The Ripening of Mr. Simeon

I don't think I have yet mentioned one of my great heroes, Charles Simeon. Charles Simeon was the senior pastor, or vicar, as we call it in the Episcopal ...

Soul Remodeling

A sentence in one of the books [I was reading on osteoporosis prevention] struck me most: "Like all living tissue, bone is constantly being broken ...

Punished for Righteousness

A 16th century man who did not drink to excess, curse, or abuse his workmen or family could be suspected of being an Anabaptist and thus persecuted.

Frightening Zeal

David McCullough in his book Mornings on Horseback tells this story about young Teddy Roosevelt:

"Mittie (his mother) had found he was so afraid of ...

Always Do Right

Always do right; it will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Work Is Never Done

Despite his popularity, John Chrysostom sometimes became discouraged with the seeming deafness of his listeners as they failed to apply the truths he ...

Counterfeit Holiness

The chief mark of counterfeit holiness is its lack of humility. Every seeker after holiness needs to be on his guard, lest unconsciously what was begun ...

Total Commitment

On a recent trip to Haiti, I heard a Haitian pastor illustrate to his congregation the need for total commitment to Christ. His parable:

A certain man ...

Living Our Prayers

Our lives must be as holy as our prayers. Our prayers are to prove their reality by the fruit they bear in the holiness of our life. True devotion in ...

Man's Chief End

To ask that God's love should be content with us as we are is to ask that God should cease to be God: because He is what He is, His love must, in ...