The Moravians in the Storm
On January 25, 1736, a violent Atlantic storm nearly split the ship *Simmonds* in two. The mainmast cracked. Seawater poured over the deck and flooded...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9.
On January 25, 1736, a violent Atlantic storm nearly split the ship Simmonds in two. The mainmast cracked. Seawater poured over the deck and flooded below. Passengers screamed. A young Anglican priest named John Wesley, on his way to the colony of Georgia, gripped whatever he could hold and felt certain he was about to die. But in the middle of that chaos, Wesley noticed something astonishing.…
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