True faith, by a mighty effort of the will, fixes its gaze on our Divine Helper, and there finds it possible and wise to lose its fears. It is madness to say, "I will not be afraid; "it is wisdom and peace to say, "I will trust and not be afraid.
Death is but a passage. It is not a house, it is only a vestibule. The grave has a door on its inner side. - Alexander Maclaren
Death is but a passage. It is not a house, it is only a vestibule. The grave has a door on its inner side.
- Alexander Maclaren
The world takes its notions of God from the people who say that they belong to God's family. They read us a great deal more than they read the Bible.… - Alexander Maclaren
The world takes its notions of God from the people who say that they belong to God's family. They read us a great deal more than they read the Bible.…
Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God. - Alexander Maclaren
Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.
The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise. - Alexander Maclaren
The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.
Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present. - Alexander Maclaren
Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.
The apostolic church thought more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ than about death and heaven. The early Christians were looking, not for a c… - Alexander Maclaren
The apostolic church thought more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ than about death and heaven. The early Christians were looking, not for a c…
The more we work the more we need to pray. In this day of activity there is great danger, not of doing too much, but of praying too little for so muc… - Alexander Maclaren
The more we work the more we need to pray. In this day of activity there is great danger, not of doing too much, but of praying too little for so muc…
He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs. - Alexander Maclaren
He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.
The Gospel is not a mere message of deliverance, but a canon of conduct; it is not a theology to be accepted, but it is ethics to be lived. It is not… - Alexander Maclaren
The Gospel is not a mere message of deliverance, but a canon of conduct; it is not a theology to be accepted, but it is ethics to be lived. It is not…
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