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The Power Behind The Throne ( F W Boreham)

(From F.W. Boreham, The Ivory Spires (Epworth press, 1934) pgs 135-146) The card-face is an artificial face, an unnatural face, a mere mask. It frustrates the very purpose for which faces were created. In the lounge of a hotel, in the saloon of a ship or in a compartment of a railway train I sometimes […]

General Gordon’s Text (F W Boreham)

F.W. Boreham, A Temple Of Topaz (Epworth press, London, 1928) pages 154-164 GENERAL GORDON’S TEXT Gordon, as The Times finely said, is one of Plutarch’s men. He ranks with the heroes of antiquity, with the warriors of renown, with the knights of romance, the men who never die. A hero of heroes, Mr. Gladstone calls […]

Adoniram Judson’s Text (F W Boreham)

F.W. Boreham, Temples Of Topaz (Epworth press, London, 1928) pages 130 -141 He is a thorough-paced sceptic, this dashing young fellow with the slight and fragile frame, the round and rosy face, the laughing brown eyes, and the rich shock of chestnut hair. There is something defiant about his unbelief. He is the son of […]

Billy Graham Breaks All-Time Stadium Attendance Record

BILLY GRAHAM BREAKS ALL-TIME STADIUM ATTENDANCE RECORD TWO NIGHTS RUNNING Thousands Among Consecutive Record Crowds Rush Forward At Evangelist’s Invitation To Make Faith Commitment DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2002 – Evangelist Billy Graham returned to Texas Stadium, a venue he “opened” 31 years ago with his last evangelistic mission in North Texas, to again bring the […]

Training And Principles Win Gold

TRAINING AND PRINCIPLES WIN GOLD By Ramon Williams Whenever World Masters Games are held anywhere in the world, you can be sure that the former State Director for the Bible Society in NSW, Tom Treseder of Hunters Hill, will be in the midst of the rowing events. The Fifth World Masters Games 2002, held in […]

C.S. Lewis: Prophet Of The Twentieth Century

by Chuck Colson The Wilberforce Forum Paying Tribute to the Insight and Vision of the Great Christian Apologist My task today is to talk about C. S. Lewis as the great prophet of this century that I believe he, along with Francis Schaeffer, indeed was. But before I do, I hope you will indulge me […]

Billy Graham Set To Enjoy 84th Birthday

BILLY GRAHAM SET TO ENJOY 84TH BIRTHDAY AT HOME WITH FAMILY Evangelist Takes Time out to Rest, Celebrate With Loved Ones MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4, 2002 – Rev. Billy Graham celebrates his 84th birthday on Thursday, November 7. Having just completed a full mission schedule and participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for new ministry headquarters, Mr. […]

Making Goodness Fashionable (Wilberforce)

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-223 (Leadership Issues) MAKING GOODNESS FASHIONABLE BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #021112 He is remembered as one of the most influential men of his day — a man celebrated for his wit, humor, and great political achievements. But it was his approach to his family that got the attention of the British […]

Geoff Bullock Story

Geoff Bullock: No Longer the Golden Boy Diane Benge As the former worship leader at Hills Christian Centre, Australia, Geoff Bullock became a household name in Christian homes throughout Australasia. New Zealand Christians love to sing Geoff’s songs. He has three New Zealand gold discs to prove it. Songs like The Power of Your Love, […]

Hearing God’s Call (Wilberforce)

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-234 (Practical Christian Living) HEARING GOD’S CALL BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #021114 Two hundred years ago, Christian statesman William Wilberforce led the drive to end the British slave trade. But ironically, his conversion to Christianity nearly led him to abandon politics. His story illustrates how crucial it is for every believer […]