Carey and why is it important for us to know who he was? William Carey William Carey was a British missionary who arrived in India in 1793 with precious little training about being a missionary or how to effectually witness for Jesus Christ and the gospel, yet he became known as the “father of modern missionaries.” Carey, the oldest of five children, was born to Edmund and Elizabeth Carey who were weavers by trade and made a decent living... Read more
Who was Hudson Taylor? Why should it be important for the Christian today to know who he was? Who was Hudson Taylor? James Hudson Taylor (May 1832-June 1905) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China who founded the China Inland Mission and spent 51 years sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the Chinese. He managed to bring over 800 missionaries into the vast expanse of China but also built 125 schools in the nation before Communism swept over... Read more
Who exactly was Oswald Chambers and why should we know? Oswald Chambers Oswald Chambers (July 24, 1874 – November 15, 1917) was an evangelist and teacher but closely associated with the holiness movement. This Scottish Baptist wrote the powerfully moving book, “My Utmost for His Highest” which is a powerful devotional that seeks to have the reader focus of the highness and holiness of God and to seek to live a life that is pleasing to Him by living a... Read more
Here is a Bible study, commentary, and summary of Second Timothy chapter three. Second Timothy 3:1-4 “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” Does this describe our society today or what? No... Read more
Here is a Bible study with commentary and a summary of Second Timothy chapter two. Second Timothy 2:3-5 “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.” Just as the Apostle Paul had mentioned in the first chapter of 2nd Timothy, he once again mentions sharing in suffering but... Read more
Here is a Bible study with commentary and a summary over Second Timothy chapter one. Second Timothy 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus.” As he often does, the Apostle Paul gives his credentials for being an apostle and that is always that God chooses them as part of the will of God. It is according to the promises of life for those... Read more
Colossians 4: Bible Study, Commentary and Summary Here is a Bible study with commentary and a summary of Colossians chapter four. Colossians 4:2-4 “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.” The... Read more
Here is a Bible study, commentary, and summary of Colossians chapter three. Colossians 3:2-3 “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” The Apostle Paul instructs the Colossians to set their minds on the things above or the things of God and not the... Read more
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