Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.
– Desiderius Erasmus –
(1466-1536 AD)
Christian Life
Let Us Remember … – Athanasius
Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.
– Athanasius –
(296-373 AD)
Nothing Can Capture Your Attention – Gregory of Nyssa
As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone who has his eyes on Christ.
– Gregory of Nyssa –
(c.330-c.395)
What is the Life of Faith? – Watchman Nee
We should inquire once again as to what the life of faith is. It is one lived by believing in God under any circumstance: “If he slay me,” says Job, “yet would I trust in Him.” That is faith. Because I once believed, loved and trusted God I shall believe, love and trust Him wherever He may put me and however my heart and body may suffer. … Emotion begins to doubt when it senses blackness, whereas faith holds on to God even in the face of death.
– Watchman Nee –
from The Spiritual Man
Return to the Word – Polycarp
Let us, therefore, forsake the vanity of the crowd and their false teachings, and turn back to the word delivered to us from the beginning.
– Polycarp –
Pray As If Everything Depended Upon It – William Booth
Work as if everything depended upon your work, and pray as if everything depended upon your prayer.
– William Booth –
Heart is Restless Until it Rests in God – Augustine
You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.
– Augustine –
Nothing But Money – Billy Sunday
The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.
– Billy Sunday –
1862–1935
The Cross To Me – Thomas Aquinas
The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.
– Thomas Aquinas –