I am willing to go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere—provided it be forward.
– David Livingstone –
Christian Life
If The Lord Be With Us … – John Newton
If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer—His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.
– Attributed to John Newton –
Birds and Temptations – Martin Luther
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we should let them nest in our hair.
– Martin Luther –
Obedience Better than Sermons – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
Only Let Me Attain To Jesus Christ – Ignatius of Antioch
Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings … let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
– Ignatius of Antioch –
(35-107 AD)
Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church – Tertullian
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
– Tertullian –
(160-225 AD)
My Charter is Jesus Christ – Ignatius of Antioch
As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
– Ignatius of Antioch –
(c. 35 — c. 107 AD)
Promoting the Cause and Kingdom of Christ – William Carey
Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.
– William Carey –
The Cross of Christ – Leo the Great
The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.
– Leo the Great –
(400-461 AD)