The Chalice of Life: Reflections on the Significant Stages of Life

by Frank W. Boreham

Publisher:

John Broadbanks

, 2008

Overview

This book is a collection of five addresses that F. W. Boreham delivered on some major stages of life, and this is accompanied by two further essays in which the author develops the theme of life's milestones. Throughout these pages one feels the sheer exuberance that Boreham had for life. He possesses a sense of wonder about the newness of each day. His approach is to greet each day with expectancy and to make the momentous decisions with which life confronts us. F. W. Boreham claimed that the greatest day of a person's life was not their birthday, their wedding anniversary, or the date of their death but, the greatest day in a man's life is the day on which he finds himself overwhelmed and bowed to earth by a sense of the greatness of God.

Praise for the Print Edition

Of the books that have played the greatest role in molding me, I count many volumes by especially one writer: F. W. Boreham. He authored more than fifty books of essays and pastored congregations in New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia. He was not the classical preacher, not even a profound, deep preacher, but he was marvelous at seeing beauty in the simple things of life. He heeded John Wesley's charge to young preachers to blend simplicity with sublimity, 'the strongest sense in the plainest language.'

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: The Chalice of Life: Reflections on the Significant Stages of Life
• Author: F. W. Boreham
• Publisher: John Broadbanks
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 58

About Frank W. Boreham

Frank W. Boreham (1871–1959) was a preacher and bestselling author. He began attending C. H. Spurgeon’s Pastor’s College in 1892, where he served as a student-minister. Boreham pastored churches in several different countries, including Australia and New Zealand. He was the president of the Baptist Union of New Zealand and later president of the Tasmanian Baptist Union.

Boreham wrote for newspapers, theological journals, and many other resources. He has authored over 50 books, including Second Thoughts, Lover of Life: F. W. Boreham’s Tribute to His Mentor, and Loose Leaves: A Travel Journal, which can all be found in the F. W. Boreham Collection (9 vols.).