I finished reading The Faith of George W. Bush by Stephen Mansfield. Much of the first half of the book can be found in Bush’s autobiography A Charge to Keep. There are a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, if you’ve read the autobiography, you’ve pretty much covered…

In chapter seven of Elijah, Swindoll shows us that Elijah, this hero of faith, was still just a man. He was exhausted and when threatened, this time he ran. But he also shows that God tended to him… in a very personal way. The angel who appears to him is…

Chapter five of Elijah by Charles Swindoll covers one of my favorite stories in the Bible. It’s where Elijah returns to confront Ahab and destroy the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). Swindoll entitles his chapter, “The God Who Answers by Fire.” I love the story because I find it…

Charles Swindoll’s book, Elijah, A Man of Heroism and Humility continues with the boot camp analogy in chapter 3: Advanced Training at Zarephath. He describes Elijah’s stay in the town of Zarephath as a crucible— “a place designed by God to further refine the prophet and make a major difference…

The current book on the agenda is Elijah: A Man of Heroism and Humility by Charles Swindoll. I’d picked this book up a year or so ago because Elijah is one of my favorite people in the Bible and because Chuck Swindoll is one of my favorite Christian authors. In…