Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord.
– Walter Cradock –
Miscellaneous Quote
Grand Heroism – JR Miller
It requires a grander heroism to stand and wait and not lose heart and not lose hope, to submit to the will of God, to give up work and honors to others, to be quiet, confident and rejoicing, while the happy, busy multitude go on and away. It is the grandest life “having done all, to stand.”
– JR Miller –
Ordeal vs Adventure – Mark Boyter
The difference between ordeal and adventure is your attitude.
– Mark Boyter –
Living as a Christian where you are – Henry Ward Beecher
If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.
– Henry Ward Beecher –
Judging Another – Frank Viola
To judge a person’s heart is only to expose what’s in your own.
– Frank Viola –
Embrace, don’t drag, the cross – Teresa of Avila
The lukewarm do not embrace the cross; they merely drag it along.
– Teresa of Avila –
Followers follow – Scott McKnight
Those who aren’t following Jesus aren’t his followers … Followers follow, and those who don’t follow aren’t followers.
– Scott McKnight –
Occupied with Christ – CH Mackintosh
The man who will present Christ to others must be occupied with Christ for Himself.
– CH Mackintosh –
Thanking God for every trial – J. Vernon McGee
Someday, when in the presence of our Savior, we will thank Him for every burden, every trial, and every heartache.
– J. Vernon McGee –