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Richard Benson

Richard Benson

The Lord’s Prayer, sometimes called the “Our Father” prayer, is the most widely known Christian prayer in the world. It’s all of fifty-three words or sixty-six if you prefer the longer ending. By comparison, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg...
Richard Benson

Elizabeth Seton

Resilience is a by-product of faith. It’s the ability to see beyond present pain and trouble to trust God for the future. As I consider the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), her resilient faith wins my respect. Her mother died when she was three, as did...
Richard Benson

William Passavant

William Passavant (1821-1894) was walking down Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh when he was met by a Presbyterian minister, “Brother Passavant, you must come with me to a noonday prayer meeting! We are having the most glorious meetings! Come along and enjoy...
Richard Benson

John Gill

It must have been the hardest funeral John Gill (1697-1771) conducted in his fifty-one years serving as pastor of the Baptist Church at Goat Yard Chapel (yep, it’s a real name) in England. Family and friends gathered on the afternoon of June 4, 1736, to mourn...
Richard Benson

Philip Doddridge

He was the last of twenty children (this is not a typo!) born to Monica and Daniel in 1702. He was suspected of being stillborn, so a midwife whisked him away until she detected his faint breath and returned him to his grieving mother. While Philip Doddridge’s...