I am afraid of only one thing—that I should become a grain of wheat not willing to die.
– Young Missionary Girl –
(as told by Corrie ten Boom)
Christian Life
Men are God’s Methods – EM Bounds
Men are Gods method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.
– EM Bounds –
Christianity and Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
An Idle Life and a Holy Heart – Thomas Brooks
An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.
– Thomas Brooks –
The Holy Bible with a Holy Purpose – Daniel Steele
The Book of books is called the Holy Bible because it has a holy author, and aims at a holy purpose, the production of holiness in its readers.
– Daniel Steele –
The Life of Absolute Surrender – Andrew Murray
Ah, yes, a good conscience is complete obedience to God day by day, and fellowship with God every day in His Word and prayer—that is a life of absolute surrender.
– Andrew Murray –
Thinking of the Next World – CS Lewis
If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this [one].
– CS Lewis –
Lay the Foundation of Humility – Augustine
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
– Augustine –
A Good Character is the Best Tombstone – Charles Spurgeon
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
– Charles Spurgeon –