Monthly Archives: September 2009

“Far easier to level hills, than subdue the proud will.” (William Howard Van Doren; 1810-1882)

“If we open our mouths to God in prayer, he will fill them more and more with suitable petitions and arguments. When we attempt to open the mouth, God will open it still wider.” (Benjamin Beddome; 1717-1795)

“The greatest honor to which any man can attain on earth is to be a servant of Jesus Christ.” (William S. Plumer; 1802-1880)

“Those who are ordained unto eternal life were not so ordained on account of any worthiness foreseen in them, or of any good works to be wrought by them, nor yet for their future faith, but purely and solely of … Continue reading →

“What is said on the spur of the moment is sometimes better evidence of a man’s disposition than what he says deliberately, for the latter may be calculated hypocrisy.” (Alfred Plummer; 1841-1926)

“Grace flows unrestrained and unreserved upon those who have no goodness to plead and no claim to advance.” (Arthur W. Pink; 1886-1952)

“The fall of our first parents did not begin with the overt act of disobedience; it was preceded by a process of defection that culminated in it.” (John Murray; 1898-1975)

“Receive me, then, O Eternal Father, for the sake of our Lord’s merits and words; for he, by his obedience and his death, hath now merited from thee everything which I do not merit of myself.” (Fra Thome de Jesu; … Continue reading →

“The same Lord who sends the afflictions will also recall them when his design is accomplished.” Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1898)

“Far easier to level hills, than subdue the proud will.” (William Howard Van Doren; 1810-1882)