He was a twenty-six-year-old Welsh coal miner when God called him to do something very similar to what Daniel did centuries before. I should mention that many other believers had been praying similar prayers for years. But he was the vessel God chose to use in 1904. His name was Evan Roberts. He was raised in a Calvinistic Methodist home. He worked in the
I don’t ever remember him flexing his biceps, reminding his wife that he was the head of the home, or bragging about his exploits. He served in the Korean war as a paratrooper and saw things in combat that later cause disturbing dreams, but he never told the gruesome stories, or claimed to be a hero. As a college student I had a chance
Throughout history God has used key people to champion causes and do things on behalf of righteousness and justice. It seems that William Wilberforce was one of those people. He was born to a wealthy English merchant in 1759. He was sickly as a child and had poor eyesight. As a twelve-year-old, he was exposed to evangelical Christianity while on a visit to the
Certainly, all who believe in God and pray would like his or her prayers to effective. But sometimes it is hard to know what to pray. James, the brother of Jesus wrote: “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” (James 1:5 NLT) If we apply that to prayer, one would be wise