21 Oct
“He scarce had said, when the bare Earth, till then Desert and bare, unsightly, unadorn’d, Brought forth the tender Grass, whose verdure clad Her universal Face with pleasant green, Then herbs of every leaf, that sudden flour’d Op’ning thir various colours, and made gay Her bosom smelling sweet…”
John Milton’s Paradise Lost – Book 7, lines [...]
27 Mar
R. Baxter writes, “When your desires are over eager, bethink you of the mercies which you have received already and do possess. Hath God done so much for you, and are you still calling for more, even of that which is unnecessary, when you should be giving thanks for what you have? This is unthankful [...]
14 Mar
Thanks for those who prayed about the conference in Sherbrooke. They had to find a different place to do it, but the church they used was full. TV was there for a little bit and people stayed long after the conference to talk with the Christians there. The GEE seems to have new contacts, so [...]
11 Mar
“Sin is naturally exceeding dear to us; to part with it is compared to plucking out our right eyes. Men may refrain from wonted ways of sin for a little while, and may deny their lusts in a partial degree, with less difficulty; but it is heart-rending work, finally to part with all sin, and [...]
14 Jan
I just finished John MacArthur’s book “Hard to Believe”, here are a few quotes…
“The true Gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.”
“Christianity, in the hands of some seeker-sensitive church leaders, has become a ‘get what you want’ rather than a ‘give up everything’ movement.”
“Nothing is wrong with the message. [...]
14 Oct
If I were lost in misery,
What was it to your heaven and thee?
what was it to your precious blood,
If my foul heart call’d for a flood?
What of my faithless soul and I
would needs fall in
With guilt and sin,
What did the Lamb that he should die?
What did the Lamb that he should need,
When the wolf sins, [...]
12 Sep
Before the Throne of God
Charitie L. Bancroft
Before the throne of God above,
I have a strong, a perfect plea,
A great High Priest whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart;
I know [...]
25 Aug
“No man would find it difficult to die who died every day. He would have practised it so often, that he would only have to die but once more; like the singer who has been through his rehearsals, and is perfect in his part, and has but to pour forth the notes once for all, [...]
28 May
“I do not hesitate to assert that this is perhaps the most subtle and delicate test as to whether we have repented, or where we are: our attitude toward God. Have you noticed it in the psalm? The one against whom David has sinned is God, and yet the one he desires above all is [...]
