‘Reducing your wants to your needs.’ (The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment)
‘Reducing your wants to your needs.’ – Conrad Mbewe recommends The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs.
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Biblical Mission Arises from Biblical Longing and Supplication November 24, 2025
This is the second of four posts from Peter Schild (translated by Michael T. Schmid) which together constitute his booklet The Church and Missions. ‘As they ministered to the Lord and fasted…’ — Acts 13:2 There is a real danger that a church becomes stagnant in self-satisfaction. The church at Antioch could have said, ‘We […]
Why Did the Pilgrims Really Go to America? November 19, 2025
On 21 November 1620[mfn]November 11, according to the Old Style calendar.[/mfn] the Mayflower made landfall in what is now Provincetown Harbour, Massachussetts. 37 of its 102 passengers were English ‘Pilgrims’ from the separatist church in Leiden, Holland. Their pioneering settlement of Plymouth Colony laid the foundations for the eventual formation of the United States of […]