“ The author tells a story wherein a missionary friend of his was invited by unbelievers on a train ride to play cards. The friend declined, saying that he did not bring his hands with him. He explained… Watchman Nee
“ So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air. Edith Wharton
“ When we love God in sincerity and with consistency, He gives us the desires of our heart. And as we love Him how we should be loving Him, our desires are somehow supernaturally conformed to be His des… Rachel Walden
“ Purge me from every sinful blot;My idols all be cast aside: Cleanse me from every evil thought,From all the filth of self and pride.The hatred of the carnal mind Out of my flesh at once remove:Give me… John Wesley
“ Long looking with admiration produces change. From your heroes you pick up mannerisms and phrases and tones of voice and facial expressions and habits and demeanors and convictions and beliefs. The mo… John Piper
“ Whatever confronts your faith can be a test but if it stands to oppose the content of your personality and the validity of your convictions then it's threat. Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
“ Curiously enough, it is a fear of how grace will change and improve them that keeps many souls away from God. They want God to take them as they are and let them stay that way. They want Him to take a… Fulton J. Sheen
“ The Church, like her head, has a glory, but it is concealed from carnal eyes, for the time of her breaking forth in all her splendour is not yet come. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“ The way to conquer sin is not by working hard to change our deeds, but by trusting Jesus to change our desires. Follow Me, pg. 111. David Platt
“ As we gaze on Christ, the mind is informed, and the heart is inflamed, and the body begins to line up. Matt Chandler
“ One of the great virtues of Christianity, according to (John)Wesley, is the way it fills up our every waking hour. Both (N.T.) Wright and Wesley write that Christianity is not just about what God does… John Meunier
“ Part of what we pick up in looking at Jesus in the gospel is a way of viewing the whole world. That worldview informs all our values and deeply shapes our thinking and decision-making. Another part of… John Piper
“ It is possible to feel angered by the compromises all around us, while remaining apathetic to the compromises inside us. Stephen Davey
