Prompted to Pray
A Christian mother had a sailor boy thousands of miles away from her. She woke one night thinking about her absent boy. Something seemed to whisper to her, “Get up and pray for your son.” Being prompted to pray she … Continued
Who Needs a Security System?
A man who had once been a thief, and was afterwards converted, wrote an account of his life. Among other stories he told this: “Three of us, one winter’s evening, were marking the house of a man, in which we … Continued
Protected from the Elephant
I was reading lately about a missionary in India who was preaching one day to a crowd of people near a heathen temple. Not far from where the missionary stood one of the priests of the temple had a large … Continued
Untouchable with God’s Protection
The same was true of Martin Luther, who brought about the Reformation, almost five hundred years ago. The Pope of Rome wanted to have him put to death. And Charles the Fifth, the Emperor of Germany, the most powerful monarch … Continued
Following in His Footsteps
Howie Malcolm was a little boy about six years old. He lived in the country. Once, in the middle of winter, he went to spend the day with his cousin Robby Darwin. Toward the close of the afternoon Howie’s father … Continued
Unknown Preservation
Let me show you how Jesus put this same armor round one of our brave generals during the American Revolution, and protected him. This story is told of General Schuyler. He had a great deal to do along the Hudson … Continued
Jesus is our Protector
Many years ago there was a celebrated minister in Scotland, whose name was John Knox. He had a great many enemies on account of his faithful preaching. Some of these tried in many ways to kill him. When taking his … Continued
Family Worship and Protection
A family without prayer is like a house without a roof, open and exposed to all the storms of heaven. ~ Thomas Brooks
The Doves’ Faithfulness
A gentleman in New Hampshire had a large dove shelter near his house, in which he kept a number of doves, and he gives this account of an incident which took place one winter in connection with those doves. Two … Continued
Saved by His Donkey
Dr. Hammond, a surgeon in the United States Army, tells this story as occurring in connection with himself. At the time here referred to, Dr. Hammond was stationed at Fort Webster, in that part of the country which is now … Continued