Occupation: Writer Birth: February 11, 1836 Death: July 2, 1918
Christian discipleship does not involve the abandonment of any innocent enjoyment. Any diversion or amusement which we can use so as to receive pleas….
When any duty is to be done, it is fortunate for you if you feel like doing it; but, if you do not feel like it, that is no reason for not doing it..
It is by speech that many of our best gains are made. A large part of the good we receive comes to us in conversation..
No, there are no long stages of preparation through which you must pass; all things are now ready; there is nothing to hinder you from becoming a Chr….
But what an mortal man do to secure his own salvation?" Mortal man can do just what God bids him do. Be can repent and believe. He can arise and foll….
Slander, in the strict meaning of the term, comes under the head of lying; but it is a kind of lying which, like its antithesis flattery, ought to be….
If you were good enough, there would be no need of confessing Christ at all. It is just because you are not good enough, that Christ says to you, "Fo….
You are not so good a Christian when you are neglecting a plain duty as when you are performing it. And joining the church is a plain duty for all wh….
Will you tell Him frankly, that you cannot carry your load, and that you need help? Will you suffer Him to help you in His own way, and be glad and t….
Every one of us may know what is the ruling purpose of his life; and he who knows that his ruling purpose is to trust and follow Christ knows that he….
The substance of all realities is in this religion of Jesus Christ; but it can be real only to those who will do His will..
Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing..
It is better to say, "This one thing I do" than to say, "These forty things I dabble in.".