History, Real Life, and Faith
Who is this mystery woman with all those children? Researchers at Wheaton College didn’t know when they included her photograph in Oswald Chambers’ Special Collection Library. I didn’t know at first either, until I took a closer look. See that startled little girl on the left? That’s Kathleen Chambers, Oswald and Biddy Chambers’ daughter. How old do you think Kathleen is?…
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When I opened the velvet box and saw a silver charm bracelet, my eyes widened. “Where did you find Mom’s charm bracelet from Europe?” My brother grinned. “It’s a funny thing about siblings. We know things that no one else knows. “When I saw this charm bracelet at the antique shop, I knew you’d love it.” I peered closer at…
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What was Oswald Chambers’ favorite devotional?
Humility is good for my soul, thank you very much. How about yours? I get lots of practice being humble–when I’m not vexed, frustrated or calling for my engineer husband. My Bible study ladies have been laughing at me lately as, each Tuesday morning, I’ve tried to follow directions for the DVD player and the smart television. I was only trying…
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I use Ancestry.com for book research. It’s been surprising and fantastic. As a genealogist, I avoided Ancestry.com for years. But when I began writing my biography of Mrs. Oswald Chambers, I started with one question: “Where did this woman come from?” Ancestry.com provided the information, and so much more. English records I live in California. I was unable to travel…
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We all have favorite lines–phrases–that haunt us or echo in our mind. I’m recounting some of mine today and why I like them. Haunting “She shivered on the birthing bed and sobbed. She couldn’t believe her life was ending so soon.” I read this line in a Slovenian family history someone brought to a party. It came with the photograph…
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