I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
— William Carey
If Christianity is important at all, then it is all-important. If it is anything at all, then it is everything. It is either the most vital thing in your life, or it isn’t worth bothering with.
– Billy Graham
Be silent, if you choose, but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it.
– Mozart
It is hard to believe that God would reveal his divine presence to us in the self-emptying, humble way of the man from Nazareth. So much in me seeks influence, power, success, and popularity. But the way of Jesus is the way of hiddenness, powerlessness, and littleness. It does not seem a very appealing way. Yet when I enter into true, deep communion with Jesus, I will find that it is this small way that leads to real peace and joy.
Henri Nouwen
From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.
PROVERBS 16:23 (NLT)
In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis explained the incarnation this way: “The Eternal Being, who knows everything and who created the whole universe, became not only a man but (before that) a baby, and before that a fetus inside a woman’s body. If you want to get the hang of it, think how you would like to become a slug or a crab.”
Nothing in or of this world measures up to the simple pleasure of experiencing the presence of God.
A. W. Tozer
To repent is to come to your senses. It is not so much something you do as something that happens. True repentance spends less time looking at the past and saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ than to the future and saying ‘Wow!’
Frederick Buechner
Wishful Thinking
Get out there and show the world how awesome God really is!
Levi Lusko
Roar Like a Lion
And lovingly I pray to thee O God, by your goodness give me yourself,
for you are enough for me.
Julian of Norwich
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON, SO THAT EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM MAY NOT PERISH BUT MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
John 3:16
If you think you can walk in holiness without keeping up perpetual fellowship with Christ, you have made a great mistake. If you would be holy, you must live close to Jesus.
Charles Spurgeon
The more deeply we grow into the Psalms and the more often we pray them as our own, the more simple and rich will our prayer become.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.
Psalm 62:1-2
Christ for the world, for the world needs Christ!
Eric Liddell
If you wish to be a man or woman of God who desires to live a godly life that will leave its mark upon this world, you must stand in the shadow of your Savior.
Charles Swindoll
Let no day pass by without reading some portion of the sacred Scriptures and giving some space to meditation; for nothing feeds the soul so well as those sacred studies do.
Theonas of Alexandria
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:1-2
You are today what you will be five years from now, except for the people you meet and the books you read.
Charlie Jones
A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for
Albert Einstein