Monthly Archives: June 2019

“The measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ can alone be estimated by the breadth,  length, depth and height of the love of Christ which passeth knowledge.”  (Henry W.  Soltau  1851)

“Hungering in the soul cannot be satisfied but by God.”  (William H. Van Doren  1810-1882)

“We need a living God in this dying world, and we must have him truly near us, or we shall fail.  The Lord is training his people to perceive himself:  the promise is part of this educational process.”  (Charles H … Continue reading →

“Love to Christ, even among disciples, may grow so cold and remiss that there will be need of trials and separation for a time to quicken it again.”  George Hutcheson  (1615–1674)

“So the dying Christian, when he gets on the last summit of life and stretches his vision to catch a glimpse of the heavenly city, may cry out of its glories and incite those who are behind to press forward … Continue reading →

“Sin fights for the mastery; it calls out an army of the lusts of the body, and seeks to use the members —  hand, eye or tongue — as weapons wherewith the lusts may re-establish the rule of unrighteousness.”  (Edwin … Continue reading →

“One of the greatest perils is a temptation to use unlawful means for terminating their trials.”  William S. Plumer (1802-1880)

“The way to victory is not a confident assertion of our own better selves, but faith and faith necessarily refers us to something beyond ourselves.  The victorious faith of the Christian is trust in God as He is revealed in … Continue reading →

“Our sins were the occasion of his death.  They made it necessary.  They were the cause of it.  He could not have saved us from our sins otherwise than by dying for our sins; He bare our sin;–‘his self bare … Continue reading →

“The proud hill tops let the rain run off; the lowly valleys are richly watered.”  (Augustine; 354-430)