When the crisis comes …
“When the crisis comes and courage is required, God expects his people to have such confidence in Him that they are the responsible, reliable ones.” Oswald Chambers
Quotes
No Mere Mortals
Concluding a sermon in 1941 entitled “The Weight of Glory”, C.S. Lewis said: “Meanwile the cross comes before the crown and tomorrow is a Monday morning. A cleft has opened in the pitiless walls of the world, and we are invited to follow our great Captain inside. The following Him is, of course, the essential … Read more
A god We Want, and the God Who Is
“There is a God we want, and there is a God who is and they are not the same God. The turning point of our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.” – – Patrick Morley
Growing?
Ray Kroc, as he was building the McDonald’s empire, is quoted as using the slogan, “As long as you’re green you’re growing. As soon as you ripen you start to rot.” Lord, keep me fresh and green!
Understanding Each Other
Last evening Lynda and I had the privilege of hearing Ryan Longnecker, (intern working with Bethany’s high schoolers) speak on post-modernism and the emerging church. One of several significant points he made was a quote from his room-mate’s dad. You can’t even say you disagree with someone unless you can state their side in terms … Read more
Chronological Snobbery
“…what I have called ‘chronological snobbery,’ the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date is on that account discredited. You must find why it went out of date. Was it ever refuted (and if so by whom, where, and how conclusively) … Read more
Holy Spirit and Prayer – What difference do they make?
I’ve been re-reading, after several decades, Edith Schaeffer’s L’Abri in which she quotes her husband Francis Schaeffer. “Supposing we had awakened today to find everything concerning the Holy Spirit and prayer removed from the Bible-that is, not removed the way liberals would remove it, but that God had somehow really removed everything about prayer and … Read more