The Face That Preached Before He Spoke
In 1836, twenty-three-year-old Robert Murray M'Cheyne arrived at St. Peter's Church in Dundee, Scotland, as its new pastor. What happened over the next seven years...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Exodus 34:29-35.
In 1836, twenty-three-year-old Robert Murray M'Cheyne arrived at St. Peter's Church in Dundee, Scotland, as its new pastor. What happened over the next seven years astonished the city. M'Cheyne spent hours each morning in prayer and scripture, often on his knees before dawn, lingering in the presence of the Almighty until the day's first light filled his study. Visitors to St.…
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