Quote 012 :: Nothing So Exciting
I know of nothing so utterly exciting as being a Christian, sharing the very Life of Jesus Christ on earth right here and now, being caught up with Him into the relentless, invincible purposes of the almighty God, and having available to us all the limitless resources of God for accomplishing those purposes. Can you imagine anything more exciting than that? Read more
Temptations
What is the secret to overcoming temptation? As a friend of mine often says, the only time we fall into temptation is when we remove our focus from Jesus – thus the only source of victory we have is to keep our full focus upon Him. In today’s guest post, Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), a remarkable writer of the deeper Christian life, gives several thoughts about how to remain fixed on Jesus and removed from temptation. Read more
God’s Missionary :: by Amy Carmichael
Few books have the ability to grip the reader, bring tremendous illumination, conviction, and stirring of soul, and do it all within fifty pages. It is as if Amy Carmichael wrote the words with a dagger dipped in her own sweat and blood, for she not only sets a seemingly impossible standard but hers was such a life. Read more
A Piece of Rope
In one corner of my room dangles a rock tied to a short piece of rope. Does it DO anything? Nope. It just hangs there. But what it symbolizes is an encouragement and prodding for the soul. Read more
You mean EVERY place and ALL circumstances?
All. It’s a rather large word don’t you think. Sure it is small in stature but gargantuan in meaning. This word with only three letters is a bit nonexclusive, meaning: there is not one thing it doesn’t include. Everything is included. You can’t pull out an example that doesn’t fit within its borders. ALL is included within the word “all.” So what does it mean for our lives when Scripture proclaims the following doozies? Read more
Quote 011 :: The Love of God
Selah. It’s a term that means to stop and ponder, to meditate, to quietly reflect. Rather than race through the quote below, would you slowly meditate and think about the words? Don’t rush. Let the meaning of the words sink deep within you. The following is a hymn written in the early 1900s whose profundity is sparkling with truth and wonder. The last stanza is my favorite. Read more
CSConnection :: Jan-Mar 2011
The new edition of the Cross Style Connection magazine “Connecting Around the World” is now available! You can download the January-March 2011 edition by going to: CSConnection.org Read more
