Elisabeth Elliot
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Whatever My Lot
Just after the Arab-Israeli war in 1967, I spent ten weeks in Jerusalem. One afternoon I was invited to have...
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A Small Section of the Visible Course
The house where I was born, at 52 Rue Ernest Laude in Brussels, looks exactly as it does in the picture...
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A Letter to Her Parents – March 24, 1950
We are pleased to share with you two of Elisabeth's personal letters to her parents in honor of Mother and Father's...
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Amy Carmichael, God’s Missionary (Part 2)
**We continue with Part 2 of Amy Carmichael for our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. She...
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Amy Carmichael, God’s Missionary (Part 1)
**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith with Part 1 of 2 on...
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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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The Face of Jesus
The face of Jesus:marred more than any man—spit upon,slapped,thorn-pierced,bloodied,sweating,the beard pluckedtwisted in pain—For my salvation. A glorious face, nowLet its light shine on me,...
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A Call to Older Women – Part Two
**Continuing today Part 2 of 2 from this writing in our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith....
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A Call to Older Women – Part One
**We continue this quarters theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. In 1948 when I had been at Prairie...
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An Overflowing Cup
**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. “The Lord is gracious and compassionate.: good to...
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A Chance To Die
**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. To be transformed into the image...
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Lilias Trotter
**This week we continue our quarterly theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. To discover more about Ms. Trotter’s...
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Perfect Peace
Amy Carmichael gives a beautiful illustration from nature of perfect peace. The sun bird, one of the tiniest of birds,...
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What To Do With Loneliness
**Valentine’s Day can be difficult for many people. Elisabeth wrote extensively about loneliness and here we offer an encouraging excerpt from her...
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The Same Old Routine
It is sometimes supposed that the Holy Spirit is stifled by order, planning, or routine, and can work only in...
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Volunteer Slaves
“Slave" is not a word most of us nowadays feel comfortable with. It is significant that most modern Bible translations use...
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Prayer as Incense
Prayer is compared in the Bible to incense. “Let my prayer be counted as incense before thee,” wrote the psalmist, and the...
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At Every Stage of the Journey
What matters in life is that we should stick with the Lord. Where He goes, we follow. When He says halt,...
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Shoes of Iron, Part Two
My goal is God Himself—not joy, nor peaceNor even blessing, but Himself, my God.'Tis His to lead me there, not mine, but...
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Shoes of Iron: Part One
Just before his death Moses blessed the twelve tribes of Israel. To Asher he said, ”Thy shoes shall be iron and brass and...
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Look for the Ancient Paths
**As we approach the cross-roads of 2023 and all the decisions it will hold, here is an encouragement from Elisabeth...
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Crowned Because He Suffered
**As we continue in this season of Advent, we would like to share this third and final devotional in our...
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God in Each Moment
**As we continue in this season of Advent, we would like to share this second devotional in our Christmas series....