Monthly Archives: January 2014

“It is not the good action which makes the good man; it is the good man who does the good action.  The merit of an action depends entirely upon the motives which have prompted its performance; and, tried by this … Continue reading →

“There are other ways of God outside the sanctuary—“In the sea.”  And there we often find ourselves at a loss.  If we are occupied with the sea itself, and with trying to scan God’s footsteps there, then “they are not … Continue reading →

“Oh, brethren, the good in us is God in us.  The inwardness makes the outwardness, the godliness the beauty.  It is indisputable that it is Christ in us that makes all our Christianity.”  (Charles Stanford  1876)

“Make me acquainted with thy will, and shew me how to do it!”  (Joseph Addison Alexander  1809-1860)

“We hear much talking about doctrines and peculiarities, little about Christ Himself.”  Horatius Bonar  (1808-1890)

“Faith needs resistance to call it forth in its strength.”  (William H. Van Doren  1810-1882)

“It is mere vanity and intolerable pride in any man, however great his acquirements, to think that plain, humble, private Christians cannot add anything to his strength and comfort.”  (William S. Plumer  1802- 1880)

“Thou canst, O Lord, forget thy displeasure against thy people; thou canst forget our iniquities, and cast our sins out of thy remembrance, Micah 7:18-19; but thou canst no more forget to be gracious, than thou canst cease to be … Continue reading →

“Self-ignorance is a great hindrance to fervent prayer.”  (James Buchanan  1804-1870)

“The joy, the rest, the refreshing, the comfort, the contents, the smiles, the incomes that saints now enjoy, in the ways of God, are so precious and glorious in their eyes, that they would not exchange them for ten thousands … Continue reading →