The Cross is not a mere event in history; it’s a way of life! Take up your Cross DAILY, Jesus said!
From Matthew 16:24: “Then Jesus told His disciples, ‘If any wish to come after Me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.'”
John Piper (born 1946) is an American pastor, theologian, and Christian scholar. He is the founder and teacher of desiringgod.org.
The writer’s first job is not to have opinions but to tell the truth . . . and refuse to be an accomplice of lies and misinformation.
The fear of becoming old is born of the recognition that one is not living now the life that one wishes.
Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an American writer, philosopher, and political activist. Many of her works were published as essays.
I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.
From Genesis 1:27: “So God created humans in His image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”
John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker. He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.
It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.
I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an acclaimed English novelist. Much of her writings dealt with women’s pursuit of a more favorable social standing as well as economic security.
Every time you see a cross, remember what it really was–an instrument of execution. Though the scene of your redemption was horrendous, Christ turned the cross into a place of great triumph.
From Colossians 2:13-14: “And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him, when He forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”
Life is relationships; the rest is just details.
If a man truly wants to communicate with his wife, he must enter her world of emotions.
Gary Smalley (1940-2016) was an American family counselor and best-selling author. His writings focus on family and marriage from a Christian perspective.
Within a matter of hours night will fall, the dark sky will glitter with moon and stars, and sleep will force itself upon us. Life will continue on uninterrupted. Appreciated or not, the canvas of nature will go on being painted by the fingers of God.
From Psalm 108:5: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth.”
Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
From Philippians 4:4-5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”
In our finest hours, though, the soul of the country manifests itself in an indication to open our arms rather than to clench our fists.
Politicians often talk too much and listen too little, which can be self-defeating.
Jon Meacham (born 1969) is an American writer, historian, and American President biographer. He is currently the Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral. He has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Biography from his published work about American President Andrew Jackson.
The preaching that this world needs most is sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ.
From Romans 6:4: “Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.”
D. L. Moody (1837-1899), also known as Dwight Lyman Moody, was an American evangelist and Christian teacher. He is frequently credited with inspiring modern mass revivalism.
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