Monthly Archives: January 2017

“He that makes half repentance, makes none.” J.J. Stewart Perowne (1823-1904)

“There are no circumstances in this life, and none in death, where God cannot assist us.” Albert Barnes (1798-1870)

“Regard no more either flesh or earth; your bliss is not here. Jesus Christ has placed it on high at the right hand of the Father, in the palace of his holiness. Let this excellent hope sweeten all the evil … Continue reading →

“The first attempt to render spiritual obedience will quickly convince us of our utter helplessness. We might as soon create a world, as create in our hearts one pulse of spiritual life. And yet our inability does not cancel our … Continue reading →

“Now, if the soul be not mute and silent under the rod, how is it possible that it should ever hear the voice of the rod, or that it should ever hearken to the voice of every twig of the … Continue reading →

“There still remains some wildness in the thoughts and fancies of the best to humble them; but if you find a care before to prevent them, and opposition against them when they come, and grief and sorrow afterward, you find … Continue reading →

I offer the following description: Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition. (Jeremiah Burroughs; 1599-1646)

“Although the sovereignty of God is universal and absolute, it is not the sovereignty of blind power. It is coupled with infinite wisdom, holiness and love.”  Loraine Boettner (1901-1990

“The cessation of union, communion, and fellowship with God is so great a calamity that death is its fittest designation.” James Madison Pendleton (1811-1891)

God’s Providence: “This is an important branch of practical religion; and to the neglect of its due cultivation may be imputed much of that darkness and distress of mind which are felt under afflictive dispensations. The possession of this knowledge is … Continue reading →