The Eagle Life

"If life were just a sunny picnic that was never broken up by fierce tempest, by thunder and lightning and pelting rain, the greater part of our human resources would remain unused and concealed. It is in the mighty days that we discover ourselves. Latent gifts troop out of their graves. Buried seeds spring into vigorous life. We never thought we had it in us? The big struggle becomes not only our re-vealer, but also our unearther, and we put on strength and majesty like a robe.


We are living through mighty days, and by God’s good grace we can be equal to the days. These are days of great unlockings, and we are having surprises on every side! Young fellows who were regarded as milksops are revealing themselves as iron pillars. Once-while selfish men are unveiling their spiritual wealth in glorious sacrifice. Women who appeared to be living for nothing are giving their life like wine! The “mighty days” are upon us, and God is making us equal to the days."


This classic work contains the following 48 meditations:


I. The Brooding Spirit

II. The Blessing of the Curse

III. Back to the Early Altar

IV. The Blind Spot

V. Visiting the Great Yesterdays

VI. Keeping in Tune

VII. The Sin of Forgetfulness

VIII. The School of Hunger

IX. The Contagion of Faint-Heartedness

X. Clean Fighters

XI. The Men of Mighty Days

XII. The Balances of God

XIII. The Sin of Prayerlessness

XIV. The Eyes of the Lord

XV. Largeness of Heart

XVI. First Aid

XVII. The Invisible Forces

XVIII. Strengthening the Hands

XIX. The Noblest Conquest

XX. The Blast of Burning

XXI. Silken Strings and Cart-Ropes

XXII. The Divine Side of Things

XXIII. Glory Everywhere

XXIV. A Missing Hand

XXV. The Life That Has No Morning

XXVI. The Valley of Vision

XXVII. Compensations

XXVIII. The Mysterious Sword

XXIX. The Transformed Desert

XXX. The Songs of the Road

XXXI. The Eagle Life

XXXII. Like the Waves

XXXIII. The Divine Ministry of Displacement

XXXIV. The Gaze of the Questioner

XXXV. The Almond Tree

XXXVI. Fixedness of Character

XXXVII. The Making of Heroes

XXXVIII. Irreverent Fear

XXXIX. Little-Mindedness

XL. Week-Day Holiness

XII. On the Edge of the Cliff

XLII. Baffled to Fight Better

XLIII. Or Rather!

XLIV. Slow Walking

XLV. The Eagle Life

XLVI. The Strength of the Insignificant

XLVII. Dungeoned Heart

XLVIII. The Sound Sleep of the Coward