Quote 010 :: The Watered Down Version
In many churches Christianity has been watered down until the solution is so weak that if it were poison it would not hurt anyone, and if it were medicine it would not cure anyone! Read more
Flesh and Spirit
The flesh has almost infinite forms. It may not always appear devilish, deceitful, and hateful; on the contrary, it may be cultured, educated, refined, and religious. In fact it may so play possum as to lead you to think that it is dead. It thrives in any soil, and under the shades of earthly sorrow as well as in the sunshine of prosperity. Whatever its behaviour, however, it is still changeless flesh, “unimprovable, incorrigible, incurable … There remains then, no remedy but that which God has provided – condemnation, crucifixion, death with Christ” (Mantle). The only trade-mark becoming to the flesh is the death-mark of the Cross. Read more
Abandoned to God :: David McCasland
It seems strange to me that so few people know the great author, teacher, and preacher Oswald Chambers, but nearly every Christian I have encountered has heard of Chambers’ classic work My Utmost For His Highest. Considered by many to be one of the greatest Christian devotionals ever written, My Utmost is a collection of Chambers’ teachings, writings, and sermons throughout his short life. And while many have read this daily dose of divine wisdom, few know the man behind the words. Read more
Stuck in a Snow Storm
I grew up at the base of the Rocky mountains, and thus received a lot of snow come winter time. I have never been a HUGE fan of snow – I love the look, watching it fall, and how it makes you want to snuggle inside with a good book and teacup in hand. But overall I would trade the cold, shoveling, and driving in the stuff for a warm spring day or a crisp fall one. This was proven yet again when on Sunday night I found myself stuck, in Wyoming, in a mini blizzard. Read more
Tyranny of the Urgent
Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day? Surely this extra time would relieve the tremendous pressure under which we live. Our lives leave a trail of unfinished tasks. Unanswered letters, unvisited friends, unwritten articles, and unread books haunt quiet moments when we stop to evaluate. We desperately need relief. Read more
Quote 009 :: Defeat of the Old Life
We might as well pray for God to invade and conquer us, for until He does, we remain in peril from a thousand foes. We bear within us the seeds of our own disintegration. Our moral imprudence puts us always in danger of accidental or reckless self-destruction. Read more
Quote 008 :: An Excuse to Worship Yourself
It has been shown that the primary limitation imposed upon you as man, in order that you may be in the likeness of your Master and bear the image of the invisible, is that of total dependence upon God Read more
