Elisabeth Elliot
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Transforming Power
If God is almighty, there can be no evil so great as to be beyond His power to transform. That transforming power...
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Death is a Gateway to the Palace
To be a Christian is to be a subject—subject to a king—that is, to welcome the rule of God in...
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Unconditional Self-Abandonment
The glory of the Resurrection followed the shame of the Crucifixion. Christ abandoned Himself, became subject to death, went to Gehenna, for...
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Looking at Graves
Matthew tells us in the last chapter of his Gospel that the two Marys came early in the morning, “to...
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But Also to Suffer
Amy Carmichael once spent a day in solitude in a cave in Japan, wrestling in prayer over some secret matter...
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Where to Begin
To be transformed into the image of Christ, we must know His character, love His obedience to the will of...
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Strength for Anything
Paul writes to the Christians in Philippi about his prison experience, but without any descriptive detail. He might have dwelt on...
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Passion and Purity: Does God Notice?
We conclude our series of excerpts from “Passion and Purity” this week. We encourage you to read it in its fullness to learn...
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Passion and Purity: The Revelation
We continue this week with excerpts from Passion and Purity. We conclude our series next week. A settled commitment to the Lord...
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Passion and Purity: Unruly Affections
We continue this week with excerpts from Passion and Purity with Elisabeth’s first mention of her meeting Jim Elliot. I...
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Passion and Purity Part 2: Me, Lord? Single?
We continue this week and throughout the month of February, with excerpts from Passion and Purity. Today we feature chapter one....
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Passion and Purity: Preface
This month, we introduce “Passion and Purity” to perhaps a new generation of readers. It seems like a natural follow-up...
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Epilogue II
We conclude our series this week with Epilogue II from Elisabeth’s book, “Through Gates of Splendor,” sharing the continued redemptive...
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Epilogue 1
This week we feature the first epilogue written in 1958 from “Through Gates of Splendor.” In this epilogue, Elisabeth recounts the miraculous...
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Operation Auca
Today, January 8, 2026, marks to the day the 70th anniversary of the death of the five American missionaries: Jim Elliot, Nate Saint,...
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The Journals of Jim Elliot: Final Entries and Epilogue
This January 8th marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Jim Elliot in 1956. We will be featuring his story during...
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A Silver Star in a Cave
One does not have to ride a donkey or walk, as Mary and Joseph did, to get to Bethlehem. I...
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Christmas Is a Thing Too Wonderful
This is a profound and powerful teaching from Elisabeth during this Advent season. May you cultivate a quiet heart, and like Mary, ponder and treasure anew, the majesty, mystery...
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A Quieter Christmas
Earlier this season we featured devotionals on cultivating a quiet heart and quiet time. This Advent season we bring you...
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The Grand Lesson
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess. 5:18). It is the...
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Te Deum Laudamus
Have you ever wondered how Elisabeth Elliot began her day. . . with what act of prayer or praise or liturgy? Well...
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80/20 Vision
It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given....