I wrote what I did because as a woman, as a mother, I was oppressed and broken-hearted with the sorrows and injustice I saw, because as a Christian I felt the dishonor to Christianity – because as a lover of my county, I trembled at the coming day of wrath. – Harriet Beecher Stowe
The literature of a people must so ring from the sense of its nationality; and nationality is impossible without self-respect, and self-respect is impossible without liberty. – Harriet Beecher Stowe
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If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles. – C. S. Lewis
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Thank you for this one, Linda…
*THE LAST FEW POUNDS*
“Whatever weight-loss plan you choose, you’re bound to lose pounds–at least for a while. But most dieters reach a plateau before they reach their goal, and many get discouraged when the thrill leaves before all the weight does. Many give up and go back to their old ways of eating.
Something similar happens in our Christian lives. When we begin our walk with Jesus, we easily shed many of the sins that have weighed us down. We give dramatic testimonies about being freed from addictive behaviors. Then the attention shifts to another new believer, and we discover that ”little” sins like jealousy, resentment, and anger don’t drop away as readily as the ”big” ones. Some of us get so discouraged that we lose sight of our commitment to Christ and go back to some of our old ways of living.
When Jesus talked about the cost of being His disciple (Luke 14:25-35), He wanted those who heard Him to realize that believing in Him and following Him involves more than starting something that is exciting. It means sticking with something that is difficult.
So whether we’re talking about weight loss or spiritual gain, the message is the same: What matters most is not how we start but how we finish.”
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There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. This does not mean that we are to be perpetually solemn. We must play. But our merriment must be of that kind (and it is, in fact, the merriest kind) which exists between people who have, from the outset, taken each other seriously – no flippancy, no superiority, no presumption. – C. S. Lewis
There is a point in time before which you were not but there will never be a time when you will cease to be. pastorwardclinton.com
We must show symathy with sinners, but not with their sins. C. H. Spurgeon
Do not tolerate what Jesus would not tolerate. pastorwardclinton.com
The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar. John Wesley
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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. – Henry Ward Beecher
Such an interesting observation. Now I know there are a few people who do not like coffee and therefore cannot quite relate but for the majority of us as we think on the wonderful fact related to us let us also ponder a spiritual parallel. When we offer our sacrifice of praise it is an aroma that is more pleasing to God than the wonderful aroma of fresh coffee in the morning is to us.
Now that is biblical. It is said in a slightly different fashion in Scripture but God is thrilled by our little demonstrations of genuine love for Him. He actually looks forward to fellowship with us.
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Always remember the essence of Christian holiness is simplicity and purity: one design, one desire: entire devotion to God. – John Wesley
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