Entries from June 2007

June 20, 2007

Bonhoeffer on the Fragments of Life

“It finally comes to this, if one thinks about the fragment of our life, how the whole was really planned and thought out, and of what material it consists. There are finally fragments which still belong to the rubbish heap, and there are those fragments which are meaningful only when looked at in the perspective [...]

June 12, 2007

Stott on Mind Renewal

“Has God created us rational beings, and shall we deny our humanity which he has given us? Has God spoken to us, and shall we not listen to his words? Has God renewed our mind through Christ, and shall we not think with it? Is God going to judge us by his Word, and shall [...]

June 7, 2007

Spurgeon on the Condenscension of God

“God’s making Himself little is the cause of our being made great. We are so little that if God should display his greatness without condescension, we would be trampled under His feet; but God, who must stoop to view the skies and bow to see what angels do, turns His eye yet lower and looks [...]

June 6, 2007

How Did You Die?

Did you tackle that trouble that came your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and fearful?
Oh, a trouble’s a ton, or a trouble’s an once,
Or a trouble is what you make it,
And it isn’t the fact that you’re hurt that counts,
But only how did [...]