Fireside Stories

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

God is Still Rescuing the Perishing

My name is Ken Keane. I was born in New York City, the eighth child of ten. Growing up in a religious family, I tried to live a life of good works to earn my place in heaven. But no matter...

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Thursday, April 1, 2004

When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll

A few months before the Great Chicago Fire, Father came to the conclusion that the law, while highly remunerative, was absorbing too much of his time. He had no idea of giving up his practice. He was senior partner in...

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Monday, March 1, 2004

The Gospel Comes to the Darwins

James W. C. Fegan, the Boys’ Friend, was born April 17, 1852, and brought up in a Christian home in Southampton, England. In 1865 the family moved to London, and on his thirtieth birthday James entered the City of London...

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

The Saloon Keeper’s Children

When I first began to work for God in Chicago, a Boston businessman was converted there and stayed three months. When leaving, he told me that there was a man living on such a street in whom he was very...

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Monday, July 1, 2002

The Day Old Dan Died

This story begins with a young man who knew it all. I knew what was best for me, and how I should live my own life. I was going to enjoy those things in which I gloried. Thus, I wasted...

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Monday, July 1, 2002

French Literature Work

The Bible, or parts of it, is translated in more than 2,200 languages and dialects. The complete Bible is available in over 370 languages; the New Testament is published in 960 languages. Ninety-six per cent of the world population can...

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Saturday, June 1, 2002

Who Then Is Willing

William Amos Upton was born in Minnesota on June 20, 1860 and born again on October 12, 1886. Reuben A. Torrey was used in leading him to the Lord. At the age of 76, brother Upton retired from his position...

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Saturday, June 1, 2002

The Ungodly, Is That You?

When I was a little boy, we lived in the town of Bannockburn, Ontario. It is about halfway between Belleville and Bancroft, heading north. Summers were great, but winters were severe. It is amazing how God touches your life in different...

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Saturday, June 1, 2002

The Test, the Text, the Triumph

A good Christian friend of ours was abandoned by her husband and left to raise four children by herself. Without financial support, Lorraine struggled desperately to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. These were years...

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