This principle is taught in Scripture: “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). In other words, we learn to be loving because we are loved. Grace must come from the outside for...

Years ago atheism was an individual phenomenon; today atheism is social, the atheist who once was a curiosity, is now a component part of some of the governments of the world. Once men quarreled because...

Money holds terrible power when it is loved

Delighting in God’s Word leads us to delight in God, and delight in God drives away fear.

I was so tired of this ceaseless, day-to-day tug-of-war between my hormones and my head, my vanity and my virtue. I felt very much as though I were caught in the middle of some dreadful...

Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism.

Doing things God’s way is always a matter of the heart.

I liked this God very much because you hardly had to talk to it and it never talked back. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

The art of life is to live in the present moment and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God himself.

You do not esteem good deeds?” She shifted the basket handle to both hands, just as a cool breeze blew a bonnet string across her face. “My dear Miss Keene, what would the world be...

I haven’t even read everything I wrote.

For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Majesty, are ‘musts.’ Nevertheless, no one should be dragged to them or away from...

Jesus is the Son of God.We are sons and daughters of God.

It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact that we share a common life in Christ.

I was always exceedingly delighted with that saying of Chrysostom, “The foundation of our philosophy is humility”; and yet more pleased with that of Augustine: “As the orator, when asked, What is the first precept...

When the term Christian or even Protestant is used, it seldom refers to any particularly evangelical doctrine or way of life. More often it refers to a religion accepted by the large majority, which assures...

We are peculiar people called to fulfill a great mission.

I am thankful to the Lord for my redemption. I was once lost, now I am saved by grace.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness

If you take a book into your hands, be it ‘God’s book, or any other useful good book,’ rely on God to make it profitable to you. Do not waste time reading unprofitable books. When...

It was William who would climb out of his carriage unafraid and help a farmer drive a herd of cattle or sheep across a road when necessary.

If you want to be a strong, maturing Christian, your first priority is to develop a closer relationship with God.

There’s enough grief in this world without always getting into whose fault it is.

The Gospel is a harsh document; the Gospel is ruthless and specific in what it says; the Gospel is not meant to be re-worded, watered down and brought to the level of either our understanding...

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

The myth of purgatory is an allegory, a projection, from the present on to the future. This is why purgatory appeals to the imagination. It is our story. It is where we are now. If...

There is one notable thing about our Christianity: bad, bloody, merciless, money-grabbing and predatory as it is — in our country particularly, and in all other Christian countries in a somewhat modified degree — it...

I didn’t deserve a friend like this, who loved me for no reason— who loved me despite my mistakes. I caught my breath as the thought entered my mind. Could God love me this way...

The gospel isn’t just enough to justify the ungodly; it’s enough to regenerate and sanctify the ungodly. However, only because (in the narrower sense) the good news announces our justification are we for the first...

To realize that we are just a breath away from eternity takes a lot of guts and brain power. So, spend your breath wisely.

Cosmopolitan theology is a theology for _the impossible_.

Religion is about hospitality, solidarity, and responsibility or it is nothing at all.

My recommendation instead, however, is that we do not surrender questions of value, whether absolute matters of truth, goodness, and beauty or relative judgment of more or less truth, goodness, and beauty. With those questions...

Like apes, we breed, sleep, and die. Yet like God we say, “I am.” We are ontological oxymorons.

Your past does not have to dictate your future. You have the God-given power to make your life better and to heal from divorce.

The whole message of Christianity is in the resurrection of Christ. The message of salvation is more clearly spoken in his death and resurrection.

But in reading all of the passages in which Jesus uses the word “hell,” what is so striking is that people believing the right or wrong things isn’t his point. He’s often not talking about...

when it comes to marriage true spirituality of believer comes out .

How do we stay on the narrow path of following God’s will in every sphere of life? How do we maintain sure footing and not fall into the temptation of rebellion on one side, or...

God loves and cares for creation and has the right to expect this loving care be replicated by humans. Creation exists, not for the glory of humanity, but for the glory of God. God has...

Faith is such a wonderful thing. Without it, we would be panicky when we feel like we’re standing alone and when the things we need and yearn for seem to be beyond our reach.

When I was a child, Mama had the best voice of all the members of the church. She had loved to sing. Her words had soared like an angel’s over the swells of the organ....

We all need role models in different seasons, people we look to who bring encouragement for the journey. Every role model but One will fail. If we get up-close we will see that each one...

I am bundled in the warmth of the price and the purchase, and its solid completion, as in royal robes– marvelous these royal robes!These robes are authority that can decree that trouble, sin of my...

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

Lay down an unforgiving spirit, because there’ll be no peace until you do.

Just as the church needs members with different skills, our world must have various forms of labor, interdependent and thus valuable. A world full of ministers would be without churches, bread for the Lord’s Supper,...

I daren’t come and drink,” said Jill. Then you will die of thirst,” said the Lion.Oh dear!” said Jill, coming another step nearer.”I suppose I must go and look for another stream then.”There is no...

. . . when we take upon ourselves his yoke of obedience, his yoke is easy, his burden is light (Matt. 11:28-30). When is a burden light? It is when we find our burdensome lives...

Creatures, I give you yourselves,” said the strong, happy voice of Aslan. “I give to you forever this land of Narnia. I give you the woods, the fruits, the rivers. I give you the stars...