MinistryCPA - Corey A. Pfaffe, CPA, LLC

William Carey: The Father of Modern Missions by S. Pearce Carey, 1923, The Wakeman Trust, London, ISBN 978-1-870855-61-7 Follow link for an Introduction to the Cloud of Witnesses series S. Pearce Carey, William Carey’s great grandson, offers a family perspective on the brilliant mind and consecrated life of one who first left England to reach to the regions beyond with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  From the historical setting of his birth on August 17, 1761, to the legacy he left in the land of India and upon the world following his death on June 9, 1834, Carey’s life story leaves its reader with a sense of enablement to attempt great things for God. For William Carey once said, Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God. Source: https://edhird.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/william-careymap.jpg It was 32 years before Carey left England never to return. He was motivated by the lives and stories of such men as Captain John Cook, explorer of the isl...

John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace by Jonathan Aitken, 2007, Crossway Books, ISBN 978-1-58134-848-4 Follow link for an Introduction to the Cloud of Witnesses series In his biography of John Newton, Jonathan Aitken colors a canvas with broad strokes of a physical life and spiritual influence enabled and preserved by the grace of God. Drawn from an apparent deep study of both long-available and recently accessible origin archives of Newton’s life, Aitken explores the sea captain turned preacher’s troughs and peaks while leaving the reader wanting more but appreciating the concise and enriching overview. Source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/images/67452.jpg?w=700 Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I'm found, Was blind, but now I see. Untiringly rebellious from his youth, Newton brought grief to his parents and employers alike. Born July 24, 1725, to Captain John and Elizabeth Newton of London, young...

A Great Cloud of Witnesses by Corey Pfaffe The writer of the book of Hebrews followed his Hall of Faith chapter with these words: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12.1-2). Like the first Century Christians, we have our own modern day Great Cloud of Witnesses . They are the men and women upon whose devotion we stand . A s 21 st Century Christians , these witnesses strengthen and encourage us to fully submit to God’s work in our lives and to respond to the eternal motivation He has placed before us—eternal life with our Heavenly Father in gratitude for the simple uses He made of our earthly days. ...