The church has so many items in its shop window today that people have lost sight of the cross (Derick Prince). The same temptation to self-reliance that keeps secularists from depending on God can keep Christians from depending on his Spirit. When we fall to this...
The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. God became Man for no other purpose (C. S Lewis) Until divine love becomes our centre, until love is our organizing principle for living and our compelling energy for...
In the early church their power was electrifying, in the modern church our power is electronic (Leonard Ravenhill). When God is our distant ruler, we approach him as dutiful subjects or religious consumers. But when he is our loving Father, we experience him as his...
The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said (Dallas Willard) Salvation does not mean sinless perfection, but it does mean a new direction. (D. Greear) Thanksgiving and appreciation are...
Reflections: Unity and peace are very delightful; but they are bought too dear if they are bought at the expense of Truth. (C. Ryle) There is no other way to the happiness for which we were made. If you want to get warm, you must stand near the fire; if you want to be...
