Author Archives: mhrockness

“Tell ’em about the Dream!”

Posted on May 30, 2018

      “‘You do not test the resources of God till you try the impossible.’ *   Let us give ourselves up to believe for this new thing on the earth.  Let us dare to test God’s resources on it.  … Continue reading →

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The Glory of the Ordinary

Posted on January 31, 2018

Such a day of small things, still, but on God’s terms, and that is enough.   1 January 1902 The last day of January and only now am I penning my new year thoughts.  I love a new year, ripe with … Continue reading →

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Just Enough Is Plenty

Posted on December 17, 2017

I have been seeing so clearly lately how they (Arab believers) must be trained in every way possible to give, not just to receive – and it has come as the solution at last of the problem of ours, how … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on November 10, 2017

The thistles here are a commentary to me on that wonderful title of 1 Timothy 1:11 – “The Blissful God.”  It is as if now that not a flower is left on the barren ground, His gladness and His beauty … Continue reading →

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Soul Shelter

Posted on October 5, 2017

Trained faith is a triumphant gladness in having nothing but God – not rest, no foothold – nothing but Himself. A triumphant gladness in swinging out into the abyss, rejoicing in every fresh emergency that is going to prove Him … Continue reading →

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Kind Hearts

Posted on September 5, 2017

  “Nothing is irretrievable with God.”   Thomas Erskine as quoted by Lilias Trotter  23 July 1906 Dave calls on his way home from his golf tournament in Georgia.  “I had an interesting experience this morning,” he says, and proceeds … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on April 28, 2017

                         “He is so gentle and patient with them, the blessed Spirit of God.”                        Journal 1898 Silence.  My copy … Continue reading →

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