Our
life contains a thousand strings, And dies if one be gone. Strange that
a harp of a thousand strings Should keep in tune so long.
FAITH means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.
FAITH is a maintained attitude of heart, an unquestioned obedience, and an estabished loyalty to God - at whatever cost. (C.M.)
FAITH in God: Sees the Invisible Believes the Incredible Receives the Impossible
Real faith is always increased by opposition - while false confidence is damaged and discouraged by it. (J.B. Stoney)
Jesus, Our Pathfinder In order to bring many sons and daughters to glory, God provided a forerunner, leader, pioneer, a pathfinder to blaze the way. Just like one who volunteers to swim from a stranded ship to the shore with a line so that others might follow, Jesus has done just that for us poor stranded sinners. He has gone ahead of us through the terrible waters of death to provide a safety line to heaven! (BSF)
A poem by John Greenleaf Whittier: I know not what the future hath of marvel or surprise, Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies. And if my heart and flesh are weak to bear an untried pain, The bruised reed He will not break, but strengthen and sustain. And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the muffled oar; No harm from Him can come to me on ocean or on shore. I know not where His islands lift their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift beyond His love and care.
The Christian owes it to the world to be supernaturally joyful. In this
day of universal apprehension when men's hearts are failing them for
fear of those things that are coming upon the earth, we Christians are
strategically placed to display a happiness that is not of this world
and to exhibit a tranquility that will be a little bit of heaven here
below. (A.W. Tozer)
FAITH IS... THE GRIT IN THE SOUL THAT PUTS THE DARE INTO DREAMS! (Max Lucado)
FAITH IS.... Confidence in God's faithfulness to me in an UNCERTAIN WORLD, on an UNCHARTED COURSE, toward an UNKNOWN FUTURE.
FAITH PROVIDES A SOFT PILLOW FOR WEARY WORRIERS
F Forsaking A All I T Take H Him
Another Day: This morning let us by faith slip our cables off the dock for another day's cruise and sail with Jesus. Winds and waves may not spare me - but they will obey Him. He is ever in the center of the weather-beaten company.
If you have stumbled upon this site - and found it helpful to your faith - please let me know by filling in the form at the left. Otherwise I will think that I have no audience. In the meantime - many blessings to you as you draw nearer to Him who is the glory of our brightest days, the comfort of our nights.
Some
rare souls will pay the price in time and energy to open the pages of
God's Word, draw near to God, and actually touch the hem of His
garments. You can always recognize them by the light in their eyes,
their determination - they have answered His call in the crucible of
the ordinary day, stepped away from the crowd and lived in many places
of the Bible that others have not known.
The production of a saint is the grandest thing earth can give to heaven.
A saint is not a person with a saintly character: a saint IS a saintly character.
Character, not ecstatic moods, is the stuff of saintliness.
A saint is a living epistle written by the finger of God, known and read of all people. (Oswald Chambers)
He is the Rose of Sharon
THE BIBLE is not a book for the faint of heart - it is a book full of all the greed and glory and violence and tenderness and sex and betrayal that befits mankind. It is not the collection of pretty little anecdotes mouthed by pious little church mice - it does not so much nibble at our shoe leather as it cuts to the heart and splits the marrow from the bone. It does not give us answers fitted to our small-minded questions, but truth that goes beyond what we even know to as. (Rich Mullins)
Hope is the slender, but sturdy footbridge that gets us across the abyss.
A TEACHER'S PRAYER
He came to my desk with a quivering lip, the lesson was done. "Have you a new sheet for me, dear teacher? I've spoiled this one." I took his sheet, all soiled and blotted, And gave him a new one all unspotted. And into his tired heart I cried, "Do better now, my child."
I went to the throne with a trembling heart, the day was done. "Have you a new day for me, dear Master? I've spoiled this one." He took my day, all soiled and blotted, and gave me a new one all unspotted. And into my tired heart he cried, "Do better now, my child."
A monument to Jefferson's greatness
Without a den or a place of refuge, a man can achieve neither tranquility nor greatness. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in a quiet rooming house in Philadelphia. The soaring ideas that went into it evolved during hours of reading and contemplation in a secluded library. Had it been a study-TV-guest-family room, the United States might still be a colony.
A SCHOLAR KNOWS NO BOREDOM
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When you click on the BOOKS (to your left) it will take you to page 2 .
How do you like the photo of Scott and me on the deck? CLICK ON IT TO ENLARGE...what a grand August evening that was!
One evening in August
GRACE:
When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. there is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. (Victor Hugo)
Grace is the ability to let your light shine after your fuse is blown.
Grace is the ability to "face the music" even when you don't like the tune.
Grace = the helpless poverty of man + the limitless kindness of God. (William Barclay)
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON
IN THE FIRST LIGHT OF A NEW DAY NO ONE KNEW HE HAD ARRIVED.
THINGS CONTINUED AS THEY HAD BEEN WHILE A NEWBORN SOFTLY CRIED.
BUT THE HEAVENS WRAPPED IN WONDER KNEW THE MEANING OF HIS BIRTH.
IN THE WEAKNESS OF A BABY THEY KNEW GOD HAD COME TO EARTH.
ABOUT THE BIBLE:
This book reveals the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter.
Christ is its GRAND subject, our GOOD its design, and the GLORY of God its end.
Owned it is riches; studied, it is wisdom; trusted, it is salvation; loved it is character; and obeyed it is power.
(Source: a Gideon Bible)
THE HEAVENS DECLARE HIS GLORY
Coulon Park in Renton, WA
Once persecutor, now proclaimer Hard he worked with little sleep. Sent to prison, cold and hungry All to reach God's Gentile sheep.
Shipwrecked thrice, adrift at sea, Danger on his every side. Once they stoned him, oft betrayed him, Flogged severely, nearly died.
Suffering much for Jesus' name, Letter writing just increased. Pressing on through every trial With strength from God that never ceased.
Sufficient grace and perfect power Propelled Paul over land and sea. All his life from start to finish, Filled with messages for me.
