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Daily Light: The Chambers’ Favorite Devotional
Daily Light on the Daily Path was Biddy and Oswald Chambers‘ favorite devotional. Throughout their seven year marriage, the couple read the book each morning. It served as a touchstone to their day and...
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Jesus’ Ministry During Holy Week
Jesus’ ministry during the final week of his life was directed at one group of people in particular. Can you think which group it was? Here’s a hint: He didn’t come to condemn, He came to save the...
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Biddy Chambers’ Bible–A Scofield Reference
Someone recently asked me about Biddy Chambers’ Bible. I’d forgotten all about it. (So you won’t find it discussed–her Bible–in Mrs. Oswald Chambers.) As it happens, I’ve seen Biddy’s Bible, paged...
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Oswald Chambers’ Bible: Clippings, Quotes and Outlines
I turned the pages of Oswald Chambers‘ Bible several years ago at Wheaton College’s Special Collection Library. A black leather Bible he bequeathed to his student Eva Spink prior to leaving for World...
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How to Choose a Fall Bible Study
“How will we choose our fall Bible study?” My co-teacher stopped in the aisle of the Christian book store. “Shouldn’t we pray?” “I assume you have been praying,” I said. She nodded. You choose! “Is...
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A Conspiracy of Breath–the Writing of Hebrews?
I recently savored my friend Latayne Scott’s new novel A Conspiracy of Breath. It provides an interesting answer to the question, “Who wrote the New Testament‘s Book of Hebrews?” Scott believes it may...
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Joy in Serving the King
“There’s joy in serving the King. Haven’t you heard that?” Kristin’s eyes met mine in the high school bathroom mirror. I was a new believer. I hadn’t heard that before. Her mother, however, taught my...
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What’s the Point of a Big Black Bible?
We own a Big Black Bible. We purchased it a year ago. I’m surprised how much I like it. The connotation, of course, is of an enormous, threatening leather-bound book that could hurt someone. Alas, ours...
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Happy Reformation Day!
October 31 is considered Reformation Day in the Lutheran Church. (Of which I am a member). October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther hammering his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Church...
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Lent and Life with Amy Boucher Pye
Lent can be a mystery for many non-liturgical Christians. In a recent interview, author Amy Boucher Pye discussed what it means and how to observe it. I’m currently reading her new book: The Living...
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Miss Ashe: Bible Training College Regular
Miss Ashe was one of Oswald Chambers‘ most interesting students at the Bible Training College. Once she met Oswald, Katherine Ashe’s life was never the same and she remained a devoted friend to the...
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Are You a Holy Busy Body?
Or, more personally, am I a holy busy body? I have been in the past, helpfully making suggestions about others’ spiritual life. I undoubtedly will do it again (and if happens to be you, I apologize in...
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How to Find a Church Home
We’ve hunted for a new church home often over the years. (Thank you, US Navy). We’ve honed our experience into a few pointers some of you might find useful. Prayer, of course, is the key ingredient and...
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Jeremiah and Job: on Knowing God’s Will in Advance
Jeremiah and Job greet me each morning in my Bible readings. Curious how that works out when you daily read through the Bible in three sections, one chapter at a time. (It’s usually one Old Testament,...
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The Africa Study Bible
I’ve got an Africa Study Bible on my desk these days. I’ve been paging through it, gleaning insight and preparing to send it to a missionary I know in Gambia. It’s interesting and full of different...
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Point of View: God or You?
Whose point of view are you using as you walk through life? God‘s or your own? My idea for my question comes out of the Bible‘s Judges 17:6: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did...
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Jan Hus (John Huss) of Bohemia
Who was Jan Hus? We’re not Protestant scholars, so we didn’t know. Our pastor mentioned him in passing when he heard we were traveling to Prague. “His statue is in the main square. Look for it.” How...
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The Riley Family: BTC Regulars
The Riley family stands out on the roster of Bible Training College students. Four members of the Riley family attended Oswald Chambers’ classes. One is particularly significant, Mary Riley, and she...
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Jesus’ Prayers– How They Can Change Your Life
What were Jesus’ prayers like? You know, not just how he taught us to pray in the Lord’s Prayer but what He prayed about and how. My friend Janet McHenry explains it all in her new book, The Complete...
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Biblical Fiction and Bible Study Preparation
I’m using biblical fiction as I prepare for this fall’s Bible study. I know fiction means not-true and therefore isn’t the best way to prepare to lead a study if I’m not reading scripture. Silly. Of...
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