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No Reservations

Obedience to the call of God must be wholehearted.  That is, we can lay down no conditions, withhold no part of ourselves from Him.  “Show me the way that I must take; to thee I offer all my heart” (Ps. 143:8). It is right and proper to ask for the Lord’s clear direction about what to do, but it does not make sense to ask it if we offer only some of our heart.  God will open a way for…
Jul 29, 2021

When the River Bursts

Psychologists chart stress factors related to various kinds of emotional trauma and the response of different people to those factors—death, divorce, job loss, illness…
Jul 22, 2021

Take Strength

These strong, simple words can be spiritual adrenaline for us when we need them.  They were written by a man who knew what he…
Jul 15, 2021
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The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast

Subscribe and listen to Elisabeth Elliot’s timeless talks via The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast. Hear weekly encouragement and wisdom from one of the world’s most beloved Christian women, missionaries, and mentors of the Faith.

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The Jim Elliot Story

Hear Elisabeth tell the story of Jim Elliot, including rare recordings of Jim and the men who murdered him.

Mar 1, 1989

Newsletters

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Farewells

God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform. Throughout my life, I have considered those words, especially when circumstances have threatened to undo my faith in His love and provision. When I went to Ecuador inm 1952, I. . .
Nov 1, 2003

Restlessness and Worry

The book of Ecclesiastes was written by a very restless man. He was fed up with his life and everything had become meaningless to him. He wrote, “I hated life…. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun (Ecclesiastes 2:17-18). Do you find yourself in the same boat? . . .
Sep 1, 2003

What the Savages Taught Me

For the whole first year that I lived with the Auca Indians (1958–1959), I watched and learned and kept my mouth shut. I had to keep my mouth shut most of the time because I did not know the Auca language. Although the language itself was highly complex, the definition of my task was simple: learn it. I spent a second year there . . .
Jul 1, 2003

To a New Widow

Dearest one:
I know the proportion of that pain, and there is no minimizing it here and now. I also know the truth of 2 Corinthians 4:17, “These little troubles (which are really so transitory) are winning for us a permanent, glorious and solid reward out of all proportion to our pain.” The bigger our pain now, the bigger that “weight of glory” will be. It’s mysterious, it’s unimaginable, but it’s going to be, and for that we give thanks. . .
May 1, 2003
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