A Miracle of God “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass” (1 Thessalonians 5:24). Faith changes the way you view life’s problems, challenges, and difficulties. Have you ever thought about your life and wondered how you would finish the course you are running? At times, your days seem [...]
No Obstacle Too Great No matter how hard the enemy may try to derail God’s plan for your life, his best efforts never succeed when the focus of your heart is set on Jesus Christ. Thoughtless words spoken to you or careless deeds done may leave you feeling deeply wounded. However, you do not have [...]
Claiming God’s Promise Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. Joshua 1:3 God commanded Israel to walk through the Promised Land and claim it as theirs, but they never did it. They went so far and stopped. Consequently, they never [...]
The Thing That Really Counts After Mrs. Forrest fell in 1935, her life changed dramatically. She had been accustomed to traveling to cities such as Atlanta, Greenville, Anderson, and Ashville to conduct weekly Bible studies. For years, she had maintained a full class load at Toccoa Falls College teaching the students and helping to oversee [...]
All Is Well! When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; and he . . . threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, [...]
Attempt Great Things for God NOT EVERYONE CAN SAY they have held a world record. But in April 1975, the TFC soccer team set a record for the world’s longest soccer game: 37 hours! Dividing up into two teams, we began on Friday morning at 3:00 a.m. and continued until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, [...]
Perfect Peace “JESUS GAVE ME PEACE in place of my chaos!” said Maria, a new believer who was going through a very difficult time with her family. She learned to lean hard on God in the good times as well as the bad. She began to read God’s word and to pray for the very [...]
All things new With the trappings of Christmas neatly packed away, thoughts turn to a new year—one that promises new beginnings, new challenges, and new opportunities. Leo, the guy that takes care of the yard, recently went through a list of things that he planned to do while the weather was still cold. He would [...]
Christmas at Toccoa Falls in 1918 Editor’s note: The following is written by Rev. John Hubbard, who was an early principal. His account of Christmas at Toccoa Falls was published in the school’s monthly newspaper entitled Southern Greetings. “The Christmas season was a joyous occasion at the school. All of the workers and almost all [...]
The reason we have chosen “Beauty for Ashes” as a title for this devotional page is because these are the words God spoke to Dr. Forrest shortly after fire destroyed Haddock Inn. In the book Achieving The Impossible with God, Lorene Moothart writes, “Rev. Forrest started down the hill from Staley Cottage one morning. His [...]
