Day by day, dear Lord,of Thee three things I pray:to see Thee more clearly,to love Thee more dearly,to follow Thee more nearly. Richard of Chichester
He took to himself what He was not,while remaining what He was; He came to us in a manwithout ever departing from the Father (in heaven); He continued to be what He iswhile appearing to us as what we are; His divine power was confined in the […]
I will this day try to live a simple, sincere, and serene life; repelling promptly every thought of discontent, impurity, and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness, magnanimity, charity, and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy in expenditure, carefulness in conversation, diligence in appointed service, fidelity to every […]
It may not satisfy the temporary needs at the time, but it will satisfy something bigger, grander and more eternal. That biblically defined purpose is that we might worship God and enjoy Him forever. Apart from that, man has no other purpose; and short of that, […]
Ignorance of God and ourselves is the great principle and cause of all our anxieties; and this arises mostly, not from want of light and instruction, but for want of consideration and application. Adapted from The Works of John Owen, 6:637. John Owen