The Crisis That Strips Away Pretense and Reveals True Leadership
A great calamity, borne by a crowd of men in common, has a wonderful power of dethroning officials and bringing the strong man to the...
This is historical examples on ownership by God and faith under trial, drawing on Acts 27:23.
A great calamity, borne by a crowd of men in common, has a wonderful power of dethroning officials and bringing the strong man to the front. So it is in the account of Paul's shipwreck—the only one recorded in the New Testament—where centurions and captains shrink into the background while the Apostle emerges as guide, counsellor, inspirer, and tower of strength.…
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