Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. (Taken from Maclean’s book, A River Runs Through It.)
The nearest anyone can come to finding himself at any given age is to find a story that somehow tells him about himself.
Norman Maclean (1902-1990) was an American professor at the University of Chicago. Later in his life, he became quite an accomplished author. He spent part of his childhood in Missoula, Montana where his father was a Presbyterian minister.
Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude–an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.
From Jeremiah 17:7: “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is the Lord.”
Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer. Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers. This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.
Berthold Auerbach (1812-1882) was a German poet and novelist.
Who of us has not longed for a word from God, searched for a glimpse of His power, or yearned for the reassurance of His presence, only to feel that He seems absent from the moment. Yet later, we realize how very present He was all along.
From Psalm 23:1-3: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.”
In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.
There is nothing in which the birds differ from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.
Robert Lynd (1879-1949) was an Irish writer, who was best known for his poetry and essays.
When the music changes, so must your dance.
The truth is, job titles are temporary. But purpose is infinite.
Elaine Welteroth (born 1986) is an American journalist and author.
He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
From Psalm 18:1-2: “I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.
Love needs new leaves every summer of life, as much as your elm-tree, and new branches to grow broader and wider, and new flowers to cover the ground.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author and abolitionist. A native of the state of Connecticut, she was born in Litchfield.
The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.
From Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer (1847-1929) was an English pastor, evangelist, and Christian writer. He was heavily invested with inner city mission work in both his native country as well as the United States.
Ideas come from everything.
Fear isn’t so difficult to understand. After all, weren’t we all frightened as children. Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the Big Bad Wolf.
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was an English film director. He directed over 50 films during his distinguished career.
