05/04/2026
“The testimonies of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple” says the Psalmist in Psalm 19. As the Lord gives testimonies, we just can’t help but share them with the hope that, like in Psalm 19, they will make wise the simple. We invite you to join us in rejoicing with our fellow believers in the work God is doing in their lives through the powerful stories he has given us!
"I'm a teenager who quite recently learned about Lamplighter and a bit recently read 'Stepping Heavenward' by Elizabeth Prentiss. It was my second run-through, and I had researched more about the book and the author since the first time I read it; one thing I learned was that Mrs. Prentiss was also a hymn-writer and wrote the well-known hymn 'More Love to Thee, O Christ.' I kept that in mind as I read it this second time and saw that theme throughout. She writes at one point in the book, 'if God should...offer to give just one thing... I should say without hesitation, Love to Thee, O my Master!'...
Psalm 16:11 says, 'In thy presence is fulness of joy.' I wondered why I never felt this fulness of joy as I prayed. What connected the dots was realizing that even David prayed for joy in the Lord; he writes, 'Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,' in Psalm 51. If David prayed for joy, I decided I would too; and 'more joy, more love to Thee, O Christ,' became my daily prayer.
It helped me immediately. Within a week I was praying more and doing it with love, not out of a sense of duty. I am still praying and growing, realizing that even the little things like doing chores can be done for Christ. I've learned through 'Stepping Heavenward' that because I LOVE God, I WANT to serve Him more!
So of course I told all my friends about the book and what I learned from it. Some of them then read it, and they loved it too. I have shared some of the Lamplighter audio dramas with them, and one told me, 'It's helping me realize some things I would just dismiss out of my mind. It's replacing lies with truth.' Lamplighter is amazing and teaches truths that can help ALL ages!"
~Maya