Contributed by Steve Smith on Feb 26, 2007
Hudson Taylor says it this way: “The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; At just the right time, and in the
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 22, 2007
Hudson Taylor: Missionary to China. Saw many come to Christ during one period of time. Many had heard the gospel message and had been newly saved. One particular older Chinese man came up to Taylor and said with joy in his heart, ‘How long have you had this wonderful news in your land?’ WELL
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Hudson Taylor ¡K who was a missionary to China over a century ago ¡K gave this excellent advice: "Let us give up our work, our plans, ourselves, our lives, our loved ones, our influence, our all, right into [God’s] hand; and then, when we
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
It does not matter where He places me or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me. For the easiest positions, He must give grace; and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient. So, if God places me in great perplexity, must He not give me much guidance? In positions of great
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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When Hudson Taylor went to China, he made the voyage on a sailing vessel. As it neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the missionary heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ship. "Mr. Taylor," he
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Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
ELIZABETH TAYLOR ON MARRIAGE
Following her wedding to CONRAD HILTON in 1950, ELIZABETH TAYLOR said, "Your heart knows when you meet the right man. There is no doubt that Nicky is the one I want to spend my life with."
Following her wedding to MICHAEL WILDING in 1952, she said, "I just want to be
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009
J.C. Ryle wrote,
“We…born in sin, surrounded by sinners, living in a constant atmosphere of weakness, infirmity and imperfection, can form none but the most inadequate conceptions of the hideousness of evil. …The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive
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J. P. MORGAN'S WILL
When Mr. J. P. Morgan, the American financier, the multimillionaire, died some years ago, it was found that the year before his death, he had made his will. It consisted of about 10,000 words and contained thirty-seven articles.
He made many transactions--some affecting
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Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Sep 14, 2017
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In the Christian congregations at Rome, some believers still kept these things. Others did not. The “weak,” those who don’t realize or understand their full freedom in Jesus, still continued to abide by these things. These believers were cautious with these food laws, and just ate vegetables to
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004
Barbara Brown Taylor – being exhausted
I do not mean to make an idol of health, but it does seem to me that at least some of us have made an idol of exhaustion. The only time we know we have done enough is when we are running on empty and when the ones we love most are the ones we see the least.
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 7, 2004
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In 1932 Herbert Taylor was assigned the job of saving an aluminum products company from bankruptcy. The company’s products were better than their competitor’s. Their sales people were no better than their competitors’. So he decided that their company would be known for the character,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2002
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Jackie Hudson wrote a book entitled: Doubt: A Road to Growth. She writes: “Early in my career, I had a boss who held to numerous spoken and unspoken rules. One was that I needed to have my lights out by 11:00 p.m. so I wouldn’t be tired on the job the next day. His house was not far from mine,
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Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 18, 2008
Pastor Trevor Hudson, South African Missionary & Evangelist (spoke at South Texas Conference of the UMC’s "Soul Fiesta" in San Antonio) told a story about a man who had been at a party, and he had too much to drink. He decided to walk home from the party, and one his way home he decided to take a
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