![]() ![]() Melissa is an Elder, Deacon, and Stephen Minister.įollow Melissa on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and at. Her passions are helping in the community and church. Melissa is the author of Licky the Lizard and Grumpy the Gator. ![]() With stories in books, magazines, devotionals, and more, Melissa hopes to encourage readers. Public domain photo, circa 1788, via Wikimedia Commons & National Library of Wales.Īward-winning author Melissa Henderson writes inspirational messages sometimes laced with a bit of humor. Photo Credit: Graphic by Gabriel Connor Salter. When we cry out to God during a crisis, we can find comfort in knowing He is listening. He cried out to God for mercy, and the storm weakened. The beginning of his trust and faith in God began while he endured the mighty storm on the Greyhound. What Can We Learn from John NewtonĮven though Newton’s mother had shared Scripture with him, a conversion would not happen until later in his life. Newton died nine months after Parliament abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. ![]() During his last years, John Newton had a stroke and became blind and feeble.ġ0. Newton co-wrote hymns with poet William Cowper, including “Amazing Grace.”ĩ. He prayed to God for safety and remembered the Scripture his mother had taught him.Ĩ. Newton is quoted as saying, “I cannot consider myself to have been a believer in the full sense of the word, until a considerable time afterward.” His conversion began during the storm on the ship. After Newton wrote “Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade,” every member of Parliament was sent a copy.ħ. ![]()
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