Shaun Lewis

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 incinerated 2,000 prime acres as drought and strong winds quickened the blaze to life. In the end, it consumed nearly 18,000 buildings and left 90,000 residents homeless. The city rebuilt rather quickly, but the devastation has been called one of the worst disasters of the twentieth century. So many […]

James 1:13-18 The Garden of Eden was heaven on earth. It was good with every need supplied. God granted Adam and Eve unbounded freedom to fill the earth, to preside over, and to enjoy it. Their only restriction concerned a single tree in all the earth—the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The

The first 300 years of Christianity was filled with much persecution. Sometimes the Roman government turned a blind eye to churches; other times it pursued them. As the waves of suffering rose and fell, churches felt the pain of loss. In some cities, believers gathered for worship in the dark catacombs to avoid being seen.

Depression is commonplace. Many leaders have struggled with it, and the Bible is replete with examples. Elijah (cf. 1 Kings 19:4), David (cf. Psalm 32:3), Jeremiah (cf. Jer 15:10), and Jonah (cf. Jonah 4:8) are a few of them. George Whitefield, who was instrumental in the Great Awakening, knew depression, as did Charles Spurgeon, a