http://chrisfieldblog.com Inform your heart and mind with practical advice and insights based on Biblical wisdom. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Where do you trace yourself back to? Your answer makes a Huge difference in defining who you are and what you are worth. It also defines the potential of your life. So, don’t just take this lightly. Where do You trace yourself back to? Two Original Sources People’s beliefs about where they ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/the-empty-natural-man This is the day that … Ira David Sankey was born in Pennsylvania, in 1840. His father was a prominent man, a state senator, banker and editor. He was under appointment by Abraham Lincoln to collect internal revenue. Young David displayed a fondness for music and developed an excellent singing voice. ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/church-history/ira-david-sankey-singing-revivalist Being called by God is a journey. It is not a destination. And the call is progressive as it takes us deeper into the purposes of God. Peter's experience exemplifies this so let’s review the historical record of Peter's encounter with Jesus to see what you can expect as you respond ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/topical/the-call-of-god This is the day that … Samuel H. Hadley was born in 1842, in Morgan County, Ohio, USA. Sam Hadley was brought up in a log cabin. “In our log cabin,” he later wrote, “I could lie on my bed and see the stars through the cracks in the roof and ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/church-history/samuel-h-hadley-from-the-guttermost-to-god%e2%80%99s-uttermost If you had a tap which could pour good things into your life, would you close the tap? No-one would do that! You’d be stupid to block a pipe that brought you good things. You’d be an idiot to turn off a tap that brought liquid gold into your hands. But ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/receiving-the-prophet This is the day that … The Reverend Adam Clarke died in 1832. Born 1760 or 1762, in the little village of Moybeg, county of Londonderry, this friend and fellow preacher with John Wesley is especially remembered for his massive Bible commentary, which is still in print. In his childhood his mother ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/church-history/adam-clarke-the-literary-giant Do your friends build your faith or pull you down with doubts? Since you desperately need ‘faith’ in your life, in order to please God, you are wise to protect yourself from those who will pull it down. Let me remind you that faith is the thing the Bible says will ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/building-faith-or-sharing-doubts This is the day that … Michael Faraday died in 1867. The third son of a Yorkshire blacksmith, young Faraday grew up to know the meaning of the word ‘poverty’. But the family attended the nearby chapel and was rich in things spiritual. His interest in electricity motivated him to write to ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/church-history/michael-faraday-advances-science Do you complain about the journey at times? Do things take too long or trap you in the slow lane? Does it seem much harder to make the progress you are hoping for? Then consider this prophetically inspired fictional allegory…. You are waiting on the platform for an express train to ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/ministry/catching-the-slow-train This is the day that … John Owen died in 1683, at the age of 67. He has been called “the Calvin of England” and “the theologian of the Puritan movement”. James Packer writes, “In an age of giants, he overtopped them all” (Quest for Godliness, page 191). His writings, “weighty with learning”, ... http://chrisfieldblog.com/poetry-prose/john-owen-pens-puritan-prose