“It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies — whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.”
James Hudson Taylor
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Sacrificing Truth
February 7, 2015 
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“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.”
J. C. Ryle
The Glory Of The Gospel
November 27, 2014 3 Comments
The glory of the gospel is that when the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Wars In The World
November 10, 2014 4 Comments
“Why are there wars in the world? Why is there this constant international tension? What is the matter with the world? Why war and all the unhappiness and turmoil and discord amongst men? According to this Beatitude, there is only one answer to these questions-sin. Nothing else; just sin.”
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
Our Pursuit Of Holiness
October 24, 2014 2 Comments
“Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient. It might be good if we stop using the terms victory and defeat to describe our progress in holiness. Rather, we should use the terms obedience and disobedience. When I say I am defeated by some sin, I am unconsciously slipping out from under my responsibility. I am saying something outside of me has defeated me. But when I say I am disobedient, that places the responsibility for my sin squarely on me. We may in fact be defeated, but the reason we are defeated is because we have chosen to disobey.
We need to brace ourselves up and to realize that we are responsible for thoughts, attitudes, and actions. We need to reckon on the fact that we died to sin’s reign, that it no longer has any dominion over us, that God has united us with the risen Christ in all His power and has given us the Holy Spirit to work in us. Only as we accept our responsibility and appropriate God’s provisions will we make any progress in our pursuit of holiness.”
Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness
Your Time Is Your Life
October 11, 2014 5 Comments
“Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
It is not enough to just say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless. “My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.” Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is “T-I-M-E.”
Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
Self-Focused Pride
September 27, 2014 3 Comments
“It is amazing how little we know about ourselves. God has to take us through all kinds of failures to reveal the self-focused pride that lies dormant in the corners or our character.
The only way we can be of any use to God is to respond with discernment to our disappointments. Discernment leads us to truth- and the truth punctures our pride, all for His purpose of molding us to the image of His Son.”
June Hunt, Success Through Failure
Grace Is Everywhere
September 21, 2014 1 Comment
“Grace is everywhere, like lenses that go unnoticed because you are looking through them.”
Philip Yancey, What’s So Amazing about Grace?
Alcohol
September 20, 2014 3 Comments
“I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.”
William Shakespeare, Othello
Children Of God
September 12, 2014 1 Comment
To all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. Power to become children! … Born, says John, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.
N. T. Wright, Sermon at the Eucharist on Christmas Morning 2007
The Preacher
September 10, 2014 4 Comments
The story is told of a church that secured a new preacher, and the word spread around town about how well he preached. The church members were abuzz about what an improvement he was over their former preacher, and how much more attention they gave to his sermons. When the town cynic asked what made this new preacher so much better than his predecessor, he was told, “The old preacher told us that we’re all sinners, and that if we didn’t repent, we’d burn in hell forever!” This cynic then asked, “And what does this new one say?” The answer was, “That we’re all sinners, and that if we don’t repent, we’ll burn in hell forever!” When the cynic responded that he didn’t see any difference between the two of them, he was told, “This new preacher says it with tears in his eyes.”
Tony Campolo
New Beginnings
September 1, 2014 12 Comments
“You win over people just like you win over a dog. You see a dog passing down the street with an old bone in his mouth. You don’t grab the bone from him and tell him it’s not good for him. He’ll growl at you. It’s the only thing he has. But you throw a big fat lamb chop in front of him, and he’s going to drop that bone and pick up the lamb chop, his tail wagging to beat the band. And you’ve got a friend. Instead of going around grabbing bones from people… I’m going to throw them some lamb chops. Something with real meat and life in it. I’m going to tell them about New Beginnings.”
David Wilkerson, The Cross and the Switchblade
Faith In The Biblical Sense
August 22, 2014 0 Comments
“Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.”
Ravi Zacharias, Jesus Among Other Gods
God’s Grace
August 19, 2014 5 Comments
Christ died for the ungodly. Christ died for me. Without his sacrificial death, without God’s grace, I am powerless to save myself or make myself righteous. Jesus did for me what I could not do and paid off my debt to sin which I could not pay. He did it for me; not because I was good enough to be worthy of his death, but because I couldn’t be worthy without him.
Heaven Enfolded In A Bud
August 16, 2014 2 Comments
“Lord, give me an open heart to find You everywhere, to glimpse the heaven enfolded in a bud, and to experience eternity in the smallest act of love.”
Mother Teresa
Nourishes The Bones
July 24, 2014 5 Comments
Proverbs 15:30 Amplified Bible
The light in the eyes [of him whose heart is joyful] rejoices the hearts of others, and good news nourishes the bones.
Facing The Wind
July 11, 2014 3 Comments
If a bird is flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind, but if it meets danger it turns and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher.
