Elisabeth Elliot
Weekly Devotionals
A Life’s Work
Few women today are concerned about ironing sheets, but it is still possible to let many other things take precedence...
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My Spiritual Mother
Katherine Morgan has been a missionary in Pasto, Colombia, for fifty years. She has been a friend of mine for...
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Invisible Blessings
Being very much of the earth—earthy—we always want tangible, visible things: proofs, demonstrations, something to latch on to. If we...
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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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Looking at Graves
Matthew tells us in the last chapter of his Gospel that the two Marys came early in the morning, “to look at...
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Death Shall Not Hold Us
The power of the Resurrection is a power that vanquishes every other power in heaven or Earth. The battle was...
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Nothing is Lost
A pastor's wife asked, "When one witnesses a work he has poured his life into 'go up in flames' (especially...
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New England Spring
Although it barely feels like spring in New England at present, in honor of the First Day of Spring we bring you, in the midst...
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The Supremacy of Christ
Last October I received a copy of the Auca (now known as Waorani) translation of the New Testament. The orthography has been greatly...
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A Strange Peace
Shortly before my daughter Valerie, my only child, went off to college as a freshman, a “sudden tide” came over...
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All Things Serve Thee
The Lord’s decrees (His promises, His plans, His every word) stand fast, no matter what news we receive. A child...
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Learning the Father’s Love
When my brother Dave was very small, we spent a week at the seaside in Belmar, New Jersey. In vain...
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Interruptions, Delays, Inconveniences
Emily, wife of America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson, wrote home from Moulmein, Burma, in January 1847: "This taking care of...
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How to Discover What God Wants
A young woman came in great perplexity to a Scottish preacher, asking how she could resolve the question of her...
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The Future Is Not Our Province
While a new year offers us a fresh start, it can also bring anxiety. Questions crowd into our minds. Will...
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Discerning the Call of God
As a little girl I especially loved the story of God’s call to the child Samuel as he lay sleeping...
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The Nativity
Out of the dusk, a promise (Is. 9:6) Out of the dark, a star (Mt. 2:2) Out of the world,...
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An Unusual Christmas Celebration
The work of Amy Carmichael in south India, known as the Dohnavur Fellowship, is still very much alive. Sometimes foreigners help for...
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Family Prayers
When I was a child my father and mother gathered the six of us in the living room after breakfast...