Monthly Archives: September 2016

“We belong to a great family, and there must be no selfishness in our prayers; the blessings for which we ask are blessings to be shared by others.”  Alfred Plummer

“It is an unspeakable privilege, that we have a God to go to in our afflictions, and it is our duty to go to him, and thus to wrestle with him, and we shall not seek in vain.”  Matthew Henry … Continue reading →

“Certainly a dejected spirit liveth beneath the height of Christian privileges and principles.”  (Thomas Manton, 1620-1677)

“Real praise is established upon sufficient and constraining reasons; it is not irrational emotion, but rises, like a pure spring, from the deeps of experience.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

“Desires, then, though they be weak, are, notwithstanding, true desires, if they be the desires of the righteous thus described, and therefore are truly good, according to our text. (Psalms 119:131.”)  John Bunyan (1628-1688)

“We have reason to believe that all finite minds are under the direction of the Supreme Power, who, without destroying their accountability or interfering with their agency makes all their operations subservient to the accomplishment all of his counsels.”   James … Continue reading →

“That which is material can be divided, added to, or diminished.  Matter is subject to change, but God is the unchangeable One.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“The unborn Baptist could not restrain emotion, when the unborn Jesus was brought near.”  Henry Law  (1797-1884)

“A society in which spiritual pride and self-complacency prevails is in a bad way.”  Alexander Balmain Bruce  (1831-1899)

“Survey minutely your inclinations and thoughts, your words and actions, even from your earliest years.” John Colquhoun  (1748-1827)