Corrie ten Boom
Prayer Gives An Opportunity
June 26, 2014 2 Comments
Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.
William Inge
The Real You
June 5, 2014 4 Comments
Each of us leads a secret thought life, an invisible life known only to us- it is not known to others. This secret life is usually very different from the visible you- the you that is known by others. Yet it is the real you, the you that is known by our God.
Patrick Morley
Beauty In Our Hearts
May 31, 2014 3 Comments
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave beauty in our hearts, and we’re never, ever the same.
Constant Kindness
May 27, 2014 4 Comments
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Albert Schweitzer
Witness For Christ
May 9, 2014 2 Comments
People can’t believe in Jesus
If the gospel they don’t hear,
So we must proclaim its message
To the world both far and near.
Any place can be the right place to witness for Christ.
Broken Homes
April 8, 2014 3 Comments
Homes that are built on anything other than love are bound to crumble.
Billy Graham
We Aren’t Here By Accident
March 25, 2014 3 Comments
God leaves us here because He has a mission for us to fulfill. We aren’t here by accident; neither are we here simply to enjoy the good things life has to offer. We are here because God put us here, and He has a sovereign purpose in keeping us here. It’s true for us as individuals, and it’s true for His body, the Church, in all of its fullness. As Jesus prayed just before His arrest and trial, “I am not praying that You take them out of the world…As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” (John 17:15,18)
Billy Graham
Our Heavenly Father’s Loving Kindness
March 14, 2014 0 Comments
I have had prayers answered- most strangely so sometimes- but I think our heavenly Father’s loving kindness has been even more evident in what He has refused me.
Lewis Carroll
Love Is A Commitment
March 13, 2014 2 Comments
“Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very difficult choices. It is a commitment that demands that you deal with your lust, your greed, your pride, your power, your desire to control, your temper, your patience, and every area of temptation that the Bible clearly talks about. It demands the quality of commitment that Jesus demonstrates in His relationship to us.”
Ravi Zacharias
Lasting Pleasures
March 5, 2014 3 Comments
One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy- whether he knows it or not.
O. A. Battista
Reflect Upon Your Present Blessings
February 27, 2014 2 Comments
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens
Knitting
February 18, 2014 9 Comments
Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is “finding his place in it,” while really it is finding its place in him.
C. S. Lewis
Sometimes I’d Like To Ask God…..
February 8, 2014 4 Comments
“Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.”
“Well, why don’t you ask Him?”
“Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same question.”
Unknown
The Sheep In Need
February 5, 2014 0 Comments
We must not be afraid to minister to one another. Even if the sheep in need is the one in the lead.
Jan Winebrenner & Debra Frazier
What Are We Waiting For?
January 17, 2014 3 Comments
There are fathers waiting until other obligations are less demanding to become acquainted with their sons. There are mothers who sincerely intend to be more attentive to their daughters. There are husbands and wives who are going to be more understanding. But time does not draw people closer. When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our day…and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
Richard L. Evans
Union With Christ
January 17, 2014 0 Comments
“Union with Christ is really the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation…”
John Murray
Nobody Ever Outgrows Scripture
January 10, 2014 1 Comment
Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the Book widens and deepens with our years.
Charles Spurgeon
Seeking Happiness?
November 23, 2013 5 Comments
The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance; the wise person grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
The Struggle Within
November 7, 2013 6 Comments
I have more trouble with D. L. Moody than with any other man I ever met.
D. L. Moody
How Is Your Fear?
June 22, 2013 6 Comments
The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.
Oswald Chambers
Grace Is Given
May 3, 2013 4 Comments
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“Grace is given to heal the spiritually sick, not to decorate spiritual heroes.” –Martin Luther
The Nobodies
April 30, 2013 7 Comments
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Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; then he spent forty years on the backside of the desert realizing he was nobody; finally, he spent the last forty years of his life leaning what God can do with a nobody! ~ Dwight L. Moody
Do You Do All The Talking?
April 23, 2013 4 Comments
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Most commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends: they do all the talking! ~ Fulton J. Sheen
Jesus, how much do you love me?
March 30, 2013 1 Comment
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“I asked Jesus,
‘How much do you love me?’
And Jesus said,
‘This much’
Then He stretched out his arms and died.”
The Diocese of Exeter
This was written on an easter card Sarah received from her Mother yesterday. It hit me hard and I felt I just had to share it!
Can’t stay in your corner!
September 29, 2012 0 Comments
‘You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for people to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.’
– Winnie the Pooh
A Better Situation
September 28, 2012 0 Comments
Don’t look to the future when you might be in a better situation to serve God. Serve Him today, whatever your situation may be.
Hidden in the Heart
September 27, 2012 0 Comments
“The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress.” —Billy Graham
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