by Ray Rhodes | Dec 9, 2019 | Dancing Puritan
A few days before Christmas 1891, while recovering in Mentone, France, from poor health, Charles Spurgeon wrote a moving letter to the children of his orphanages. From the time Spurgeon moved to London in 1854, he was deeply concerned about the plight of the hundreds...
by Ray Rhodes | Nov 23, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
The human experience is one of constant change. A baby cries and his years pass as swiftly as a deer runs. The infant, once soft and vibrant, ages and wrinkles as the seasons come and go. The old man can scarce remember his previous years as he draws his last breath....
by Ray Rhodes | Nov 9, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
SUSIE’S LIFE WORK Amidst her trials, Susie discovered comfort, delight, and purpose in a ministry that became her “life work.” Yet, there were times that she felt inadequate for her calling due to her severe health challenges. Some days she...
by Ray Rhodes | Nov 8, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
Failure! We all know it too well. The dejected coach after a losing season, the business venture gone bad, working for a company twenty years only to be “let go due to cut backs,” or planning to read the Bible through in a year and getting stuck in...
by Ray Rhodes | Nov 7, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
Because the LORD loved you (Deuteronomy 7:8). Doubts and questions often cloud our joy by covering up the rays of clarity. Doubts may come from outside (the world and Satan) but more often they well up inside of us, especially those of us who are prone to timidity...