Model Citizen of the Kingdom

By blood and origin, I am all Albanian. My citizenship is Indian. I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the whole world. As to my heart, ...

Mutual Love and Discipleship

Most of us when hearing or using the word "disciple" are likely to be reminded of the biblical Apostles. Their deepest wish was to emulate Christ. ...

The Shortest Way Home

A Christian society is not going to arrive until most of us really want it: and we are not going to want it until we become fully Christian. I may repeat ...

Heaven in the Present

We all long for heaven where God is but we have it in our power to be in heaven with Him right now—to be happy with Him at this very moment. But ...

Loving God: A Prayer

My God, I love Thee. Not because I hope for heav'n thereby, Nor yet because who love Thee not must die eternally. Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me ...

A Genuine Love

A young woman in England many years ago always wore a golden locket that she would not allow anyone to open or look into, and everyone thought there must ...

Brightest and Best

The highest Christian love is not devotion to a work or to a cause, but to Jesus Christ.

Luther on the Ten Commandments

The First Commandment: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. What does this mean? Answer: We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.

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Only Love Wins Hearts

Alexander, Caesar, and Hannibal conquered the world but they had no friends. ... Jesus founded his empire upon love, and at this hour millions would die ...

Don't Forget Devotion

Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for him.