History, Real Life and Faith
What’s the good of trouble? Can anything good come from it? Difficulties, heartbreaks, setbacks, discouragements, shocks, surprises, disappointment? Maybe. It really depends on your attitude, doesn’t it? “In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world,” is what Jesus says in regards to trials and tribulations. That helps. A little. I’ve…
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What’s the good of trouble? Can anything good come from it? Difficulties, heartbreaks, setbacks, discouragements, shocks, surprises, disappointment? Maybe. It really depends on your attitude, doesn’t it? “In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world,” is what Jesus says in regards to trials and tribulations. That helps. A little. I’ve…
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Do you have trouble understanding the devotionals in My Utmost for His Highest? If so, you’re not alone. Many people have told me these types of things: “That book always baffled and guilted me when I was young. Does R teach the context of its writing?” “I never understand it.” And a well-respected, multiple-degreed pastor of a large church told…
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My husband recently began using My Utmost for His Highest devotionals in his post-high school Sunday School class. It didn’t start that way, but that’s where they are now. R and the young people are pondering just what Oswald Chambers is really saying to them! Ask Me Any Question The class began this summer after R read an article that stated some 80% of church…
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The well-loved devotional My Utmost for His Highest was first published in 1927–and has never been out of print since. Part 1 examined where the ideas and writing came from, but how was the devotional written if Oswald Chambers died in 1917? Through the hard work of a devout and determined woman, of course. After Oswald Chamber’s unexpected 1917 death in…
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You probably think Oswald Chambers wrote the well-loved devotional My Utmost for His Highest. You’re only half right. The ideas, the concepts, the ear willing to listen to God‘s direction and the ability to communicate them, all came through Oswald Chambers’ teaching. Putting it together into a coherent devotional, however, was the work of his widow, Biddy Chambers. My Utmost for…
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