Auburn Friends
Some wonderfully encouraging biographies and an occasional brief exhortation or word of wisdom for our friends who meet together in Auburn and for anyone else who would like to listen in. Our desire is only to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, for His glory.
Episodes
62 episodes
He Spoke
A free verse poem by William Haddad inspired by Simon Peter's response to Jesus, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." (John 6:68)October 26, 2020
Worship and Authenticity
Concerning the Chaconne (from Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor): “On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived ...
An Unquenchable Life
An Australian Prime Minister, frustrated perhaps with the expectations placed upon him, was once heard to say that “life wasn’t meant to be easy”...We seek ease, but it is a strange thing that, while we are easily able to imagine all ma...
Nabeel Qureshi - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman
Nabeel Qureshi (1983 – 2017) was a Pakistani-American Christian apologist, author, and speaker. He was a convert to Christianity from the Ahmadi movement within Islam and worked with Ravi Zacharias from 2013 until 2016. He wrote...
Silence: A message from the King
There is a scene from the great musical “Hamilton” where a song is interrupted by a herald with the words: “Silence! A message from the king. A message from the king. A message from the king!”...
Justine - a story
Well, we asked her – she was about 13 years old then - if she would like to come with us and meet an old lady to whom we had been referred, and I have to tell you, she was not too keen...
The Eagle - a story
Let me tell you about a certain young girl who lived in a lush green land that was both quiet and peaceful. She had been a playful and energetic child like all of the other young girls who lived in that small village, but one day everything cha...
Whatever happened to zeal?
Why do we not expect to see a burning zeal in those who are older in the Lord, a zeal that never fades and that, if anything, burns brighter and hotter with the passing years?
Do you see this woman?
The scene is set with economy and beauty - the Pharisee's disgust, the woman's tears, kisses, devotion and love poured out...
And when the Lord saw her...
An incident in the life of the Lord Jesus."And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her." (Luke...
A Moment of Magic
On Psalm 90, Isaiah 40 and a chair in the back porch in the sun.
Farmyard Ducks - a Parable
In a certain farmyard there was a pond, and around the pond were scattered a number of ducks...
On Repentance
Paul frequently distils into a few words great and important truths, and he has certainly done it in this farewell address to the elders from Ephesus...
Rules and Relationships - a letter
A short letter to a young believer in the Lord Jesus, addressing a question concerning personal discipline and a life lived in the Spirit.
Eric Liddell - A brief biography by Michelle Buckman
Eric Henry Liddell (1902 – 1945) was a British Olympic Gold Medalist runner, Scottish rugby union international player, and Christian missionary. He was born in China to Scottish missionary parents, attended boarding school near London and afte...
Secret Believers Part 2 - A true story by Michelle Buckman
Based on the book "Secret Believers" by Brother Andrew:Open this book and meet Christians who are courageous in the face of persecution. B...
Secret Believers Part 1 - A true story by Michelle Buckman
Based on the book "Secret Believers" by Brother Andrew:Open this book and meet Christians who are courageous in the face of persecution. B...
Andrew van der Bijl - A brief biography by Michelle Buckman
Andrew van der Bijl (better known as Brother Andrew) is a Christian missionary born in1928 in the Netherlands, and remembered for his exploits in smuggling Bibles into communist countries at the height of the Cold War, for which he earned the n...
John Newton - A brief biography by Michelle Buckman (Part 2)
John Newton (1725 - 1807) was an English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist After coming to Christ, Newton renounced this trade and became a prominent supporter of abolitionism. Now an evangelical, he was ordained as a Church of E...
John Newton - A brief biography by Michelle Buckman (Part 1)
John Newton (1725 - 1807) was an English Anglican clergyman who preached the gospel and worked to abolish slavery in England. He went to sea at a young age and worked on slave ships for several years. In 1745, he himself became a slave, b...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer - A brief biography by Michelle Buckman
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church in Germany. His writings have become widely influential, and his book "The Cost of Discipleship" has been...
DL Moody - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman
Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 – 1899) was an American evangelist and publisher. One of his most famous quotes was "Faith makes all things possible... Love makes all things easy." Moody gave up his lucrative boot and shoe business to devote ...
Sadhu Sundar Singh - a brief biogrpahy by Michelle Buckman - Part 2
This is part 2 of the story of Sadhu Sundar Singh. We begin when he is just 16 years old and has committed himself to living as a sadhu.Sundar Singh was born into a Sikh family in Punjab state in northern India. He was educa...
Sadhu Sundar Singh - a brief biogrpahy by Michelle Buckman - Part 1
Sundar Singh was born into a Sikh family in Punjab state in northern India. He was educated by his mother in their religion but also attended a Christian school to learn English. After his mother's death when he was just fourteen he...
John Wesley - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman
John Wesley (1703 – 1791) was an English clergyman, theologian and evangelist who led a revival movement within the Church of England that soon became known as Methodism. In 1738, he was converted after serving as an ordained missionary to Amer...
