"We must still ask ourselves whether there are not many things in our life that are more cherished and more important to us than Jesus Christ." H. Thielicke (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
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Quote of Note #266: The Way of the Cross
"In Christian discipleship, the cross is not only something Jesus did for us, but also the pattern we are to follow. As Christians, we don't just stand on the sidelines and watch Jesus carry his cross. No, we fall in behind and carry our own cross." B. Zahnd (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #263: True and False Freedom
"If anything that is good for my neighbor is an infringement upon my personal rights, we who have been indoctrinated by a worldly view of freedom suddenly start seeing our neighbor as our enemy. . . ." B. Moore (For the full quote, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #245: The Humble Glory of Serving Like Jesus
"Help me to follow you and, by my way of living, to show you to the world in all your humble glory. Amen.” (For the complete prayer, click on the link below.)
Quote of Note #258: God’s Presence in the Raging Storm
"God comes specifically and gladly into the midst of disasters and the sphere of death." H. Thielicke (For full quote, click the link below.)
Pastor Note #147: The Danger and Dysfunction of the Pentagon’s Religions List
"What is certain is that all Christians should be very wary of any government that attempts to decide what constitutes true Christianity. As soon as it does, all Christians are in trouble." (For complete post, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #240: Christ the Victor
"I am a mess. But in your will, I am not meant to be a mess. I am made by you with the intent that I should shine with the glorious goodness of your image. Your purpose for me is that I should bear the light of your likeness into this darkened world." (To see the complete prayer, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #239: Healing Among the Thorns
"Lord Jesus, the thorns and thistles of the fallen and troubled life are everywhere I turn my eyes. Some days that’s all that I can see, all that I can feel. Their sharp spines tear at me. They steal all my attention." (For the complete prayer, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #251: Jesus our All in All
"For then God wills to be all things to us--home and friend, mother hand and food for the coming day, the place where we can lay our heads, the heart in which we can find rest and can be like the fowls of the air and the lilies of the field, and say, 'I have nothing, and now Thy hand must be all things.'" H. Thielicke (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #250: Jesus Knows our Sufferings
"By my own suffering, I understood a fraction of Jesus' suffering. And that gave me strength. Now I could bear my own suffering." Corrie ten Boom (For complete quote, click link below.)
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