“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them…”
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
(quoted from Matthew 7.12 ESV)
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“…the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount is—never look for justice, but never cease to live it.”
Oswald Chambers
My Utmost for His Highest
July 14
story/story-teller
Posted in Quotes on Jul 10th, 2008
“In short, I had always believed that the world involved magic: now I thought that perhaps it involved a magician. And this pointed a profound emotion always present and sub-conscious; that this world of ours has some purpose; and if there is a purpose, there is a person. I had always felt life first as […]
“Freedom is a blanket which, pulled up to the chin, uncovers the feet.”
John Updike
On my lunch break, I read some more of N.T. Wright’s Suprised by Hope, which I am thoroughly enjoying.
And he quoted two stanzas from this amazing poem by John Updike.
Make no mistake: if He rose at all
it was as His body;
if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the molecules
reknit, the amino acids rekindle,
the Church […]
Posted in Quotes on May 21st, 2008
In yesterday’s early entry in Morning & Evening, the incomparable Charles Spurgeon made this pithy observation, keying off this phrase in Psalm 17.7, “…marvelous lovingkindness.”
“He giveth liberally and upbraideth not. Not one hint that we are burdensome to Him; not one cold look for His poor pensioners; but He rejoices in His mercy, and presses us to […]
“And will manifest myself to him.”—John 14:21.
“The Lord Jesus gives special revelations of Himself to His people. Even if Scripture did not declare this, there are many of the children of God who could testify the truth of it from their own experience. They have had manifestations of their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in […]
“Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.”
Song of Solomon 2:10
Lo, I hear the voice of my Beloved! He speaks to me! Fair weather is smiling upon the face of the earth, and he would not have me spiritually asleep while nature is all around me awaking from her winter’s rest. He bids […]
“But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed” (Matthew 27:14 ESV).
“He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. ‘Never man spake like this Man,’ and never man […]
“Jesus said unto them, ‘If ye seek me, let these go their way.’”
(John 18.8 KJV)
“Mark, my soul, the care which Jesus manifested even in His hour of trial, towards the sheep of His hand! The ruling passion is strong in death. He resigns Himself to the enemy, but He interposes a word of power to […]
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