Author Archives: mhrockness

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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A Way of Seeing

Posted on October 3, 2016

                                          “Many things begin with seeing in this world of ours.”                   … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on September 20, 2016

“God only knows the endless possibilities that lie folded in each of us.”    Parables of the Cross Possibilities. How do we choose our path(s) when different vocational possibilities seem to pull us in different directions?  How was Lilias Trotter’s … Continue reading →

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Lilias Trotter Symposium

Posted on August 17, 2016

      Lilias Trotter Symposium – Thursday, September 15, 2016 All events will be held in the Barrows Auditorium, Billy Graham Center on the campus of Wheaton College.  There is no cost to attend. Advance registration is requested, but … Continue reading →

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Dreamers Dreaming Greatly

Posted on June 3, 2016

  “Before us all dawned, I think a new horizon – of the glory of the task to which God has called us – a glory in its every hardness & in the sense that we are working for the … Continue reading →

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